Domestic gas supply, which had been increasing since 2008-09, peaked in 2010-11 with the Krishna-Godavari (KG)-D6 basin starting production. However, supply fell in the following two years as production from KG-D6 dropped below anticipated levels. […]
Metering plays a vital role in the city gas distribution (CGD) industry to ensure the accurate measurement of gas that is billed for revenue collection and for the proper reconciliation of accounts. Meters are used […]
Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) is one of the leading city gas distribution (CGD) companies in the country. Established in 1995, MGL is a joint venture between GAIL (India) Limited and BG Asia Pacific Holdings Pte Limited […]
The major constituents of a city gas distribution (CGD) network are compressed natural gas (CNG) stations, city gas stations, a pipeline network, regulating stations and metering stations. In the past, CGD entities deployed information technology […]
With the country’s rich history of energy exploration, the first pipeline to be commissioned, as early as 1962, was the 1,167 km Naharkatia-Nunmati-Barauni crude oil pipeline. Today, the operational natural gas pipeline network is 16,121 […]
With the objective of promoting clean fuel use in the country, city gas distribution (CGD) networks were accorded public utility status in 2016. This allows the entities to increase the coverage of their networks, comprising […]
Maritime logistics has been an important component of the Indian economy, accounting for 90 per cent of the export-import trade by volume and 72 per cent by value. However, ports in the country have been […]
Bulk and container cargo traffic at Indian ports is steadily increasing. To meet the growing volumes, capacity augmentation projects have been planned at a number of ports. The launch of the Sagarmala programme has provided […]
Evacuation is one of the biggest challenges faced by Indian ports today. While major ports typically have double-line connectivity, the routes to major destinations are congested. For non-major ports, some such as Pipavav, Dahej, Mundra, […]
India ranked 130 (out of 189 countries) in 2016 on the ease of doing business parameter, according to the World Bank’s Doing Business Report 2017, moving up four places from the adjusted ranking of 134 […]
Private participation in the port sector has increased significantly over the years. However, there are several issues that need to be addressed to sustain private interest in the sector. A major area of concern for […]
In the past two years, the Ministry of Shipping (MoS) has undertaken various measures that are expected to have a positive impact on the sector. In April 2016, the MoS held its first global investment […]
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is responsible for carrying out air navigation services (ANS) across all the airports in the country. The authority entered the area of air traffic flow management (ATFM) with the […]
Air traffic in India has been growing at record levels over the past few years reaching 223.6 million during 2015-16. Between 2021 and 2025, passenger growth is expected to be maintained at 7.4 per cent. […]
Recent years have seen a growing need for the development and augmentation of air connectivity to both existing and newly developed regions and industrial zones. Two examples are the proposed Dholera international airport in Gujarat […]
Lauded as one of the largest infrastructure projects in the country, the modernised Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has been developed by Delhi International Airport Private Limited (DIAL), a joint venture (JV) between GMR, the […]
Airport development in India primarily comes under the purview of the Airports Authority of India (AAI). Of India’s 134 airports, AAI manages 125, of which 94 are operational. Further, AAI is involved in the Delhi, […]
The Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), also known as UDAN (Ude desh ka aam nagrik) was proposed under the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) in June 2016 and launched in October 2016. Objectives and guiding principles […]
After being almost 11 months in the making and after several rounds of consultations among government, industry and other stakeholders, the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP) was finally put into place in June 2016. The […]
With the privatisation of airports during the early 2000s, the need for fixing airport tariffs was realised. In this context, the establishment of a sector regulator, that is both independent and neutral in its approach, […]
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