The metro rail systems, also known as “Economic Growth Engines” The metro rail systems aka “Economic Growth Engines” play a prominent role in leveraging urbanisation for economic growth of the city and the suburbs, says U J M Rao, Managing Director, AP Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. In the world economy, India is positioned today, at 5th...
Category: ECONOMY & POLICY
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Delhi to hold FCC’s India Roads Conference on 12th Oct
To be hosted at Hotel Shangri-La Eros, New Delhi, the conference will witness more than 25 experts, policymakers, and industry leaders discussing innovative technologies, sustainable practices, and funding opportunities that promise to revolutionise the road construction landscape in India. Mumbai (India) FIRST Construction Council (FCC) – an infrastructure think tank – will be hosting the...
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Invest in infrastructure, Gadkari exhorts industry
As highway InvITs perform well and numerous digital and technology innovations push the infrastructure sector, Private sector participation in the PPP mode can push for fast-track growth of the Indian economy, says Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways in India. The dream of the Prime Minister is to make the Indian economy $5...
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Cement demand to outpace supply growth
Industry experts scheduled to converge for 14th Cement EXPO, India’s biggest cement event on Dec 14-15 in Delhi The ongoing consolidation within the cement sector is poised to yield positive outcomes for the industry. The Ambuja-Sanghi deal itself was concluded at an adjusted enterprise value to tonne (EV/T) ratio of $70/tonne. Projections suggest that the...
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New PPP: PSUs Pivoting to Productivity
In projects which are for social good, profitability becomes a necessary evil. Several of the public sector organisations may have been created with some social cause and that hasnumbed their accountability to ROI. In earlier years it may have been useful since most of these were monopolies and profitability came due to lack of competition....
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Indian Cement Review Touts Decarbonisation Mantra & Awards Growth
Leaders of Indian cement industry brought together on single platform The 8th Indian Cement Review Conference and 13th Cement Expo held in Hyderabad on 24th February, 2023 brought the thought leaders of Indian cement industry on a single platform to discuss the efforts towards sustainability and decarbonisation, with a laser focus on C.A.S.E. cost-efficiency, automation,...
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How the ₹10 trillion capex will power rail, road & urban infra
Pratap Padode, Founder, FIRST Construction Council decodes what the finance minister has planned for infrastructure and development. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman continued the thrust on infrastructure as she announced a capital expenditure outlay of ₹10 trillion for the financial year 2023-24. This would be a 33% increase from the CAPEX allocation announced in the previous...
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Augmenting the Indian Economy From US$ 3 to 30 Trillion
India’s economy has seen a sharp rebound, writes Bharat Joshi, ACTL India’s economy has seen a sharp rebound after the first-two waves of the pandemic and as per the projections made by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), India is expected to be among the fastest growing major economies in the world in 2021 and 2022,...
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A Perceptional Shift in the Bureaucratic Way of Doing Business
New projects will boost investors, writes Amitava Chatterjee, SBI CAP Banks have largest exposure to the power and road sectors amongst the infrastructure sector. Further, presence of projects under NIP and Gati Shakti program will substantially boost the confidence of investors to such an extent that it may attract participation from the private banks and...
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A Goal to Achieve Synchronised Development
Plans & applications to be effective, feels Sandeep Upadhyay, Centrum PM Gati Shakti is a very relevant initiative taken by the Government and is expected to effectively address some of the key challenges faced in the infrastructural development. While it may take some to evolve, but I am hopeful the roll out plan and its...