At the tipping point of a fundamental shift in urban road safety, Bhushan Kudale highlights the most overlooked contributor: conspicuity. Every year, around 1.12 million people lose their lives globally in road traffic crashes, with nearly 50 million injured or disabled. International studies confirm a chilling reality: nearly half of all fatal crashes occur at night,...
Category: ECONOMY & POLICY
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Cleared for Take Off!
India has emerged as the world’s third-largest air travel market, behind only China and the US, driven by surging domestic demand, expanding international connectivity, the advent of low-cost airlines, and policy reforms like UDAN. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), this milestone reflects both market potential and scale. However, we still have a...
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Neworld Developers: Leading the Charge in Real Estate
With a landmark township project in North GOA Extension and a dynamic brand repositioning strategy, Neworld Developers is fast establishing itself as one of the most ambitious names in Indian real estate. Neworld Developers, a rapidly rising force in Indian real estate, is making significant strides with its latest venture—a landmark township project in North...
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REC Presents Live Demos of P2P Energy Trading Pilot at New Delhi’s Global AI Impact Summit
The live demos showcased how IES empowers citizens to become active ‘energy agents’, with prosumers trading renewable energy directly with consumers through secure digital protocols. REC Ltd, a Maharatna CPSE under the Ministry of Power, successfully showcased India’s peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading pilot under the India Energy Stack (IES) at the India AI Impact Summit...
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Facility Management: Beyond Build
As India invests billions in infrastructure, effective facility management ensures assets serve citizens, businesses, and institutions efficiently, while optimising costs and extending their life, says Ankur Sachdev. India is in the midst of one of the most ambitious infrastructure build-outs in modern history. From expressways, high-speed rail corridors, airports, and ports to data centres, global...
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We want to take the best construction to the people
The Uralungal Labour Contract Cooperative Society Ltd. (ULCCS) was established 100 years ago in Kozhikode, Kerala, by the social reformer Vagbhatananda. Its cooperative structure makes it to the construction sector what Amul is to the dairy industry in India. The cooperative’s engineering and construction subsidiary, U-Sphere, launched in February 2025 as part of the centenary...
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Powering the New Industrial Ecosystem
A new generation of infrastructure providers is reshaping India’s warehousing into a strategic driver of manufacturing and economic growth, notes Aditi Kumar. India is undergoing one of the most transformative shifts in its industrial sector in recent history. The way companies manufacture products, manage logistics, distribution, and supply chains, and connect to global markets has...
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Data Centres Set to Ride Next Digital Wave
Growing digitisation, digitalisation and an enabling policy environment are expanding India’s data centre footprint, but the next phase of growth will be driven by digital transformation, writes Anand Kulkarni. The world is rapidly transitioning towards a digitally connected era, powered by high-speed internet services and proliferating generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). This transformation is fuelling significant...
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SHANTI Act: Bridging Policy, Finance and Public Trust
Repositioning nuclear energy under India’s SHANTI Act will require a clear framework of rules, regulations and contracts that define roles, risks and responsibilities, say Amit Kapur and Sugandha Somani Gopal. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Technology for India (SHANTI) Act, 2025, heralds a transformative shift in India’s nuclear energy governance framework. Seeking to...
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Union Budget 2026-27: Building India’s Core
With its strong multiplier effect on GDP, the Union Budget 2026-27 prioritises infrastructure by proposing to expand digital networks, advance the energy transition, strengthen the urban infrastructure index, and accelerate transport and logistics development, notes Rajashree Murkute. Even as it focuses on job creation, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), and services, the Union Budget...