Under cross-border electricity trading, each country can plan for lesser capacity as well as lesser reserves that may be required when tripping happens. It is always economically beneficial to interconnect and share resources.

The formation of a robust cross-border framework in the South Asia region is expected to bring down the cost of electricity and allow India to achieve the flexibility to regulate the intermittency of power generated by its wind and solar farms.

Although several steps have been taken in recent years to facilitate cross-border trade in electricity in South Asia, eventually a broad-based framework for the free flow of electricity and transactions would be required.

The progress on projects such as Dedicated Freight Corridors (DFCs), high-speed rail and redevelopment of railway stations is likely to mark a paradigm shift in the country's railways sector.

Imagine railway stations in India resembling airports! No fantasy, this! It's happening and happening at great speed.

With the pace of electrification of the entire Indian Railways network getting accelerated, Siemens is looking at making the most of the opportunity in fuelling mobility and connectivity.

The announcement of "metro light" system for Tier 2 & 3 cities is a very positive move as we can now bring a variety of solutions to the 60 cities on the list, points out Mangal Dev, Head Hitachi Rail Systems, India & South East Asia.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's decision to not ratify the Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership (RECP) treaty over India's concerns on imports from China was widely hailed by the steel industry.

With around 90,000 MW of renewable energy already integrated into India's power grid and another 25-30,000 MW planned for integration in the current financial year, what is important is managing emissions.