As infrastructure and industrial investments gather pace, break bulk logistics is becoming an increasingly important component of project execution across India, writes Rushi Parekh India’s infrastructure story is no longer confined to highways, metro projects and urban development. Investments in renewable energy, steel, power transmission, ports, refineries and heavy manufacturing are creating demand for a...
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Intelligence for Infrastructure
India’s challenge has shifted from building more infrastructure to making project execution predictable, Varghese Daniel asserts. India’s infrastructure build‑out is taking place at a scale that makes project execution increasingly complex. Public capital expenditure has risen from about `2 trillion in FY2014‑15 to `12.2 trillion in FY2026‑27, underlining the sustained focus on infrastructure‑led growth. The...
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Capital Pathways to Infrastructure
As India unlocks diverse capital pathways to fuel infrastructure growth, broaden investor participation, and strengthen the foundations of its next economic phase, the financial sector must match this mission, Arka Mookerjee and Soumitra Majumdar affirm. Finance is the fuel for growth. As India seeks to sustain high levels of sustainable economic growth and infrastructure development,...
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DHL Express is ready for India’s scale and complexity
Four months after launching its Heavyweight Express service for India’s manufacturing sector, Infrastructure Today’s Manish Pant spoke with Sandeep Juneja, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, DHL Express India, about the company’s roadmap in the world’s fastest‑growing major economy. While the ongoing West Asia conflict has added uncertainty to global supply chains, Juneja remains optimistic...
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We’re evolving into a technology-agnostic company
As India’s infrastructure sector braces for a wave of technological disruption, Cummins is repositioning itself for the future. Long synonymous with diesel engines, the company now sees its identity shifting toward being a technology‑agnostic solutions provider. From powering data centres and AI‑driven nodes to advancing batteries, fuel cells and electrolysers, Cummins is broadening its scope...
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The Techno-Structure Imperative
Technology is making India’s infrastructure smarter, safer, and more resilient, while forcing a fundamental rethink of how projects are planned, built, and managed, writes Manish Pant. On August 26, India’s northeastern neighbour Nepal was wracked by flash floods triggered by a glacier collapse and ice‑rock avalanche in the ecologically fragile Himalayas near the Langtang range....
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India Needs Workforce Continuity Crisis Mandate
With India’s supply chain undergoing a sweeping transformation, driven by high‑capacity railway mega‑projects like the Dedicated Freight Corridors, stakeholders must ensure the right people, in the right places, with the right skills to sustain synchronised operations, cautions Deepesh Gupta. India’s supply chain ecosystem is entering one of its most transformative phases. Sustained investment in infrastructure,...
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Powering Freight Growth
Energy supply unpredictability makes large‑scale green trucking essential to insulate the Indian economy from fossil fuel dependence, notes Anand Mimani. India’s infrastructure story is expanding at a remarkable pace. Highways are expanding, ports are being modernised, and new logistics corridors are changing the way goods move across the country. As this network grows, there is...
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Beyond Climate, Water Stress is an Infrastructure Challenge
India’s water deficit is fundamentally tied to storage and infrastructure gaps that must be bridged through modern reservoirs, efficient rainwater harvesting, and restoration of traditional water bodies to ensure year‑round water security, writes Siddharth Bansal. The increasing water problem in India is frequently perceived through the prism of climate change—the unpredictability of the monsoons, the...
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The Next Logistics Advantage
The next phase of India’s logistics transformation will be determined by how well infrastructure assets are utilised, alongside a broader industry effort involving manufacturers, logistics providers, warehouse operators, technology partners and policymakers, declares Samarnath Jha. India has made substantial investments in highways, dedicated freight corridors, ports and multimodal connectivity. The challenge today is to improve...