In the past decade, the Indian aviation industry has emerged as the 9th biggest aviation industry in the world. However, high taxes and slow pace of regulatory reforms have adversely impacted the growth of this industry.
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Looking East
While political differences may take a while to be ironed out, growing business collaborations between India and China are scripting a mutually benefiting story. China has shown keen interest to finance India´s infrastructure development
China wants India to invest in Shenzhen
Indian industries are accustomed to Chinese imports, but a call to Indian investors to "come to Shenzhen"-a leitmotif at a recently held seminar in Mumbai-reminded them of the power of market forces. With a GDP of $200 billion and a per capita GDP of $20,000, the city of Shenzhen offers a dream-come-true story of growth and success.
Instrumental in growth
Yogesh Dhingra is Chief Operating Officer and Finance Director (COO & FD) of Blue Dart Express. He has been with Blue Dart for over 20 years with an overall experience of 28 years across diverse industries.
Logistics as a factor of process efficiencies
Low penetration of automation and processes in the largely unorganised sector is a setback for logistics in India. Efficiencies through better infrastructure and statutory conditions would help unshackle the sectorÂ’s economic potential significantly, writes Thomas Tieber.
Govt likely to get Rs 23,000 cr
The government is likely to get over Rs 23,000 crore through one-time spectrum fee that has been levied on mobile operators for holding spectrum beyond a prescribed limit, Minister of State for Communications and IT Milind Deora informed.
Real-time traffic management system
When it’s information technology (IT), Bangalore shows the way. Infusion of IT into India’s urban transport infrastructure has mostly been piecemeal, sometimes defeating the purpose. As Praveen Sood says,
Towards automation of freight operation
What started as a non-profit freight operations information system is now Indian Railways' IT arm, having provided solutions from freight receipts to wagon movement and e-procurement-all pressure points for the user.
Connecting rural India
Telecom infrastructure in India has been largely affected by various factors, making the erection of telecom facilities expensive. The telecom ministry is considering a range of options including grants and concessions
Lowly Worm
Stuxnet is the dreaded name that is responsible for sleepless nights among IT departments in infrastructure sectors across the world, including India.


