Indian Railways’ decade‑long transformation converged with strategies for its next leap at the Infrastructure Today Railway Conclave in New Delhi. Indian Railways is entering a defining chapter of transition, marked by unprecedented investment, technological innovation, and a renewed emphasis on self‑reliance. With capital outlay at an all‑time high, the national transporter is accelerating construction across...
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Mumbai to host METRO RAIL CONFERENCE on 20th January 2023
The high-profile Metro Rail Conference to be held on 20th January 2023 at JW Marriott, Mumbai‘Metro Man of India’ Padma Vibhushan E Sreedharan to make a special addressOpportunities of over 1000 km of upcoming metro rail projectsTrends and adaptation of technologies in the Indian metro rail segment.Experience sharing by proven stalwarts on speedy metro execution. Mumbai, 19...
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A Game-Changer for India’s Infrastructure
A powerful tool if made open to the public, writes Elias George, KPMG Gati Shakti NMP will be an even more powerful tool once it is made open access to the public, which will facilitate crowd-sourced suggestions, corrections, and iterations, as well as enabling fairer, more democratic, and more accurate assessments of the environmental and...
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Nabh Nirmaan: Towards 1 billion air trips
India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. The traffic growth, in the last three years, has been in the range of 16-18 per cent per annum. India is expected to be amongst the top three aviation markets in 2020 along with the US and China.
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Indian airports facing severe capacity crunch
Amber Dubey, Partner and India Head of Aerospace & Defence, KPMG feels that a tough relook is required at the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (LARR) Act, 2013, as it has made land acquisition for public infrastructure projects such as airports impossible.
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Accommodating the Boom
The air travel boom in India has thrown up a new set of challenges before the country's aviation sector. The airport infrastructure needs to be ramped up on priority for the growth momentum to be sustained in the long term.
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4th Equipment India Award 2017 | Celebration of Excellence
It was 6.15 pm with 15 minutes to go for the mega event of the infrastructure equipment industry. Meanwhile, the Viceroy Hall at the heritage Claridges Hotel located in New Delhi's famed Lutyen's Zone was already filled to capacity.
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44 airports have potential for UDAN
About 44 airports across the country have high potential for operations under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) for civil aviation, UDAN, according to a report from industry body FICCI.
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The aviation regulator needs a complete revamp
The decision of the Government of India to spend $10 billion towards airport infrastructure development is a critical move. India is one the few nations in the globe which has recorded a year-on-year passenger growth of nearly 23 per cent.
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44 airports have potential for operations under UDAN | FICCI
About 44 airports across the country have high potential for operations under the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) for civil aviation, UDAN, according to a report from industry body FICCI.