A little over one-third of the population, close to 500 million Indians, live in cities and generate the bulk of India’s national income, accounting for about 70 per cent of the GDP. The urban population […]

Management of municipal solid waste (MSW) in cities and towns has gained significance over the past two decades and with the launch of the MSW Rules in 2000, urban local bodies (ULBs) are under pressure […]

The Indian economy has exhibited resilient growth and a steady performance in the past two years. GDP grew at 6.7 per cent in 2017-18, recovering from the jolt caused by demonetisation and the introduction of […]

Even as the government has been making consistent efforts at enhancing infrastructural capacity, bank lending to the sector has shown sharp contraction over the past two years. The increasing level of non-performing assets (NPAs) has […]

India’s economic growth is positively correlated with the growth of its steel industry. Steel continues to have a strong hold over traditional sectors such as construction, housing, roads and railways. The steel sector accounts for […]

The global steel industry is currently characterised by excess capacity, a challenge that continues to plague the sector. This has had a bearing on international steel prices and the profitability of steel producers, and has […]

An efficient and integrated urban transportation system is critical to a city’s development plans. At present, about 34 per cent of the country’s population resides in urban areas. Traffic congestion is the most pervasive transport […]

Urban mass transit (UMT) is a highly capital-intensive segment with high economic internal rates of return of 22-25 per cent and low financial rates of return of around 3.5 per cent only. This results in […]

India’s maritime transport growth is driven by developments in the global economy – growth in world output and trade – as well as the domestic economy. The past four-five years have witnessed weak world trade […]

The past year has been an important one for the port sector. Several key developments have taken place centred on port modernisation and the promotion of ease of doing business. Progress was noted in the […]

Capacity addition by renewable energy sources continues to outpace that by conventional sources. In 2017-18, about 11,788 MW of renewable energy capacity was added while capacity addition by conventional sources including thermal and hydro stood […]

The renewable energy segment has seen remarkable developments over the past few years, driven by the government’s efforts to create a conducive policy and regulatory environment. The segment has been further aided by a sharp […]

IIn recent years, the railway sector has undoubtedly attracted considerable government attention aimed at a transformation to make the carrier more modern, safe and self-sustainable. However, only modest progress has been achieved in this regard. […]

In a bid to modernise the railway sector, Indian Railways (IR) has recently turned towards enhancing the role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) through the introduction of encouraging policies and initiatives. Although the experience with PPPs […]

The mining sector forms the backbone of the country’s industrial, manufacturing and infrastructure sectors. India produces as many as 95 minerals, which comprise 4 fuel, 10 metallic, 23 non-metallic, 3 atomic and 55 minor minerals […]

Dipesh Dipu, Founder and Partner, Jenissi Management Consultants The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has approved the methodology for the auction of coal mines for commercial mining. Earlier, the Ministry of Coal had published a […]

The Indian economy has been on a high- growth trajectory during the past three to four years, notwithstanding structural shocks such as the implementation of the goods and services tax and demonetisation causing a blip […]

The pick-up in construction activity across the country has been aided by various reforms and initiatives taken by the government in the past two to three years. A slew of measures ranging from removal of […]

The past few years have been quite eventful for the road sector. The government has not only infused the much desired momentum in the sector, but has also tried its best to be innovative. A […]

The government has embarked upon an ambitious programme of constructing 66,100 km of roads under the Bharatmala Pariyojana. In order to achieve this target, large-scale funding is required and, therefore, several innovative means of raising […]

The erstwhile sluggishly growing airport sector has managed to witness double-digit traffic growth since 2014-15. In line with the increased demand for air travel, capacity creation is also on the rise. The Airports Authority of […]

The central government launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) about three years ago with the aim of providing air connectivity to underserved and unserved cities in the country. The move is reflective of the government’s […]

Project commissioning has been on the rise across infrastructure sectors in the past few years. In fact, the years 2016 and 2017 witnessed the completion of several projects owing to the government’s thrust on resolving […]

India Infrastructure Research tracked a total of 568 ongoing projects across seven sectors – power, railways, water supply and sanitation, urban rail, airports, roads and ports. These projects are worth at least Rs 17.21 trillion. […]

The Indian economy is the world’s third largest economy (in terms of purchasing power parity), growing at an average rate of 7 per cent per annum. The country is also the third largest energy consumer […]

India has seen a continuous growth in the consumption of petroleum products. However, domestic production has failed to keep pace with this growth in demand. This has led to a massive spike in imports. Taking […]

Idea Cellular and Vodafone India have expanded their 2G intra-circle roaming (ICR) arrangements and have signed a 4G ICR to avoid duplication of expenditure and best utilise capex. This has been done in addition to […]