Srinivas Bommidala, Group Director, GMR Group, talks about the long-term impacts of privatisation of airports, withdrawal of service tax exemption and the ´Make in India´ campaign as well as the growth potential of the industry.
FlashNews:
Vizhinjam Expansion Strengthens India’s Maritime Competitiveness: Sonowal
Tata Power Odisha Discoms Secure Top National Rankings for Third Consecutive Year
SDHI Secures $227 Million Chemical Tanker Deal, Revives India’s Commercial Shipbuilding
India’s Energy Transition Sets Global Pace: Pralhad Joshi at Davos
IWDC Clears ₹15 Billion Projects to Boost Green Mobility, Cargo and River Tourism
World Bank Approves $815 Million Financing for Tata Power-DGPC Dorjilung Hydropower Project in Bhutan
Indian Railways Deploys Humanoid Robot ASC ARJUN at Visakhapatnam for Smart Station Security
India’s Power Grid Crosses 500,000 Circuit Km, Marks 71.6% Growth Since 2014
India Inc Optimistic on Growth, Flags Infrastructure, Defence and Export Priorities: FICCI Survey
NHAI, Konkan Railway Ink MoU to Boost Integrated Road‑Rail Infrastructure Development
DGCA Digitises Pilot Licensing with Electronic ATPL Services to Strengthen Aviation Ecosystem
Power Minister Calls for Financially Strong Discoms to Drive India’s Energy Future
BLR Airport Launches Gate Z, India’s First Social Lounge Redefining the Airport Experience
MoPNG Highlights Financing Strength, Regulatory Reforms Ahead of New Upstream Bid Rounds
ABB India Modernises BPCL’s Vadinar‑Bina Pipeline for Uninterrupted Operations
Vaishnaw Projects 6-8% Growth, Highlights Reform Momentum at Davos
Aerem Solutions Secures $15 Million to Drive Distributed Solar Adoption Across India
India Showcases Energy Transition at Davos: Joshi Calls for Global Collaboration
Indian Railways Expands High-Speed Track Network, Boosts Safety with Modernisation
Tag: infrastructure
Looking Ahead
The twelfth anniversary celebrations at Infrastructure Today coincide with a time of great optimism in the Indian economy, and in the infrastructure domain, in particular. The general mood in the country is a ringing endorsement for Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Investment in Railways to increase
Girish Pillai, Advisor-Infrastructure, Indian Railways, has highlighted key features of the Indian Railways´ five-year action plan. Pillai said the National Transport Development Policy Committee has estimated investment till 2032 to be worth Rs 32,00,000 crore.
Infra firms pitch for regulator to monitor PPP projects across sectors
Infrastructure players have pitched for a neutral regulator to look into issues in public-private-partnership (PPP) projects. They highlighted this to the Vijay Kelkar Committee that is looking into ´revisiting and revitalising the PPP model of infrastructure development´
Logistics corridor likely in few years
The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is starting a massive exercise to diagnose the deficiencies in the infrastructure and system. It will come up with solutions for seamless movement of big carriers or trailers on the highways that connect six-seven major ports such as JNPT in Mumbai, Kandla and Haldia, besides key manufacturing hubs.
WB plans to use 1 lakh acre Govt land for industry
In a bid to dispel impression that West Bengal does not have enough land for industry, the state government has said it has one lakh acres of land with different departments which could be used. There had been apprehension in the industry on availability of large tracks of land in the state as the state government has moved out of forced acquisition of land.
FinMin to compile list of projects for foreign governments
The finance ministry will compile a list of projects that can be offered to foreign governments that have pledged billions of dollars in investment. This could be the Narendra Modi government´s version of the project monitoring group set up by its predecessor to get stalled infrastructure development moving again.
Organisations are realising the need for structured project management
Airport infrastructure and operation involve various stages from concept, design, quantity estimates costing, financial close, pre-construction activities (land acquisition, removal of encumbrances), EPC (Engineering, Procurement
Modernising Mumbai Airport
The biggest challenge, says L&T, was to construct the terminal amidst a fully operational airport. L&T was awarded the mandate as the main contractor to plan, design, engineer, procure, construct, test and commission the new Terminal 2
There are several challenges the government needs to address to sustain investors´ interest
Dr S Vasudevan, Director, Aerospace & Defence, KPMG Advisory Services Private Limited, shares his view on the scenario in aviation infrastructure in India and overseas with Janaki Krishnamoorthi.





