NITI Aayog has publicly lauded the implementation progress of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM). For the past couple of years, smart cities have been a key focus area of the government. So far, 90 cities […]
The implementation of the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) entails massive fund re-quirements. India’s per capita government spending in urban areas is only $17 and reflects the inadequacy in funding due to low property tax coverage […]
Safety and security are important factors while selecting a city to live and work in. With the growing urbanisation of Indian cities, crime rates are increasing at an alarming rate. Further, migration from rural areas […]
Uninterrupted power supply is a key element for the development of a smart city. To ensure this, the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) focuses on reliable power quality, economic efficiency and climate protection. To this end, […]
As Indian cities are growing and expanding, so is the need for efficient urban transportation systems. The provision of smart transport infrastructure is important for a city from both an economic and sustainability perspective. Increasing […]
Often overlooked, technology penetration in the water and waste segment is a much-needed component to ensure efficient urban service delivery. The current state of municipal water supply in the country is characterised by inadequate coverage, […]
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is based on the idea of using information and communication technology (ICT) as the bedrock to modernise cities in order to make them more sustainable, liveable, resilient and inclusive. A […]
Launched in July 2015, the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) has taken rapid strides since. The mission’s aim is to achieve urban transformation, drive economic growth and improve the quality of life of people by enabling […]
The infrastructure sector, which accounts for over half the demand for construction activities, is receiving the much-needed push from the government, which is planning to spend $60 billion on infrastructure in the current fiscal year. […]
Time and again the government has reiterated its focus on infrastructure development. The Rs 3.6 trillion budget allocation to the sector for 2017-18 as compared to Rs 2.2 trillion in 2015-16 is a testament to […]
The construction sector has been exhibiting dismal growth in the past few quarters, particularly in the last quarter of 2016-17, during which the growth rate turned negative. This was primarily on account of the government’s […]
The construction sector is one of the major contributors to economic growth, accounting for about 8 per cent of the country’s GDP. The sector has critical forward and backward linkages, with most of the construction […]
The construction equipment industry went through a torrid time between 2012 and 2015, during which growth plummeted. It was only last year that the revival process began and sales started getting back to 2011 levels. […]
The Indian Railways (IR) network is one of the largest in the world, spanning a total track length of 119,578 km across a route of 66,687 km (as per the latest official estimate of March […]
In recent years, energy management has been a key focus area of Indian Railways (IR). It has undertaken a number of initiatives to curtail fuel costs. Energy costs (comprising diesel and electricity costs) roughly account […]
Indian Railways (IR) is undertaking station modernisation projects with great vigour, with the long-term objective of providing world-class amenities to its customers and improving its overall operational efficiencies. To this end, IR plans to maximise […]
The Indian railway sector has seen an increase in private investment in the past few years, specifically in the form of public-private partnerships (PPPs). Overall, the PPP experience of different stakeholders in the sector has […]
Improvements in signalling and telecommunications (S&T) systems are key to increasing the efficiency of Indian Railways (IR). S&T enhances safety levels, increases line capacity on existing tracks, provides online information on operation and flexibility in […]
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