Port of Call

March 2018

The Government of India has embarked on the Sagarmala Programme with a vision to reduce logistics cost for both domestic and EXIM cargo and utilise t...

Tags: Government of India, Sagarmala Programme, Waterways, CEZ, EXIM cargo, Nitin Gadkari, TEFR, Port, DPR, NGR, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and National Highways Authority of India, JNPT, SEZ, Ministry of Shipping, Karwar Port

We will require 80,000 direct and 1.25 lakh indirect skilled workforce

March 2018

For instance, out of the 111 identified National Waterways, 106 were conceived in 2016 alone. An assertive Nutan Guha Biswas, Chairperson, Inland Wat...

Tags: Nutan Guha Biswas, IWAI, AGMUT, IAS, Guha Biswas, National Waterways, transportation, River Ganga, Narendra Modi, Venkaiah Naidu, Road Transport & Highways, Shipping, Water Resources, River Development, Ganga Rejuvenation

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

Seven road rehabilitation projects approved for Madhya Pradesh

March 2018

The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has approved seven road rehabilitation projects in Madhya Pradesh. ...

Tags: Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, EPC, Bridges, Minor bridge, Construction

By 2025, we will have 250 km of metro network in Karnataka

March 2018

The project is progressing well. Currently, we are operating North-South and East-West that span over 42.8 km with a ridership of more than four lakh...

Tags: Mahendra Jain, Government of Karnataka, Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation, Metropolitan Transport Corporation, Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, BMTC, BMRC, Rahul kamat

Infrastructure 2.0

January 2018

Infrastructure development has always been on top of the agenda for our country. Every government has given due importance for the development of inf...

Tags: Infrastructure development, Roads, Railways, Ports, Airports, Bharatmala Pariyojana, Shipping Ministry, Road Transport, Highways Ministry, InvITs, NHAI, Indian Railway Station Development Co Ltd, UDAN, Smart Cities Mission, AMRUT

Ambitious on Indian infra sector

January 2018

Infrastructure sector is a key driver for the Indian economy. The sector is highly responsible for propelling India's overall development and enjoys ...

Tags: Infrastructure sector, Ajmal Fawad, VDMA India, Rajesh Nath, LPI, DIPP, Road Transport and Highways Ministry, Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Ministry of Shipping, Ministry of Urban Development, AMRUT, Swachh Bharat Mission, Liebherr, Schwing Stetter

Central Government planning to decongest the national capital

January 2018

As reported, massive projects worth an investment of Rs 31,930 crore are in the pipleline to decongest New Delhi. These include developing the Dwarka...

Tags: Investment, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, MoRTH, Construction, Central Government