Over the last three decades the industrial sector in India has reportedly quadrupled in size, no doubt providing several benefits. With World Water Day on 22 March, Janaki Krishnamoorthi explores why government efforts at creating cooperative wastewater treatment plants have failed, and explains why industries’ contribution in conservation will augment business opportunities.
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Professionalising urban water management
Professional project management approach can be the solution to sluggish implementation of urban water development and management, say V Nagadevara and TV Ramanayya.Demographers have estimated that urban populÂation in India is estimated to reach 600 million by 2031.
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The real capital issue
The infrastructure sectors will need to double their workforce in the next 10 years. But as the unorganised contractor community, which has sprung up after a steep decline in civil engineers, has become the most important pool for recruiters, skill enhancement will be key, writes Rumjhum Chatterjee.
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The insurance industry is exploring take-out finance to fund infra projects
Both project and material risks are considered some of the highest in the infrastructure industries, yet infrastructure constitutes only 7 percent of the total general insurance.While the insurance firms in India cover most of the material risks,less tangible ones such as risks of overruns emerging from clearance delays are not insurable.
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Gas production down for 14th straight month
The domestic gas production stood down for the 14th straight month in January due to the continuous drop in Reliance Industries-operated Krishna Godavari Basin D6 block output.The output fell by 8.9 percent year-on-year at 3.963 billion cu m. Reliance Industries has told the government that natural gas production at the producing fields in the bloÂck was likely to fall.
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IIFCL project advisory arm
India Infrastructure Finance Company (IIFCL) operationalised its wholly owned project advisory subsidiary.The new subsidiary IIFCL Projects Ltd will provide advisory services not only to project developers, but also to various state governments and organisations like the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).This subsidiary will be involved from the initial stage of a project and up to the award of a project.
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Growth or admin?
Did his experience in quelling union strikes land him the top job that some call plum, others unenviable? Narsing Rao, who will be assuming charge as the new chairman of Coal India Limited (CIL) by the end of this month, has successfully brought down the number of worker strikes during his period at Singareni, where 70,000 workers operate the mines.
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Transport: Mechanise projects
Proper mechanisation in road project is needed using the advanced technology to complete the projects within the stipulated time. In India, the equipment bank concept is not so popular.
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Roads: Refocus on 20 km/day
This is the penultimate budget of the government before elections. The last budget usually is not one where big ticket reforms can be kicked in. Political comÂpulsions make those budgets populist
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PPP in warehousing will be transformative: Experts
Several investors have exited the rural infra segment over the past few years. because they could not achieve the scale they wanted to, perhaps because of wrong strategies. This year, can it be the switch that the government can use to trigger economic growth back on track?