Growing competition has led ports to focus on improving efficiency and productivity through modernisation and mechanisation of their facilities as well as digitalisation of operations. This is evident from the increasing technology penetration in recent […]

Technology has an important role to play in simplifying and fast-tracking customs procedures at ports by ensuring efficiency, transparency and accountability. India is not only aiming to meet the requirements of the World Trade Organization’s […]

With increased investment in infrastructure development, the country has transformed into one of the fastest growing markets for tunnel construction. A number of sectors such as railways, roads, hydropower, water supply and metro rail offer […]

Over the years, contracting practices have evolved from item-rate contracts to engineering, procurement and construction and design-build-operate contracts. The technology deployed for tunnel construction too has evolved greatly from the drill and blast method (DBM) […]

The past few years have been quite eventful for the airport sector. India’s emergence as the fastest growing aviation market is visible from the growth in traffic volumes. As part of its Vision for 2040, […]

Airport infrastructure development has witnessed modest progress in the past few years. Policy conduciveness, regulatory ease and evolving business models mark the current scenario. During 2018-19, total passenger traffic to, from and within India grew […]

The past few years have been significant for the port sector. The sector has benefited from the strong intent and increased support of the government for port-led development. The unveiling of the Sagarmala programme, in […]

In the past year, the government has unveiled several initiatives aimed at developing the Indian port sector and sustaining its growth. Several key developments have been centred on port modernisation and the promotion of ease […]

The generation segment witnessed several policy reforms in the past year aimed at pulling it out of its stressed state. Progressive measures were announced by the government in the areas of hydro and coal. Renewables […]

The year 2018-19 has been an eventful one for the country’s renewable energy sector. India jumped three places to become the second largest clean energy investment market worldwide as per the Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s […]

Recognising the need for modern infrastructure facilities and improved service delivery, a number of urban local bodies (ULBs) have turned to advanced technological solutions for efficient water supply management. Over the past decade or so, […]

The management of municipal solid waste (MSW) has received greater attention in the past three to four years. In 2016, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) revised the solid waste management (SWM) […]

Despite huge potential, the country’s mining sector is highly underdeveloped. The sector needs to deploy global technologies for improving its productivity and achieving sustainable growth. In the past decade, a number of mines have been […]

The past year has been quite an important one for the Indian mining industry. The Ministry of Mines and the Ministry of Coal (MoC) have announced a few key policy measures to address the long-pending […]

The Indian economy is going through a period of decelerated growth. The GDP growth rate slid to 4.5 per cent in the second quarter of 2019-20, the lowest since 2013-14. This is also the sixth […]

As per the Economic Survey 2018-19, India needs to spend 7-8 per cent of its GDP on infrastructure annually that translates into an annual infrastructure investment of $200 billion. However, the country’s annual infrastructure spend […]

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 […]

The Indian metro rail segment was expected to undergo a transformation with the launch of the Metro Rail Policy, 2017, which mandated private involvement across all the newly conceived metro projects. Two years after its […]

A bus rapid transit (BRT) system involves the creation of dedicated corridors across a city for high speed bus networks that aim to reduce traffic congestion and increase the number of commuters using buses. The […]

In the past few years, Indian Railways (IR) has made great strides in improving its level of service. According to the Economic Survey 2018-19, IR carried 1.2 billion tonnes of freight and 8.4 billion passengers […]

Indian Railways (IR) has embarked upon a journey of transformation with a number of initiatives under way for developing infrastructure, improving the passenger experience and increasing the overall competitiveness of the freight segment vis-a-vis other […]

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 […]

Amit Kathpalia, MRICS, FIE, FICCP, AFFMASCE, Member SCL (UK), Infrastructure Contracts Specialist and Trainer  Cash flow forms the lifeline of a construction project and is enabled through timely and correct payments as per the terms […]

As the economy stares at decelerating GDP growth, the construction sector has been hit hard. Headwinds in the past year curtailed the growth of the sector. A fall in road construction activity, the slow pace […]

In August 2016, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs authorised the monetisation of public-funded national highway projects through the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model. Under this arrangement, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is authorised to […]

Learning from the mixed experience of the the National Highways Development Programme (NHDP), a need was felt to redefine road development and take a macro approach while planning the expansion of the national highways network. […]

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. […]

Oil and natural gas form an important part of India’s energy matrix. The past few years have been quite eventful for the sector, with the introduction of a slew of reforms and policy measures to […]

India is the third largest consumer of energy in the world. It accounts for 5.2 per cent of the global oil demand and has the fourth largest refining capacity. However, the country relies heavily on […]

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 […]