Conventional sewage treatment systems, favoured by engineers and bureaucrats, are incapable of doing the job. So the smart cities have been picked and the hunt is on to flesh out what the proclamations of the Ministry of Urban Development
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Scaling the urban ladder
Rapid urbanisation has brought in a sling of progressive measures from the policy-makers. A transition has to set in to accommodate such exponential growth in the urban population.
The precious undervalued commodity
More than 100 thousand cubic km of water falls on the face of our mother earth every year as precipitation, and this huge quantity will be, in a manner of speaking, adequate to meet everyone´s needs - but for the fact that some of it cannot be captured, and some of it falls where it is not needed.
Angelique: The builder of developing economies in the world
Established in 1996, Angelique International Limited has grown into a an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) giant with a turnover now nearing $350 million, undertaking turnkey projects in power, water, irrigation and agriculture sectors as well as industrial projects in international markets of Africa, Middle East, Latin America and South East Asia.
Revival of Indian Shipbuilding
What has prevailed in the last 1000 years is not going to change in the foreseeable future. Merchant ships will continue to be the major means of trade across the oceans of the world. Warships will continue to provide international maritime security, keeping our sea lanes of communication safe and navigable for calm and peaceful trade.
High achiever
Umesh Ulavi, is currently serving as Vice President and Business Sector Head, Water Resource Management of Kirloskar Brothers Limited. He is the holder of bachelor degree of engineering in mechanical stream from College of Engineering Pune in 1979. He has more than 35 years of rich experience in the field of hydraulics and pumping systems.
Goa to get Rs.700 cr infra boost
In a major step to give a boost to the poor infrastructure in Goa, the Chief Minister Laxmikant Parsekar has proposed to increase the budget of the state infrastructure development corporation (GSIDC)-the special purpose vehicle for such projects-to Rs 700 crore which is almost three times of the previous year.
Smart cities will need smarter administration
A smart city´s command centre will manage everyday services such as power distribution, water and solid waste management.
Budget 2015: The chinks and the missing links
Budget 2015 echoes the need to foster the infrastructure ecosystem and outlines the policies and reforms which are expected to revive the growth of infrastructure which has remained tepid.
RIL, BP to invest Rs.6,000 cr to improve gas recovery
Reliance Industries and its partner BP plc of UK will invest about Rs 6,000 crore by 2016 to help sustain and improve recovery from the two main gas fields in the eastern offshore KG-D6 block.






