From a modest beginning, it is now a name to reckon with among ports in India. With a massive 48 per cent profit in Q1, a port and five terminals to operationalise in the next year, the company expects to continue doing well for a second consecutive quarter (ended September). Sumantra Das writes on the emergence of Essar Ports.
FlashNews:
Future of Himalayas White Paper Calls for Systemic Shift in Development and Resilience
Global Wind Installations Surge 40% as Sector Charts Path Beyond Energy Crisis
Siemens Ushers in Industrial AI Transformation with Eigen Engineering Agent at Hannover Messe
India and Asian Markets Adapt to Middle East LNG Disruption: S&P Global Energy
Polaris Smart Metering Secures $80 Million BII Financing to Accelerate Indiaās Smart Meter Rollout
Delhi Airport Unveils MultiāLingual Passenger Guide Under #DELCares
POWERGRID Wins Green World Award 2026 for Climate Change Excellence
Reflections for Safer Roads: The Science of Conspicuity
JAKSON Group Unveils Five Energy Solutions, Eyes Over ā¹90āÆBillion Growth for FY2026ā27
StarāÆAir Launches 70āÆWeekly Flights, Introduces FirstāEver Direct Mundra-DelhiāÆNCR Route
Indiaās Data Centre Market to Double, Crossing $22 Billion by 2030: Vestian
āRVNL Delivers 17,000 km Rail Projects, Executes ā¹2 Trillion Infrastructure:ā Railway Board CEO
Qatar Pledges Deeper Energy Ties with India During Puriās Doha Visit
IRB Group Reports ā¹8.3 Billion FY2026 Toll Revenue, Secures 10% National Share
India and Bhutan Sign Tariff Protocol for PunatsangchhuāII, Strengthening Hydropower Partnership
IndiGo, Digi Yatra and BIAL Pioneer Indiaās First International Contactless Travel Trials with IATA
India-Bhutan Hydropower Push: Minister Manohar Lalās 4-Day Visit to Drive Projects, Trade
India Slashes Airport Charges to Shield Domestic Airlines from ATF Surge Amid West Asia Conflict
India Climbs to Third Globally in Renewable Energy Capacity, Adding Record 55 GW in FY2025-26
The Champion CIO
GS Ravi Kumar is associated with Gati as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) for the last 12 years. During his tenure, he has played a major role in transforming the entire IT system of Gati to be at par with the best in the industry.
A dedicated technocrat
VA George, President & Chief Executive Officer, Thejo Engineering, has an experience of more than three-and-a-half decades in corporate and banking sectors (both, in public and private), out of which more than 20 years in senior management positions.
A dynamic manager
Vikalp Mundra, a 40 year old dynamic personality comes with an overall experience spanning over 17 years in the transformer sector. Presently, Mundra is the Joint Managing Director of Ujaas Energy and provides strategic direction in selection of technology
On a growth path
Pawan Mathur, Director (Water and Heat Sector) Itron, has a total experience of over 19 years with leading Indian and multinational companies.
Technology for transparency and efficiency
Throughout the world, the public and private sectors recognise the need for a better transportation infrastructure. And increasingly, they see the potential of smarter railroads to address that need.
GAIL signs US deal to source LNG
For bringing in close to six million tonne of LNG every year over a 20-year period beginning 2016-17, GAIL (India) has entered into a $60-billion (about Rs 3.80 lakh crore) deal with two US-based companies. GAIL is the first Asian company to buy LNG from the US.
Gas-based project in Orissa
Now decks have been cleared for establishment of a 423 MW gas-based power project in Orissa, at an investment of Rs 3,106 crore. JGreen Power has come forward with its proposal for the project
Rise in KG-D6 output expected
As Reliance Industries and its partner BP plc of the UK are working together, they may have been able to arrest the steep decline in output from their main gas field in the eastern offshore KG-D6 fields.
Oil firms to acquire foreign debt funds
To reduce pressure on the current account deficit (CAD), Centre has asked the state-owned power firms to utilise foreign debts to fund their foreign acquisitions completely.


