Ports & Shipping
Key Statistics: Trends in cargo movement
Steady rise in cargo traffic at Indian ports Cargo traffic at Indian ports has increased at a CAGR of about 6 per cent in the past two decades. Of this, the traffic at major ports […]
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Power
Transition Times: Recent developments and outlook for the generation segment
India’s power generation mix has been witnessing a major shift from fossil fuels to renewables over the past few years, a trend that is likely to continue in the future. As of May 2023, the […]
Ports & Shipping
Traffic Analysis: Major ports register cargo growth during first half of 2018
The first six months (April-September) of the current fiscal year (2018-19) have been rather good for the port sector. Major ports handled 343.26 million tonnes (mt) of cargo traffic during April-September 2018, registering a growth […]
Ports & Shipping
Ports & Shipping
JSW Jaigarh Port: Expansion under way, backed by strong performance
Inaugurated in August 2009, Jaigarh port is the first deepwater, all-weather, 24×7 private port in Maharashtra. This greenfield port occupies a strategic location on the west coast, as it is situated between the ports of […]
Ports & Shipping
Commodity Analysis: Trends in liquid, dry and container cargo segments
Bulk and container cargo traffic has been steadily increasing at Indian ports. In order to meet the increasing traffic volumes, several capacity augmentation projects are being undertaken at a number of ports. The launch of […]
Spotlight
Populist or Popular?: Budget 2018 does a balancing act between social and infrastructure development
Budget 2018 is certainly a special one since it is the last one to be presented by the current government before the elections in 2019. The government has to a large extent set a populist […]
Sector Focus
Asset Creation on the Rise: Recently commissioned projects across sectors
Project commissioning has been on the rise across infrastructure sectors in the past few years. In fact, the years 2016 and 2017 witnessed the completion of several projects owing to the government’s thrust on resolving […]
Sector Focus
Powering Ahead: Key projects in the power sector
India Infrastructure Research identified 489 major power projects (each with an investment of over Rs 10 billion) in the country, aggregating an investment of almost Rs 32.5 trillion. About 88 per cent of this will […]
Ports & Shipping
Muted Growth: Major ports register cargo growth of 3.24 per cent during first half of 2017
Major ports handled 326.38 million tonnes (mt) of cargo traffic during the first six months (April-September) of the current fiscal year (2017-18), registering a growth of 3.24 per cent. The growth was supported by an […]
Data & Statistics
Ports & Shipping
Power
Generation Round-up: Capacity addition from renewables surpasses that from other sources
It was a transformational year for the power generation segment. In 2016-17, for the first time in the country, the capacity addition by the renewable segment was the highest across all the sources of generation. […]
Spotlight
New Game Plan: NITI Aayog sets development agenda for the next three years
Recently, in April 2017, NITI Aayog released a three-year action agenda laying out India’s development strategy. Infrastructure is a key component of the action plan which is for the period 2017-18 to 2019-20. For infrastructure, […]
Sector Focus
Picking Up Pace: Production performance of key minerals
Minerals such as coal, lignite, bauxite, iron ore, and other select metallic and non-metallic minerals are vital inputs for several infrastructure sectors. In terms of production, all the minerals except lignite and zinc concentrate registered […]
Sector Focus
Contract Benefits: Capital-efficient arrangement for increasing production
The experience with the mine developer-cum-operator (MDO)/contracting/private sector has been mixed in the coal segment, which is the largest segment of the mining industry. In the past, when Coal India Limited (CIL) faced resource constraints […]
Expert Opinion
Views of Piyush Goyal: “The world will have to look at more sustainable development”
According to Piyush Goyal, minister of state (independent charge) for power, coal and renewable energy and mines, India will become the energy capital of the world by 2022 with affordable, quality 24×7 power for all. […]
Ports & Shipping
Modest Growth: Traffic performance of major ports during 2015-16
Major ports handled 606.37 million tonnes (mt) of cargo traffic in 2015-16, a year-on-year growth of 4.3 per cent. The growth was supported by an increase in all cargo categories except iron ore and fertilisers. […]
Sector Focus
Promising Prospects: Project pipeline and future outlook
India’s mining space has a promising project pipeline. At present, there are 208 mining projects on the anvil. Of these, 136 are under implementation while 72 have been announced. These projects have a total capacity […]
Sector Focus
Subdued Performance: Companies’ profit margins under pressure
India is well endowed with mineral reserves and the mining industry plays a crucial role in economic growth. The share of mining and quarrying in gross value added in the economy stood at 3.05 per […]