Interview Oct 31, 2018 Cross-border trading in electricity would naturally benefit India A veteran of India's energy sector, Prof Kirit Parikh chaired the committee that submitted the 2013 groundbreaking report on pricing methodology for diesel, domestic LPG and PDS kerosene.
Interview Oct 31, 2018 We are implementing smart cities projects worth Rs.510 billion Urban transport and development is a state subject. With the Centre and the State coming together to fight the decade-old urban issue for a few and a century-old issue for many cities, Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) feels that the Centre providing a helping hand to the State is like a corporate federalism.
Interview Sep 01, 2018 2018 will be a year of job stability Though ubernisation is invading the Indian job market, Sudeep Sen, Head of Industrial and Manufacturing Vertical, TeamLease Services believes that e-commerce, logistics, IoT (Internet of things) and manufacturing are the sectors which will create the maximum number of jobs in India and these sectors will see about 18-20 per cent increase in jobs from the present state.
Interview Sep 01, 2018 Construction risk is higher than post-construction risk The National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) is planning a third fund targeting investment in greenfield projects, with a view to provide long-tenor financing. Sujoy Bose, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, NIIF shares some insights, particularly on the roads sector.
Interview Jul 01, 2018 “CLSS is the most attractive schemes in PMAY-U” Sitting in his sea-facing room, Durga Shankar Mishra, Secretary, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs MoHUA
Interview Jul 01, 2018 “We have plans to go public by 2021” His company has outlined a whopping Rs 88 billion expansion plan that will take cumulative strength of its ports from 75 mtpa to 200 mtpa by 2021.
Interview Jul 01, 2018 “We are committing `30 billion for warehousing” Real estate developer, Hiranandani Group, is planning to foray into warehousing and logistics with an investment of Rs 30 billion over a 400-acre area
Interview Jul 01, 2018 “Warehouse consolidations to be next big thing” Supported by its parent Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M), Mahindra Logistics has steadily grown its non-M&M related business to almost 50 per cent of its total turnover from a miniscule 12 per cent in the past.
Interview May 01, 2018 Need policy intervention to boost project management In an interview to INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, Raj Kalady, Country Director, Project Management Institute (PMI), describes himself as a man in a hurry.