Feature Oct 01, 2019 Steel Sector Set to Retain Sheen Prime Minister Narendra Modi government's decision to not ratify the Regional Economic Comprehensive Partnership (RECP) treaty over India's concerns on imports from China was widely hailed by the steel industry.
Interview Oct 01, 2019 Data Analysis, Utilisation to Boost Productivity and Efficiency With around 90,000 MW of renewable energy already integrated into India's power grid and another 25-30,000 MW planned for integration in the current financial year, what is important is managing emissions.
Cover Story Jul 01, 2019 Poised for a Turnaround Contributions from the power equipment industry is 8.1 per cent of the manufacturing sector in terms of value and 1.35 per cent of India's GDP, providing direct employment to 5 lakh people, indirect employment to 10 lakh people, and employment to over 50 lakh people across the entire value chain.
Cover Story Apr 01, 2019 POST ELECTION: Infra Funding Challenge How far is India from witnessing a turnaround in its capital expenditure (capex) cycle? No, the answer to this question is not "just one general election away".
Web Exclusive Mar 08, 2019 PM inaugurates Nagpur Metro rail The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, flagged off the 13.5 km long Khapri- Sitabuldi section of the Nagpur Metro through video conference. This is the second metro service in Maharashtra followed by India’s financial capital—Mumbai
Cover Story Jul 01, 2018 “Developer interests to be adequately safeguarded” As a special purpose vehicle (SPV), the Indian Railway Stations Development Corporation (IRSDCL) is responsible for executing the largest transit-oriented development (TOD) programme globally for 600 railway stations.
Cover Story Mar 01, 2017 In the HAM of a Dilemma Just as with PPP projects, HAM contracts too are finding financial closure to be a challenge. Banks, especially, are wary of putting their money on developers with weak financials and lack of adequate experience. Industry insiders, however, beg to differ.
Feature Feb 01, 2017 Flaws in civil aviation policy will be resolved over a period of time The new civil aviation policy is aimed at creating an ecosystem of affordable flying for the masses as well as easing industry-related concerns which were long due. To do so, the policy has addressed issues from the regulatory, financial and operational perspectives in a comprehensive manner in three main areas
Feature Feb 01, 2017 Our carriers are comparatively inefficient and not aggressive The new aviation policy has brought in a lot of forward-looking changes to boost the slumping aviation industry; these changes have been made to make the industry more dynamic and lucrative for all the players and to level the playing field. One of the major changes which have been welcomed by the smaller airlines is that, prior to the policy change, an airline needed to have 20 planes and five years of local operations to fly overseas.