United Nations General Assembly has declared 2016 to be the year of ¨pulses¨. With pulse prices going sky-high in 2015, another source of protein for the poor people has well-nigh gone out of reach in our country.
Tag: Airports
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Steely growth
India is putting in place measures to fast-track economic growth. Core industries like steel will play a substantial part in this growth if the next decade has to really belong to India.
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Indian aviation is poised to emerge as 3rd largest global market by 2030
Srinivas Bommidala, Group Director, GMR Group, talks about the long-term impacts of privatisation of airports, withdrawal of service tax exemption and the ´Make in India´ campaign as well as the growth potential of the industry.
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Altitudinal risk
Braving several take-off woes, the aviation industry seems to have found relatively firm grounding. Privatisation has gripped the industry in a big way. Nevertheless, certain ground realities need to be effectively handled for a safer landing.
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Poised for strong growth
Private players have a pivotal role in the modernisation of airports. Timely determination of policy framework with respect to user development fee for the airports involving PPP will serve as the primary force for drawing private developers.
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All Aboard
Growing air travel bodes well for the sector. All that is required is for the necessary infrastructure to keep pace, lest it fall far behind. India´s civil aviation industry is on a high-growth trajectory. Currently the ninth largest aviation market in the world, with a market size of around $16 billion
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Thinking Afresh
A quality transition to the planned expansion will require a huge capital investment in electricity, railways, roads, ports, airports, irrigation, water supply and sanitation systems.
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Delay in Chennai, Kolkata airports modernisation
The government has extended for the second straight time the last date for submission of requests from private parties for operation, management and development
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Extend ´plug-and-play´ model beyond power sector
The intent as stated in the Bill is the right to fair compensation and transparency in land acquisition and to ensure rehabilitation and resettlement for smooth execution, which is seen to be at fair value for both the parties.
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Delay in airports´ modernization
The modernization of Chennai, Kolkata and two other airports is set to get delayed with the last date for private parties interested in participating in the bidding process being extended by more than two months.