India is likely to be the fastest growing aviation market in the world in the next 20 years. Thus, there is a need to adopt a new proactive mindset which does not wait for current infrastructure to become saturated before planning for expansion,

NPCC Engineering has successfully created a well head platform at WO-16 and SB-14 cluster field located at South East of SH process complex of Mumbai High Field in water depth of 75 to 80 m, with the help of Tekla's 3D BIM-based software.

To stay competitive, companies have to be on their toes to cope up with integration of new technologies and sustain it in the long run, says Amit Gupta, CEO, Essar Projects (Hydrocarbons),

The oil & gas industry's ever-increasing need for innovation will compel companies to invest in technology development, and the pace of innovation will differentiate companies from each other.

Lack of institutional capacity for developing coal blocks, limited availability of sound contract miners, and procedural challenges faced by the captive coal block owners are major issues haunting the coal mining in India. Dealing with these challenges is important for improving sector supplies, rather than privatisation, writes Dilip Kumar Jena.

The implementation of reforms at the state power utility (SPU) level as well as of those initiated to mitigate fuel shortages remains key to power sector turnaround, says KVB Reddy, Executive Director, Essar Power, in an interview with Sumantra Das.

A strong domestic coal production and delivery system is important to achieve energy sufficiency and long-term energy security. Also, an independent coal regulator is required to create confidence of private investors, writes A Shivkamal.India is the seventh largest country in the world with a total land area of over 3,287,260 sq km and with a growing population of 1.22 billion that has put severe strain on the Indian infrastructure.

Private sector participation in development and operations of ports has increased considerably over the last few years resulting in a radical change in the organisational model of ports. The change has permeated to some extent into the Indian ports sector in the last decade. But not so when it comes to ports managed by the Port Trust system, writes Janaki Krishnamoorthi. The Government of India which administers the major ports has realised the port restructuring is essential to attract large

Our cities will need a combination of centralised and decentralised wastewater treatment systems especially in urban pockets and smaller towns where formal sewerage system and treatment will be too expensive, write B Rajesh and Neerad Swaroop. Nearly 590 million people are expected to live in Indian cities by the year 2030. As per the 2011 census, decadal growth of urban population was 31 per cent,