The logistics industry in India is still at a nascent stage and is highly fragmented. However, the future of logistics sector in India looks bright with government focusing on developing infrastructure, say Bhaskar Subbramanian and Mohammad Athar.
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Expertspeak: Now, to capitalise on ICTT
With globalisation, cross-border trade has grown monumentally and continues to acceÂlerate at a never-seen-before pace. India has one of the most rapidly expanding infrastructure privaÂtisation programmes among the developing countries
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Steering the growth
India's urban infrastructure is growing at a phenomenal pace, but due to improper urban planning in the past, growth is not able to match the pace of economic activities in the urban areas, says Kumar Ramesh.
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JNNURM needs to be a programme, not a project
With the somewhat partial success of the first round of JNNURM, the Mission hopes to leverage the advantage of learning experiences, both of its success and stumbling blocks, as it gears up to address many more cities in the second round.
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Expertspeak: On matching expansion
Although a few airport projects were completed last year, most were by AAI. The tremendous pressure on the existing airport infrastructure is a reason why more private participation is needed,
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India as an emerging refining hub
In 2010, India’s total primary energy consumption was 433.3 million tonne of oil equivalent (mtoe), an increase of 5.6 per cent over 2009. Of this, 135 mt of oil contributed 31 per cent of the overall energy consumption,
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Expertspeak: Share resources, cut costs
By sharing telecom towers, mobile phone companies are able to cut costs and pass the benefit to consumers, a practice that could be adopted by other sectors with similar results,
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4th Annual India Roads 2011: Cost Cannot Determine Safety
The 4th India Roads Conference 2011 (29-20 June) drew the attention of top industry houses, policymakers and independent consultants, researchers and analysts. With a potent and topical theme (road safety),
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Analysis: Balancing requirement and availability
While the gap in debt requirement versus availability towards meeting the 12th Plan target is enormous and requires focused effort to address, equity investors will now look for steadier long-term investments,
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Hydrocarbon: Fuel for Growth
Having established its credentials in the refinery sector, Essar Projects- Hydrocarbon Strategic Business Unit (SBU) plans to position itself as a leading Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) sector player in the petrochemicals, fertilizer and gas value chain.