By the time this issue reaches your hands, the new government would have taken over. Which are the burning issues in the infrastructure space that have to be tackled on an urgent basis?
Tag: infrastructure
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Waiting in the wings
There is a perennial need for regulatory and institutional changes to keep in step with the social and infrastructural development. It often seems that the law is playing catch up with situations that evolve and many a times it is possible to trace in new or amended legislation the exact gap or mischief it is trying to plug.
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The new alternative
Despite sluggishness in the infrastructure sector, Alternate Investment Funds managed to attract the maximum amount of investments during the year,
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Tata to bid for Navi Mumbai airport
Tata Realty and Infrastructure is preparing a possible joint venture with Heathrow Airport's biggest shareholder, Ferrovial SA of Spain, to bid for the Navi Mumbai airport project. Ferrovial SA is one of the worlIf approved,
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Banking licence likely to provide IDFC access to low-cost bank deposits
IDFC Ltd has won a banking licence as per a recent RBI announcement. A banking licence would provide a window to IDFC to access low-cost bank deposits and reduce reliance on high-cost term loans and, thus, help expand margins. The company was set up in 1997 as a specialised lender for big-ticket infrastructure project with long gestation period.
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Our assistance purely depends on the bilateral relationship
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) is cautious to comment on the progress of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC). The DMIC project being a greenfield, that has taken a long time and faced land-acquisition delays, has made JICA alter their strategy for other projects in the country especially on Chennai-Bengaluru-Industrial Corridor (CBIC).
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What lies ahead?
The Indian infrastructure sector has been snowed under unfavourable macroeconomic variables and project level stress over the past couple of years. The slowing economy had an adverse impact on the transportation sector, particularly the projects in the early ramp-up stage.
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Innovative ideas
Lokanathan Nadar leads the Infrastructure and Agricultural business vertical at Arthveda. He has over 12 years of advising the government bodies and private sector players in the area of infrastructure, SEZs, power, industrial development and roads and transportation.
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Paradigm shift in procurement process
The Indian aviation market has been witnessing significant growth in the last few years. Currently the ninth largest aviation market, handling 121 million domestic and 41 million international passengers,
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Speedy R and R is good news
Year 2013-14 was probably the most chaotic environment for mining sector as the so-called "coalgate" scam continued to haunt the industry and many coal blocks at in a danger of being deallocated. Inordinate delays in clearances further dragged the mining sector backward.