In the past few years, the city gas distribution (CGD) segment has undergone significant transformation and proactive efforts have been made to expand the network. Given the rising gas demand, the segment is expected to […]
The central government aims to make India a gas-based economy by boosting domestic production and buying cheap liquefied natural gas. It also aims to rebalance its energy mix by focusing on renewable sources. The government […]
The Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has taken a number of initiatives to step up investments in the maritime sector. The Sagarmala programme in particular is expected to be a game changer for the maritime sector, […]
Over the past few years, the Indian port sector has witnessed a number of positive changes. The Sagarmala programme, with its focus on port-led development, has brought in much optimism in the sector. Overall, the […]
In the past few years, Indian ports have witnessed improvements across the board. Infrastructure creation has picked up pace. Road connectivity to major ports has improved. The use of technology has increased. The size of […]
The maritime sector accounts for about 90 per cent of the export-import (exim) trade by volume and 70 per cent by value. Indian maritime transport growth is driven by developments in the global as well […]
The key charges at ports for a liner are marine charges and cargo handling charges. These charges are paid by the liners to the ports or terminals and typically account for 10-20 per cent of […]
India has witnessed a significant jump in its ranking in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business Index under the “Trading Across Borders” parameter in the past two years. India has jumped 78 ranks in […]
Accounting for nearly 17 per cent of the national coastline, Maharashtra and Kerala are two key maritime states in the country. With a significant thrust on port development and maritime transformation from the government, both […]
Connectivity to the hinterland is an important determinant of a port’s economic performance. In India, this has been a long-pending concern. However, in recent years, connectivity has received the much-needed attention from the government. Of […]
The economics of port projects is quite sensitive to a large number of external factors. This lends a fair degree of complexity to investments in such facilities. Factors such as trade cycles, for instance, have […]
The airport sector has witnessed strong growth in the past few years. From 2014-15 to 2018-19, passenger traffic grew at a double-digit compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 16 per cent while cargo traffic grew […]
India’s aviation industry is rapidly growing on the back of rising demand for domestic and international air travel. The country needs more airports to keep pace with the surge in demand. At a recent India […]
Greenfield airport development has been a high priority area for the government. The capacity challenges that the Indian airport sector will face in the future can only be dealt with by timely creation of new […]
The past two-three years have seen big-ticket greenfield projects making significant headway in terms of implementation. A number of these have been completed and commissioned as well. Kannur airport, located in the Malabar region of […]
Conceptualised in 2009, the Dholera greenfield international airport is a state government-driven project that will be developed alongside the Dholera Special Investment Region. It will be the second international airport in Gujarat after Ahmedabad and […]
The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), under its National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, introduced the Regional Connectivity Scheme – Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCS-UDAN) – to enhance regional connectivity, develop economically sustainable routes and […]
The privatisation regime that took centre stage a decade and a half ago has proved to be a sound business case for the airport sector and has significantly raised the bar for service quality at […]
The airport sector is highly regulated. Lenders draw comfort from the robust regulatory framework and assured returns that the sector offers. There has been slow growth in passenger traffic in the past few months due […]
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