With an economy reliant on imports for 80 per cent of its crude oil and 50 per cent of its natural gas, India is focused on building a resilient, future-ready energy ecosystem, Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Oil & Natural Gas, has said. Launching the Open Acreage Licensing Policy (OALP) Round-IX and Special Discovered...
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Gaganyaan Scheduled for 2027 Launch
India’s first crewed spaceflight programme, Gaganyaan, has entered its final phase, with the maiden human spaceflight now scheduled for the first quarter of 2027, according to Jitendra Singh, Minister of State, Department of Space. Singh said the successful test vehicle earlier this year laid a strong foundation for the next trial in 2025, followed by...
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Defence Budget Set for Rs.500 Billion Top-up
Following successful missile strikes on nine major terror camps in Pakistan, India is reportedly considering an additional Rs.500 billion defence allocation this fiscal, according to government sources. The military operation, which began on 7 May, was later extended to 11 air bases, crippling Pakistan’s air defence infrastructure. The neighbouring country has long been accused of...
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Operation Sindoor: The Indigenous Edge
India’s aerial strikes on terror infrastructure inside Pakistan under Operation Sindoor have been more than a tactical success. They are also a defining moment for India’s indigenous defence manufacturing. The first phase of the operation, running from May 7-10, saw homegrown technologies in air defence systems to precision-strike capabilities outperform foreign alternatives, proving India’s strategic...
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Securing India’s New Crown Jewels
As India advances its economic growth and strengthens its global presence, embedding security-by-design into the infrastructure being built will ensure resilience, safety, and long-term national prosperity, writes Pushkar Gokhale. The story of India’s transformation is inseparable from the story of its infrastructure. Roads, railways, airports, smart cities, digital highways, and energy corridors, you name it,...
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India is ready to build for the world!
With a proposed $3 billion capex plan, INOXGFL Group—a 90-year-old chemicals-to-renewables powerhouse—is making big bets on India’s transition to green energy. Devansh Jain, Executive Director, INOXGFL Group, tells INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY in this exclusive interview that, driven by geopolitical realignments, India is uniquely positioned to scale its manufacturing capabilities across electronics, solar, wind, and battery technologies....
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Greening India’s Freight Economy
As India’s freight volumes continue to expand, the associated CO2 emissions are rising just as rapidly. To establish itself as a global leader in sustainable logistics, the country must pursue bolder, deeper, and more deliberate systemic reforms, argues Vivek Lohia. India is moving fast, whether by roads, rails, and across seas. With its freight economy...
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Empowering Aatmanirbhar Infra Financing
With the right safeguards and incentives, India can lay the groundwork for a truly aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) infrastructure financing ecosystem—one where citizens don’t just contribute to the nation’s development but actively co-build and co-benefit from it, argues Shivam Bajaj. Once marred by mounting non-performing assets, regulatory gridlock, and land acquisition hurdles, the Indian infrastructure industry was...
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Bharatmala: Driving Efficiencies with Technology
From cost overruns and procedural hurdles to technology-driven savings and timely execution, Bharatmala Pariyojana demonstrates how adaptive infrastructure ensures efficiency and future readiness, explains Shailesh Agarwal. The Bharatmala Pariyojana, launched in 2017, was conceptualised as a nationwide highway development initiative to optimise freight and passenger movement. In its first phase, the programme aimed to develop...
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The Corridor of Opportunity
All emerging economic and military powers require secure trade routes. Take, for example, the Suez Canal, a vital gateway for global trade. It attracts about 12-15 per cent of global trade and about 30 per cent of global container traffic, with more than $1 trillion in goods transiting annually. The blockage of the Suez Canal...