Rapid transit systems resolving India’s mobility challenges In the vast landscape of India’s economic growth, the development of robust rapid transit systems stands as a crucial cornerstone. Rapid transit systems such as metro rails and regional railways are the next frontiers towards solving India’s mobility challenges, says Kumar Keshav, CEO, Deutsche Bahn RRTS Operations India Pvt...
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A Paradigm Shift on the Anvil for India’s Mass Rapid Transit System
Testimony of success of Gati Shakti platform, by KVB Reddy, L&T Metro Testimony of success of PM Gati Shakti platform can be assessed by cabinet’s approval for a new railway line connecting Gujarat and Rajasthan. This large-scale infrastructure project plan was created in just three to four months using the Gati Shakti platform, reveals KVB...
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Govt has no plans to privatise railway sector: Ministry of Railways
Railways need technology to progress under Aatmanirbhar Bharat
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HMT Machine Tools Ajmer develops grinding machine for railway axles
Equipment to cost less than half of the imported ones On Sunday HMT Machine Tools Ajmer, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of HMT Limited, said that it developed a highly-productive grinding machine that might cost less than half of the imported equipment for the railway axles.Indian Railways is importing the equipment from European countries as...
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AK Tyagi, CMD, Nuberg Engg: EPC industry is calibrating to new normal
Immense opportunities for growth in offing for EPC globally and India, Tyagi says
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Need to develop 700 km of metro rail lines annually to meet future growth
With Indian cities emerging as the key drivers of economic growth, attention also needs to be paid to developing a robust public transportation system in them, observes Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs. Puri made these observations at a panel discussion moderated by Pratap Padode, Editor-in-Chief, CONSTRUCTION WORLD, and Aashish Chandorkar, Columnist,...
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L&T Wins Contract to Build Country’s First High-Speed Rail Corridor
The Indian engineering, procurement & construction (EPC) projects to defence multinational, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) has won the bid for a substantial part of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) or bullet train corridor.
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India’s Intelligent Evolution
In June 2015, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his bold Smart Cities Mission, an investment of Rs 980 billion to develop 100 cities across the country into intelligent, sustainable and resident-friendly communities.
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How important is Project Management for New India
In another ten years, India is expected to have the second largest number of project management jobs in the world after China. Phenomenal growth in project management opportunities will largely be driven by economic expansion and infrastructure projects.
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The compressor market will grow above 20,000-25,000 units a year
Despite price sensitivity of the Indian market remaining a major challenge, Conrad Latham, General Manager, Atlas Copco Compressor Technique, India cites that to be competitive in India, the global players are willing to pay for the value of options that are normally associated with improved energy efficiencies like variable speed drive compressors, permanent magnetic motors, cost-effective adsorption dryers or even higher IE-rated motors.