About 99 per cent of the passenger aircraft today have space for cargo and 6-12 per cent of the total revenue earned by airline operators comes from cargo handling. In 2018-19, Indian airlines handled about […]
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) caters to close to 345 million air passengers per year, operating a fleet of about 620 aircraft through 103 airports. In a bid to serve the burgeoning demand, the […]
Energy consumption is a major cost component for operating an airport. With increasing passenger traffic at airports, the cost of energy consumption too is rising. In 2018-19, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) consumed 467 […]
A sustainable revenue stream is the cornerstone of the viability of an airport, given the stiff regulatory environment and volatility in tariffs. Over the years, emphasis has been laid on the timely creation of quality […]
The irrigation sector is the largest consumer of water in the country. The sector is, however, burdened with issues such as poor water use efficiency, less than optimal utilisation of irrigation potential, low coverage of […]
On September 25, 2015, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development was adopted at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit comprising 17 sustainable development goals, the global goals to end poverty, reduce inequality and injustice, and tackle climate […]
The country’s irrigation sector continues to witness long delays in implementation of projects. Several projects have been languishing for years leading to cost and time overruns. A case in point is the Polavaram irrigation project […]
Since the formation of the new state of Telangana, the state government has accorded the highest priority to the irrigation sector. The government is striving hard to ensure that all the districts reap near equitable […]
Tamil Nadu is endowed with 3 per cent of the country’s water resources. It receives an annual rainfall of 925 mm. The state has 34 river basins divided into 17 major river basins and 127 […]
With the aim of conserving and developing its existing water resources in a coordinated manner, the Madhya Pradesh government has constituted a number of departments such as the Water Resources Department (WRD), the Narmada Valley […]
The emerging electric vehicle (EV) market is expected to significantly impact both the road transportation and the power sector. On the one hand, the increasing penetration of EVs will reduce the dependence of the transport […]
Kerala is blessed with a coastline of 580 km and plenty of freshwater resources. The land of 44 rivers (41 westward flowing rivers and three eastward flowing) receives rainfall that averages as much as 3,100 […]
India’s drive towards electric vehicle (EV)-led mobility has accelerated in recent years. However, a major hurdle in its ramp-up is likely to be the near-non-existent EV ecosystem, including charging infrastructure. The government has been attempting […]
Rapid urbanisation and increasing environmental concerns have made it imperative for cities in India to come up with clean transport solutions. While clean compressed natural gas (CNG) buses are already plying in several cities, a […]
Governments across the world are deploying a carrot-and-stick strategy to drive auto sales towards electric vehicles (EVs) and India is not far behind. With a target to integrate 30 per cent EVs in the new […]
Automobile manufacturers are gearing up to tap the emerging opportunity in the Indian e-mobility market while the government is promoting uptake in this segment through various incentives and subsidies. At a Renewable Watch conference, “E-mobility […]
The past few years have been quite eventful for the gas sector. They were marked by the government’s decision to grant marketing and pricing freedom to all new gas discoveries, the field development plans of […]
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM), one of the most ambitious government programmes for urban renewal and transformation, was envisaged to be implemented through the bottom-up approach instead of the top-down approach followed for most government […]
The past couple of years have proved to be quite eventful for India’s natural gas sector. The sector regulator, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), has played a key role in reviving growth […]
Launched in June 2015, the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) aims to provide core infrastructure in Indian cities and ensure a decent quality of life to citizens through the deployment of smart solutions. One of the […]
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