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Small Steps: Advances in mining equipment and technology

March 20, 2016

The size of the Indian construction equipment market was estimated to be about Rs 332 billion in 2015. Between 2010 and 2014, it grew at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of around 21 per […]

Mixed Performance: Demand and supply scenario of key minerals

March 20, 2016

Key minerals such as coal, lignite, bauxite, iron ore, and select metallic and non-metallic minerals are directly or indirectly used in various infrastructure sectors. Among major minerals, coal and lignite showed an increase in production […]

Promising Prospects: Project pipeline and future outlook

March 20, 2016

India’s mining space has a promising project pipeline. At present, there are 208 mining projects on the anvil. Of these, 136 are under implementation while 72 have been announced. These projects have a total capacity […]

Subdued Performance: Companies’ profit margins under pressure

March 20, 2016

India is well endowed with mineral reserves and the mining industry plays a crucial role in economic growth. The share of mining and quarrying in gross value added in the economy stood at 3.05 per […]

Aggressive Bidding: Coal block auctions

March 20, 2016

The coal sector has seen significant reform measures in the past year. These have been targeted at augmenting coal production, improving coal availability to end-users and improving mining efficiency. A key policy development was the […]

Slow Progress: Recent trends and developments in the sector

March 20, 2016

India’s mining sector has seen several important developments in recent months. State governments have commenced the process of auction of mines after the incorporation of an enabling provision in the Mines and Mineral Development and […]

Overview: Policies eased to revive growth

March 20, 2016

The performance of the mining sector is a key determinant of economic growth. India is well endowed with minerals, and these serve as raw materials for a number of sectors such as power, iron and […]

Transport Solutions for Cities: Urban rail project pipeline

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research has analysed 50 projects in the urban rail sector, initiated between January 2014 and January 2016, including both metro and monorail projects. These projects offer an investment opportunity of over Rs 5.2 […]

Expansion in the Pipeline: Top projects in water supply and sewerage

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research tracked 50 projects in the water supply and sewerage sector, each with a total project cost of over Rs 5 billion. These projects involve a combined investment of Rs 1.2 trillion. Of […]

High on Plans: Top projects in airports

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research tracked 24 projects in the Indian airport sector, involving combined investments of over Rs 474 billion. Three projects (worth Rs 17.31 billion) have been completed, four (Rs 47.48 billion) are under construction […]

Big Plans, Uncertain Timelines: Top projects in railways

February 10, 2016

A total of 38 top railway projects have been tracked by India Infrastructure Research. These entail a combined investment of Rs 11.63 trillion. Of these, 17 projects worth Rs 10.08 trillion are on the drawing […]

Future Opportunities: Top projects in ports

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research tracked 70 projects in the Indian port sector, involving a combined investment of over Rs 1.4 trillion. Of these, seven projects worth Rs 25 billion have been completed, 18 (Rs 349 billion) […]

Striding Ahead: Top projects in roads

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research tracked a total of 380 road projects across the national highway and state highway segments. These comprise 16 completed, 187 under implementation, 26 awarded and 151 upcoming projects. The projects entail a […]

Strong Investment Climate: Key projects in the power sector

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research identified 539 major power projects (investment of over Rs 10 billion for each project) aggregating an investment of almost Rs 35.4 trillion in the country. This comprises Rs 32.6 trillion invested in […]

Focus on Power: Top projects on the drawing board

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research has tracked 521 infrastructure projects in the power sector that are on the drawing board, and at various stages of planning. The total value of these projects is estimated at over Rs […]

Hold-ups and Challenges: Top awarded projects

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research has tracked 79 awarded projects in which construction work is yet begin. The total value of these projects is estimated at over Rs 3 trillion. For the road, urban rail and water […]

Creating Future Capacity

February 10, 2016

India Infrastructure Research has tracked over 400 ongoing projects across seven infrastructure sectors. These are worth at least Rs 15 trillion. In terms of project cost, the maximum share is of power projects at 57 […]

Mixed Experiences: Recently completed projects

February 8, 2016

The past two years have seen the completion of some long-delayed big-ticket infrastructure projects. India Infrastructure Research tracked 111 infrastructure projects worth at least Rs 4 trillion that were commissioned during the period between January […]

Overview and Outlook: Construction industry shows signs of improvement

January 25, 2016

The construction industry contributes about 8 per cent in gross value added (GVA) to the Indian economy. It is also the second largest employer after the agricultural sector, employing about 41 million people. The construction […]

Uptick in Sentiment: Pace of project awards and execution picks up

January 25, 2016

Construction activity in the infrastructure space got a boost after the BJP government clearly spelt out its pro-infrastructure intent. The launch of a host of initiatives by the government also helped to step up activity […]