Pranab Majumdar, the General Manager and Head-BOOT Business Segment, VATech Wabag, is currently assigned as General Manager and Business Head of BOOT/PPP Segment in Water and Waste Water India and Global.
FlashNews:
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IndiGo to Launch Direct Athens Flights on India’s First Airbus A321XLR
DGCA Launches Auto-Generated Computer Numbers for Flight Crew via Pariksha Portal
India’s Digital Firewall Shields Millions from Spoof Calls, with Even Google Adopting It: Scindia
India Post Preps to Reboot as Logistics Giant Under Scindia’s Watch
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IREE 2025: Schaeffler India Showcases Future-Ready Rail Solutions at IREE 2025
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IREE 2025: Siemens Unveils Next-Gen Rail Technologies to Drive India’s Mobility Transformation
IREE 2025: RVNL Showcases Engineering Prowess at Asia’s Largest Rail Exhibition
Sonowal Unveils Eight Maritime Projects to Mark New Mangalore Port’s Golden Jubilee
Air India Adds 174 Weekly Flights Across Domestic and Southeast Asia Routes for Winter 2025
Windergy India 2025: Chennai to Host Three-Day Global Dialogue on Wind Power Scale, Policy, and Innovation
Exploring new options
The exploration capacities of PSUs and the state governments are almost utilised. Dilip Kumar Jena and Bhavesh Singhavi recommend why we should study the best practices in Canada and other mining-rich countries while engaging the private sector.
Revenue model needs to change
In the revenue sharing model, an investor who is investing in the port project should also get some comfort level in the initial years, says Umesh Grover, Group Executive Director, Shipping & Infrastructure, SKIL Infrastructure. There has to be a gestation period but as the cargo increases, the proportion of revenue share should also be increased.
Technology can play an important role in improving throughput
Railways needs to create capacity along its arterial routes viz, the Golden Quadrilateral and diagonals as well as augment capacity on rail links serving ports, industrial hubs and to existing and new mining areas,
Budget 2013: Industry reactions
Budget 2013 has been an impetus for infrastructure sector. Industry leaders welcomed the various progressive measures taken in the budget.
Water experts question uniform thrust on PPP
The conference was a milestone in that experts discussed why the government-promoted PPP model has often failed when it comes to the water sector.
Solutions that stare Railways in the eye
Modernisation and technology go hand-in-hand, and clearly Indian Railways understands that. Its technology division, CRIS, has created several modules and technologies, many of which the Railways has not implemented in a standardised way.
Go against the grain!
This year starts the Plan for a huge boost from the government to rural infrastructure. Private investors should not look at the immediate size of attractiveness of projects alone, but consider the multiplier effects.
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