Steel forms a significant part of the “material requirement” for infrastructure development. Government’s continued focus on infrastructure development translates to significant opportunity for steel manufacturers, as the metal finds extensive use in such projects. Steel […]
Creation of infrastructure, an economic determinant of GDP growth, critically hinges on the pace of construction activity. In the past few years, several government programmes that lay emphasis on infrastructure development have spurred growth in […]
Jayanta Roy, Group Head, Corporate Headings, ICRA The steel industry is inherently cyclical and follows the typical “boom-bust” commodity cycle. For the industry, while demand is influenced by local conditions, prices are influenced largely by […]
The construction equipment finance business is witnessing robust growth owing to the spurt in the road, irrigation, railway, affordable housing and mining sectors. Public and private sector banks, non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and private financiers […]
The Indian steel industry is dominated by the private sector, which accounts for an 80 per cent share of the total market in terms of production. In terms of capacity too, while the steel capacity […]
In the past, when dealing with difficult sites for construction purposes, the conventional practice has been limited to either replacing unsuitable soils with other more suitable materials, or bypassing these soils with costly deep foundations. […]
The application of geosynthetics in infrastructure is steadily gaining ground. Largely manufactured from polymeric materials, these technical textile products are becoming more popular in various infrastructure sectors and are being used to construct retaining walls […]
Geosynthetics are man-made polymers that are used to improve soil quality and achieve better performance in geotechnical engineering projects. They are easy to produce and transport and can be used to create more environmentally sustainable […]
Pipelines play a critical role in matching the supply of natural gas with demand. With natural gas consumption in the country slated to rise and the need to move towards a gas-based economy, the development […]
For city gas distribution (CGD) companies, efficiency in business operations is essential to remain profitable. However, the expanding gas pipeline network and customer base has placed a tremendous burden on the existing infrastructure. There have been […]
The massive scale of the recently concluded ninth and tenth bidding rounds has highlighted the government’s vision of accelerating the creation of city gas distribution (CGD) infrastructure in the country. However, this expansion comes with […]
Pipelines play a critical role in matching the supply of natural gas with demand. Traditionally, most of the country’s gas production came from the western offshore finds, except for a few finds in Assam and […]
The city gas distribution (CGD) segment in the country has grown tremendously in the past few years. To fulfil its objective of making India a gas-based economy, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) […]
The share of natural gas in India’s energy consumption basket had been reducing over the years. This has been mainly due to the inadequate supply of domestic gas and insufficient liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure. […]
In the past one year, the city gas distribution (CGD) segment has witnessed remarkable growth. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB) has taken several initiatives to provide a favourable business environment to CGD entities. […]
The city gas distribution (CGD) segment has been growing steadily over the past two-three years. The launch of new bidding rounds, policy and regulatory amendments to increase private interest, and initiatives to build an adequate […]
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