Editorial

The global slowdown has cast a dark cloud with exports dropping for the past six quarters. But there has been a silver lining in the form of low crude and gas prices.  This has led […]

The ports and shipping sector has suffered in the past three to four years from a weak global macro environment and low demand. India’s exports have shrunk considerably, while imports have also reduced. One result […]

Electricity generation was one of the bright spots in 2015-16. Generation rose by 6 per cent as a proactive ministry sorted out fuel supply problems and thus enabled higher plant load factors.  There was also […]

Indian Railways has to tackle multiple challenges. It faces competition from a number of modes of transport – road, airlines and even from inland waterways. IR’s share of freight and passenger traffic movement has been […]

India has been blessed with a large and varied basket of minerals and it possesses the raw materials to supply sectors such as power generation, gas distribution, iron and steel, fertiliser, cement, etc. Those resources […]

An analysis by India Infrastructure Research of large projects across the infrastructure space indicates that vast opportunities exist although current performance has been patchy. On the positive side, the pace of road-building has clearly accelerated, […]

The construction industry shows signs of pulling out of a prolonged slump. This is good news all around because the industry’s fortunes are so intimately tied to infrastructure development and it is also the largest […]