NPAs are at best symptomatic of a deeper problem among infrastructure projects in particular, among those on public-private partnership (PPP).
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India needs project managers to avert risk
Raj Kalady, Managing Director of Project Management Institute, explains why India's infrastructure developers are risk-agnostic and how training in project management has made a difference.
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Future investments depend on how we treat existing projects
Can this be the twist in UPA II's tail and the welcome unknotting of India's wound-up growth story? Just over a month after the Prime Minister's Office constituted a monitoring committee in early June this year to troubleshoot stalled infrastructure projects,
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There is no alternative to PPP
There are few people in the seats of power who're more convinced about PPP than Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman of the Planning Commission of India. In a freewheeling interview and a mood for candour,
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Quasi-judicial body to resolve disputes
The Planning Commission is working on what the new Dispute Resolution Bill should contain. Based on a briefing of Infrastructure Today's round table discussion on Dispute Resolution in Infrastructure (see lead story), Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission of India,
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Talent pool needed to manage projects
HR shortage is a major reason for a crunch in infrastructure execution. Pratima Sheorey, Officiating Director, SCMHRD, in an email interaction, explains how management training is helping.
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BPCL to invest Rs 5k crore on gas transportation infra
State run oil marketing firm Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL) is all set to make its footprints in creating gas transportation infrastructure pan India. The company is set aside Rs 4,000-5,000 crore to build the gas pipeline infrastructure over next 4-5 years
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Need of the Hour – Frost & Sullivan to focus on Blue Sky Innovation at its GIL 2013: India
As senior executives and influential thought leaders gear up to address, the challenges that lie ahead of them, they once again realize that innovation is the key to driving long-term revenue growth and developing a competitive edge.
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GMR divests majority stake in GUEL to India Infrastructure Fund of IDFC
In line with GMR Group's Asset Right and Asset Light Strategy, GMR Highways Ltd has signed a definitive agreement with India Infrastructure Fund (IIF) to divest 74% stake in GMR Ulundurpet Expressways Private Limited ('GUEL').
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Project bonanza in offing with rail land leases
Rail Land Development Authority (RLDA) has prepared an action plan for fast tracking the development of 75 multi-functional complex (MFC) sites in current year for which bidding process is being initiated in phases.