Strong and ultra-light aluminium composite with carbon nanotubes

June 2018

A range of astonishing qualities of single wall carbon nanotubes contribute to the competitive advantages of nanotube-formulated metal composites in ...

Tags: Carbon nanotubes, Hansang Kwon, Pukyong National University, Total Aluminum Service, Aluminium, Electricity, Cables, Tuball nanotubes

Bharatmala Pariyojana and TOT Model making a paradigm shift in road infrastructure development

May 2018

The last two decades have witnessed massive highway infrastructure development in the country, primarily undertaken under the National Highways Devel...

Tags: NHDP, Infrastructure, Shubham Jain, ICRA, Bharatmala Pariyogana, Budgetary Allocations, HAM, TOT, EPC, Raw-material, Equipments

"We have smart solutions to manage local transportation," says Riho Kruuv, Ambassador of the Republic of Estonia

May 2018

India-Estonia relations go back to 1921, when India recognised Estonia as a member of the League of Nations. "We recently celebrated the 100th annive...

Tags: Estonia, Riho Kruuv, tOte-a-tOte, Smart solutions, Role technology, Blockchain technology, Saint Petersburg, Indian Government, MoU

TOT auction can draw foreign ‘patient capital’ in win-win

April 2018

CRISIL expects the first bundle of nine toll-operate-transfer (TOT) projects put up by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) to elicit good...

Tags: CRISIL, NHAI, TOT, India road transportation sector, IRR

Highway project awards surges 70 per cent to all-time high

April 2018

Awarding of highway construction projects rocketed 70 per cent to an all-time annual high in fiscal 2018, spanning ~7,400 km and valued at Rs 1.2 lak...

Tags: NHAI, CRISIL Research, EPC, HAM, RFP, TOT

We have awarded Rs.7.50 lakh crore projects in three years

March 2018

We are planning to raise Rs 2.9 lakh crore from the equity market, Rs 1.06 lakh crore from private investments and Rs 2.19 lakh crore from Central Ro...

Tags: Central Road Funds, TOT, NHAI, MoRTH, Port sector, Inland waterways, Sagarmala project, JNPT, Ro-Ro services, DPR, Rahul Kamat

Roads on a Hot Streak

March 2018

Sustained government thrust through policy changes, investments and proactive addressing of nagging issues, has placed the roads sector in what could...

Tags: NHAI, HAM, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, BOT, Construction, PPP, TOT, Binaifer F Jehani, CRISIL Research

Bidders with access to low cost debt likely gainers in TOT auctions

March 2018

The first bundle of highway projects to be awarded through the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) route involving 10 stretches – six highways along the East...

Tags: TOT, IECV, Shubham Jain, ICRA, NHAI, IECV, Bharatmala Pariyojana