The idea of quantifying a design participation in an engineered infrastructural solution expresses the lack of understanding of the same. One needs to promote collaborative design solutions between engineers and architects to bring this faculty of design to its logical position
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
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A difficult environment like now is time to take fewer risks
When times are tough, it's time to soften up. But while banks need to be supportive to the industry in difficult times, they are not geared up to involve themselves at a pre-project stage, says RK Dubey
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Signature Bridge
After being put on the backburner for some time, the Signature Bridge will come up over Yamuna river. Now a Chinese company, Jiangsu Steel Structure, a sub-contractor of Gammon-Construtora- Tensacciai JV, has been given the task of fabricating the 15,000 tonne steel pylon and deck girders.
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The price of PPP
Everything about public-private partnership (PPP) in infrastructure is mega-scale, including the concession period, the commitment period, and the price of a failed project.
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Setting a new mining agenda, Down Under
Economics waits on political change-and by no means in India alone. While the Indian elections next year are widely expected to change the momentum in economic activity, experts in Australia-the largest investor in mining in the world in absolute terms-anticipate a change in government after the federal election this year
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Investment: A legacy of perception?
An India-US Infrastructure Fund that was set up in 2010, but with the US recently lodging a formal complaint against India with World Trade Council on entry barriers to companies, things could be on wait-and-watch mode.
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Investment: A legacy of perception?
An India-US Infrastructure Fund that was set up in 2010, but with the US recently lodging a formal complaint against India with World Trade Council on entry barriers to companies, things could be on wait-and-watch mode.
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Managing risk in infrastructure projects
Frequently, major projects and investments are only possible if insurance cover is available, but infrastructure project suffer from risks that are not covered. Easwara Narayanan M explains the types of general insurance available to the industry.
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Risk identification for effective insurance
The risk identification process identifies and classifies the various risks that could affect an organisation. Its endeavour is to list the risks and the likely impact which can then be tracked all along.
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AAIs best CSR practice
Airports Authority of India (AAI) bagged the '3rd Asia's Best CSR Practice Award' under the category Developing Sustainable Strategies for the year 2013. The award was received by Manoj Kumar, AGM (HR), AAI, in an inspiring event held in Singapore.