Germany has agreed to partner with India in developing three smart cities and a six-member joint committee has been set up in this regard to evolve the way forward including identification of those cities in three months.
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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Key parameters for smart cities identified
Successful development of smart cities across the country will depend on five critical elements such as power, infrastructure, funds, technology and social capital, property consultant Cushman & Wakefield said.
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13 airports to become CAT-III compliant
Thirteen more airports in the country, including Amritsar, Jaipur, Chandigarh, Kolkata, Patna and Lucknow, will soon become CAT-III compliant, a step which will ensure seamless flight operations even during fog.
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Kochi Metro Rail to start by June 2016
Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL) will commence its commercial operations on 18-km stretch from Aluva to Maharaja´s college by June 2016, a top official has said.
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Goa notifies mining rules, clears 85 leases
Days after revoking the earlier suspension of mining operations, the government of Goa has opened the minerals exploration sector, clearing 85 licences, including the ones of Sesa Sterlite.
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We have proposed a full-fledged Ganga River Basin Act
We have suggested a series of recommendations based on the basic principles of ecology-based river management of the Ganga. The implementation and follow-up has to be done by the Central government in collaboration with the State governments. Our grand vision is as follows:
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Maximize Your Networking Opportunities at the ‘Asian Infrastructure PPP Summit 2015´
Asian World Summit, a leading business intelligence company in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia will assemble local and international policy makers and key players at the ‘Asian Infrastructure PPP Summit’.
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For the Public Good
It has become almost fashionable to decry the role of the public sector in developing the nation, in the times of liberalisation and reform that we live in. But India´s public sector, though saddled with a few ageing behemoths
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Revamping Public Sector Units
Public Sector Units (PSUs) in India have been amassing losses, both at the Central and State levelù79 State-run companies had an accumulated loss of Rs 55,656 crore in 2012-13; while at the same time, investment in these companies is approximately Rs. 1.57 lakh crore.
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Open Sesame!
Public Sector Units (PSUs) will be pushing the growth engine of the country, be it through almost 18 lakh acres of land reserves with these companies or the cash reserves of almost Rs 2,00,230 crore kept as bank deposits by these enterprises.