By Debashish Biswas, Partner, and Vivek Mittal, Executive Director, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India LLP Three distinct but interrelated trends shape today’s Indian growth story. First, we recently surpassed China and took over as the most […]
By Nikhil Agarwal, President, CJ Darcl Logistics Limited The Indian logistics industry has been evolving and undergoing a major transformation, primarily driven by technological and infrastructural developments. This has altered the supply chain, making it […]
Road and highway development has been a major focus area of the central government over the past few years. The central government’s strong focus on the road sector is demonstrated by the Ministry of Road […]
India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, and its water and wastewater sector is undergoing a massive transformation. The government has actively increased investments and undertaken initiatives to meet the basic […]
Earlier this year, India, with an estimated population of 1.42 billion, surpassed China to become the most populated country in the world (Press Release, UN DESA, April 24, 2023). The staggering number has several implications […]
The tale of India’s urbanisation is being increasingly told in recent times, with the urban population expected to double and GDP to reach $32 trillion by 2047. To put the magnitude in perspective, the country’s […]
With its status as the world’s most populous nation, India faces a formidable task of ensuring the universal provision of safe sanitation and efficient sewage and wastewater management, capable of catering to a booming urban […]
India is at a high risk of water scarcity and is among the highly water-stressed nations. While it accounts for 18 per cent of the global population, the country has access to only 4 per […]
Water, being the most abundant natural resource on the planet, is the core of sustainable development and is critical for healthy ecosystems, food and energy production, industries, households, and other activities. According to the European […]
Just as the telecom sector revolutionised communication through wireless waves, the metro sector in India embarked on a journey to redefine urban mobility through elevated or/and underground tracks. Both sectors disrupted traditional norms, ushering in […]
The hydrocarbon sector is vital in keeping India’s economic growth engine running. Domestic crude oil consumption has increased from 174.5 million tonnes (mt) in FY 2013 to 247.8 mt in FY 2023, growing at a […]
The Government of India has a vision to increase the share of natural gas in the primary energy mix from 6 per cent to 15 per cent by 2030. The objective is to diversify primary […]
Indian Railways (IR) has been changing over the years, although the pace of change may not be in line with customer expectations and global technologies. Taking a 25-year perspective, I see the standardisation of broad […]
It has been 25 years since the Electricity Regulatory Commission Act of 1998 (ERC Act) introduced independent regulation of the electricity sector on a country-wide basis. This calendar year 2023 also marks two decades of […]
Over the past three decades, the Indian aviation industry has undergone a transformation, with a significant focus on modernising and expanding its airports. This evolution has been shaped by various trends, policy changes, technological advancements […]
Approximately 95 per cent of India’s trade by volume and 65 per cent by value is moved through maritime transport. This gives us a perspective of how important ports and their ecosystem are to India’s […]
Abnormally high bids (in terms of payment of premium to the procuring authority) were responsible to a great extent in contributing to the financial ruin of many in India’s roads sector during the days of […]
Rapid infrastructure development is bringing about a paradigm shift in the construction industry. Contemporary construction techniques are giving way to mechanisation and digital solutions. The thrust on sustainability is driving the use of eco-friendly and […]
The last decade has seen a continuous evolution in global trade. This has led to the creation of a global supply chain for trade and transport. An automobile sold in the US or South America […]
India has a relatively large and diverse transportation infrastructure asset base, a significant part of which is the road network. Over the past three decades, the central and state ministries have played a significant role […]
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