Danfoss Industries has partnered with the Kolkata Metro Rail Corp. (KMRC) and Chennai Metro Rail Ltd, (CMRL) to offer cutting-edge drive solutions of varying capacities, to enhance safety, comfort, energy efficiency, sustainability, and reliability of their networks.

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are being encouraged in India's Metro Policy 2017 and this has opened up opportunities for the private sector, says Elias George, Partner and National Head, Infrastructure, Government and Healthcare at KPMG in India.

To increase ridership in metro rail network there is a need to develop a comprehensive mobility plan not only for the primary transport system but also for the secondary and tertiary system for first and last-mile connectivity and, therefore, the need for setting up of a unified metropolitan transport authority.

With a total of 5,151 projects envisaged across the 100 cities, works on 1,177 projects worth Rs 434.93 billion have started and about 677 projects are at the tendering stage.

In an exclusive interview with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, Ajay Pandey, Managing Director, Group CEO of GIFT City, outlines how an ideal greenfield city should be.

With all the glitter and shine, India's newly-found tech hub, Telangana, hosted the country's smartest conclave ever - SMART URBANATION from March 22to 23, 2018.

The total length of operational metro projects in India presently stands at about 440 km and is growing. Cities like Bengaluru, Chennai, Gurugram, Kochi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Lucknow and the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) where they are already operational, are simultaneously adding on to their existing route networks.

To effectively address the emerging urbanisation challenges, the Ministry of Urban Development has come out with a multi-pronged policy framework to promote living close to mass urban transit corridors. This new initiatives seeks to promote ‘Transit Oriented Development (TOD)’ which enables people to live within walking or cycling distance from transit corridors like the Metros, monorail and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridors, currently being taken up on a large scale.

Smart Cities support the comprehensive development of physical, institutional, social and economic urban infrastructure, improve the quality of life, protect the environment and create jobs for millions, says Deepak Premnarayen, President, Indian Merchants' Chamber (IMC), and Chairman, FirstRand Bank India.