As part of India’s civil aviation push, the initiative aims to unlock 15% economic growth through large-scale real estate projects near upcoming airports. Indiaās civil aviation sector may soon witness a dramatic transformation in its urban landscape, with large-scale real estate developments planned around upcoming airports to mirror global hubs like New York, London, and...
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Securing Indiaās New Crown Jewels
As India advances its economic growth and strengthens its global presence, embedding security-by-design into the infrastructure being built will ensure resilience, safety, and long-term national prosperity, writes Pushkar Gokhale. The story of Indiaās transformation is inseparable from the story of its infrastructure. Roads, railways, airports, smart cities, digital highways, and energy corridors, you name it,...
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Logistics parks, multimodal cargo hubs poised for rapid growth
Following the successful launch of the Bangalore Logistics Park at Indiaās third-busiest international airport in late April, Ramanathan Rajamani, CEO, AISATS, is now focused on the seamless operationalisation of the countryās largest multimodal cargo hub at the upcoming Noida International Airport. An engineering graduate and a masterās in logistics from the National University of Singapore,...
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Empowering Aatmanirbhar Infra Financing
With the right safeguards and incentives, India can lay the groundwork for a truly aatmanirbhar (self-reliant) infrastructure financing ecosystemāone where citizens donāt just contribute to the nationās development but actively co-build and co-benefit from it, argues Shivam Bajaj. Once marred by mounting non-performing assets, regulatory gridlock, and land acquisition hurdles, the Indian infrastructure industry was...
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Green Shoots of Project Finance!
A successful transition to new and renewable energy sources by the worldās fastest-growing major economy wonāt only serve as a template for other countries but will also help firmly position it as a global green energy hub. A day after the ambitious Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana or Prime Ministerās free electricity scheme...
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Avoid Tunnel Vision Syndrome
The Uttarkashi Tunnel Collapse signals the risk to our Rs 100 trillion infrastructure investment says PRATAP PADODE The race to build infrastructure is, on one hand, connecting India, and on the other, building India. On both counts, while we stress pace, we ought to look at how we are connecting and how we are building...
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InvIT: A preferred vehicle crosses AUM of Rs 4 trillion
InVIT to be a mainstay to achieve National Infrastructure Pipeline The Government has aimed to monetise assets of more thanĀ Rs 6 trillion as per National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP). InVIT (Infrastructure Investment Trust) will be a mainstay to achieve National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) targets for various government departments, explains Vijay Agrawal, Director, Equirus Capital Pvt...
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REC CMDs views coincide with ICF theme of infrastructure funding and nationbuilding
New Delhi, 12 October 2023 ā At a point of time when the construction and infrastructure industries are witnessing unprecedented growth, the eagerly awaited 9th India Construction Festival is being held at Shangri La, New Delhi, on 12th October 2023. The grand event was organised by First Construction Council in collaboration with Construction World and Equipment...
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What Makes Airlines Nosedive?
Airlines need a proper business model to conform to Indian conditions Budget airline Go First hastily filed for bankruptcy protection earlier this month and suspended its operations for a few days. According to reports, the lessors of the 20 aircraft that Go First leased have also petitioned India’s aviation authority to deregister them, enabling their...
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405 routes now operational under UDAN scheme
The AAI has awarded 948 routes under UDAN scheme The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has awarded 948 routes, of which, 405 routes including 65 airports with eight heliports as well as two water aerodromes have been operationalised as of 9th March 2022 under Ude Deshka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) Scheme.The Ministry of Civil Aviation launched...