BC Tripathi, who helms India's largest natural gas marketer and transporter -- GAIL, discusses last-mile connectivity to homes with Jyoti Mukul and Shine Jacob.
The fund is being set up in association with two off-shore partners -- HSH Nordbank, (HSH) Germany and Noor Financial Investment Company of Kuwait. HSH Nordbank is a major financier in the transportation sector especially in shipping and aviation. In India, it has participated in debt financing for the modernisation of the Delhi airport. Noor is the financial arm of NIG Group, a conglomerate.
A plan for projects to be awarded in the year 2010-11 is to be launched soon.
Experts, however, caution that though the moves are positive for the sector as a whole, they don't expect much gain in the near-term.
FMCG, automobile industries say if GST regime kicks in, rail hubs can take Make in India to a new high.
These are typically the nations with the biggest industries, biggest production capabilities and the biggest populations.
The government is likely to allow FDI in high speed trains and other projects.
Despite public-private partnership projects announced in several rail budgets, the investment since 2000 has been merely Rs 3,000 crore.
Small aircraft operators want better infra at regional airports.
Nearly $1.2 trillion (Rs 53.1 lakh crore) is the capital expenditure needed to fund construction of infrastructure for water, sewage, transport and affordable housing among others, with 40 per cent of the estimated 1.47 trillion Indians living in urban areas by 2030.
Very little notice, however, has been taken of the fact that Reliance Gas Transportation and Infrastructure Ltd, which set up the pipeline network for transport of this gas which has had rival users clamouring for government priority, is no longer owned by RIL, but by the latter's chairman and managing director, Mukesh Ambani. The change took place three years earlier and went largely unnoticed, even though RGTIL is crucial for RIL's burgeoning gas business.
Smart Cities can be a success depending on the basic amenities it manages to provide citizens.
The National Power Training Institute (NPTI) opens admissions to its PG diploma in GIS and Remote Sensing.
Global airlines' body International Air Transport Association on Tuesday asked the government to improve infrastructure and cut costs and 'excessive' taxation on aviation, saying it could be done by preparing a national aviation policy in India.
The proposed Indian Institute of Management in Bihar will be set up at Bodh Gaya in Gaya district, state Education Minister Brishen Patel said on Wednesday.
Road Transport and Highways Minister Kamal Nath has said that he is "excited" about his new portfolio as he is looking forward to a challenge and has got one.
This was stated by Union urban development minster Sugata Roy in Rajya Sabha today in response to a written question.
To run 24/7 establishments require infrastructure such as public transport.
India should not miss the opportunity to develop high-speed railway.
The Indian Army has shown it can face down the PLA, but is too often held back by a political leadership that lacks boldness, asserts Ajai Shukla.
The 80-odd projects completed till now are already valued at Rs 14,000 crore.
Bad roads, poor transport facilities, large scale pollution and lack of clean water and power supply are the main problems every in Indian cities.
Rs 2,000 crore will be earmarked for the purchase of ventilators and Rs 1,000 crore for care of migrant labourers
The court said in its order, "If we have not imposed a lockdown it does not mean that we do not believe in it. We are still of the view that if we want to break the chain a lockdown for a duration of at least two weeks is a must."
They are arguing that it is a major source of greenhouse gas emission.
In a bid to woo foreign investors, the Indian Railways is planning to organise road shows in select countries showcasing opportunities for investment in the rail sector.
These beautiful railway stations are icons of a nation's outstanding infrastructure.
Currently, the Brahmaputra at Guwahati, Nimatighat in Jorhat, Tezpur in Sonitpur, Goalpara and Dhubri towns, while the Barak at AP Ghat in Cachar and Badarpurghat in Karimganj are flowing above the danger mark.
Four years after Beijing hosted a spectacular summer Olympics, China's bustling capital sees vastly improved public transport and infrastructure, but many of the venues built for the event languish unloved, underused and draining public finances.
'There has been far too much overconfidence about the size and composition of the Indian consumer economy,' notes Mihir S Sharma.
'The intentions are clear as day! Let India build the infrastructure, then they will claim the land and use the infrastructure to their benefit.' Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd) speaks to IAF veterans who have flown in the Galwan Valley long before it became today's headlines.
There is also lack of mandate from the government on adoption of electric mobility after ambitious talks of moving all new automobile sales to electric by 2030
While reforms may translate into new opportunities for firms like ITC, Adani Wilmar and Reliance Retail, farmers are unlikely to use it for fear of upsetting commission agents.
Under the new model, the IT services firm will replace the current structure of its various strategic business units, service lines and geographies with four strategic market units and two global business lines.
In a minor reshuffle, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has taken over the charge of 11 new departments. As per a notification issued in Lucknow, agriculture, foreign trade, export and marketing have been taken away from Agriculture Minister Anand Singh. Akhilesh has been given additional charge of Food and Drug Authority, AYUSH, non-conventional energy sources, infrastructure, coordination, public enterprises, political pension, language, agriculture, foreign trade
Leading logistics and transport companies are willing to operate Blueline buses on certain lustre routes in Delhi. As many as 11 players have submitted their bids for operating 200 private carriage buses in the capital at an estimated cost of Rs 57 crore
IT and IT-enabled services will be allowed to operate with essential minimum staff only while the rest would work from home.
Like Jamshedpur, many Indian cities that have been and will be properly planned can be smart cities of the future.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said the government has no business to be in business and his administration is committed to privatising all PSUs barring the bare minimum in four strategic sectors. "It is government's duty to support enterprises and businesses. But it is not essential that it should own and run enterprises," he said. Modi also said the Centre's policy is to either monetise or modernise public sector enterprises, with the intent that the government has "no business to be in business".
The government is seeking private investment in agricultural sector to remove infrastructure bottlenecks by developing cold chains, warehousing and transport facilities.
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