In a note released ahead of the festive season, Grégory Goba-Blé outlines how logistics providers like MOVIN Express prepare in advance by expanding infrastructure, optimising distribution networks, and reinforcing coordination across warehousing and transport to ensure seamless service during peak demand. What does it take to steer one of India’s fastest-growing logistics companies through the...
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Navi Mumbai International Airport: India’s Newest Gateway to Growth, Connectivity and Investment
More than a relief valve for Mumbai’s saturated skies, India’s newest mega-airport is poised to become a strategic growth engine that enhances connectivity, attracts investment, and accelerates urban development across Maharashtra and Western India, writes Manish Pant. Just as its inspiration—a blooming lotus—symbolises the opening of the human mind, the formal inauguration of Navi Mumbai...
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SDHI Signs ₹42.5 Billion Shipbuilding Pact with GMB, Partners with SMFCL to Advance Maritime India Vision
Anchored in Maritime India Vision 2030 and the Amrit Kaal Vision 2047, the agreements signal a strategic leap in infrastructure, skills, and global maritime competitiveness. Swan Defence and Heavy Industries (SDHI), India’s largest shipbuilding and heavy fabrication firm, has signed two strategic memoranda of understanding (MoUs) aimed at accelerating the country’s maritime manufacturing ecosystem. Inked...
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Rewriting the Rules: RBI’s New Blueprint for Safer Project Finance
The Reserve Bank of India’s revised project finance guidelines, effective from October, aim to mitigate infrastructure financing risks and establish a robust framework to safeguard stakeholder interests, informs Rajashree Murkute. India’s ambitions are vast: transforming into a $30 trillion economy by 2047, building 100 smart cities, and advancing sustainability alongside seamless connectivity. Yet these goals...
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Foundamental Launches Third Construction-Tech Fund, Deepens India Focus Amid Global Expansion
The Berlin-based venture capital firm aims to close Fund III—anchored in the broader project economy of construction and infrastructure—by the end of calendar 2025. Berlin-based venture capital firm Foundamental has announced the launch of its third fund, reinforcing its commitment to India and the Asia-Pacific region while expanding its global footprint across construction, infrastructure, and...
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Maharashtra Farmers Gain Daytime Irrigation Boost from Avaada’s Solar Push
The state government-led initiative under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY) aims to provide farmers with reliable daytime electricity for irrigation while accelerating the shift to decentralised clean energy. Mumbai-headquartered Avaada Group has commissioned 11 solar power projects in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal district under the Mukhyamantri Saur Krushi Vahini Yojana (MSKVY) 2.0. The state-led initiative...
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GST on Drones Slashed to 5% in Major Tax Reform, Boosting India’s UAV Sector
Uniform taxation rate to reduce prices and spur drone adoption across agriculture, defence, and infrastructure. In a landmark move to support emerging technologies and industrial growth, the GST Council has approved a uniform 5 per cent goods and services tax (GST) on all categories of drones. The reform, announced at the 56th GST Council Meeting,...
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Delhi Airport Becomes Asia’s Fastest-Growing Transit Hub After 244% Surge in International Transfers
Delhi Airport’s strategic rise as a preferred East–West layover is reshaping long-haul travel, linking South Asia to North America and Europe with seamless regional transfers. Delhi International Airport (DIAL), operated by the GMR Aero-led consortium, has recorded a whopping 244 per cent rise in international-to-international (I-to-I) transfer traffic over the past two years, positioning it...
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ISRO Innovations Continue to Reach Industry as IN-SPACe Signs Five New Deals
With these latest agreements, the total number of technologies transferred to the Indian industry has reached 98. In a significant step towards commercialising space technologies and reducing import dependence, the Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) has facilitated the transfer of five innovations developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to domestic...
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Inox Wind Divests ₹1.75 Bn Stake in EPC Arm at ₹74 Bn Valuation
The stake sale reflects growing investor confidence in India’s renewable EPC segment, as infrastructure scale and policy support converge. Inox Wind Ltd (IWL), a leading provider of wind energy solutions in India, has announced the sale of a ₹1.75 billion stake in its engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) subsidiary, Inox Renewable Solutions Ltd (IRSL), to...