Feature Oct 01, 2020 Teething Troubles in Metro Rail Projects India's first metro rail public-private partnership (PPP), the Mumbai Metro One Private Ltd (MMOPL), was supposed to be the precursor for all such projects.
Interview Oct 01, 2020 PPP Opportunities Galore in Metro Rail Projects Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are being encouraged in India's Metro Policy 2017 and this has opened up opportunities for the private sector, says Elias George, Partner and National Head, Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare at KPMG in India.
Editor's Page Oct 01, 2020 Maximising value for each rupee spent! It was a sad story! But one filled with hope and optimism for the future. As per data shared by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, 441 infrastructure projects have incurred cost overruns of Rs 4.35 trillion due to various, but predominantly delay in implementation.
Cover Story Jul 01, 2020 25 Years of Internet: ISPs Need to Fast-track Speed Issues With a rapid rise in the number of internet users in the country and an exponential increase in the online activity, what is still lacking even after 25 years is good quality internet with consistent speeds.
Web Exclusive Jun 02, 2020 Technology Dependency to Increase in New Metro Rail Construction The disruption caused by the nationwide lockdown for the containment of the COVID-19 pandemic and the subsequent workers’ exodus from cities back to their homes will result in technology playing an even bigger role in the execution of the metro rail projects, experts have said.
Web Exclusive Sep 09, 2019 Honeywell Rolls-Out Smart Solutions for Faridabad and Aurangabad Smart Cities Projects Honeywell has announced that it is working with the Aurangabad Industrial Township Ltd. and Faridabad Smart City Ltd. to run cities more effectively and improve citizens’ living standards through smart building technologies and services that seamlessly connect an array of city services, including emergency response, traffic management, road congestion, crowd monitoring, pedestrian safety and crime prevention.
Web Exclusive Feb 26, 2019 FICCI-KPMG Report suggests five-point action plan for cybersecurity needs A FICCI-KPMG smart city knowledge report on ‘Cybersecurity in Smart Cities’, has suggested a five-point action plan to enable smart cities to keep pace with the cybersecurity needs
Cover Story Jan 01, 2019 Checking-in For Growth 2020 Even as the country's aviation industry is projected to be among the global top three by the next decade, there is a need to address certain pressing issues to ensure that the growth momentum is maintained in the long-term.
Cover Story Oct 31, 2018 Nabh Nirmaan: Towards 1 billion air trips India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. The traffic growth, in the last three years, has been in the range of 16-18 per cent per annum. India is expected to be amongst the top three aviation markets in 2020 along with the US and China.