How to make India’s highways safe
Description A fully empowered National Road Safety Authority, as proposed in the 2014 Draft Road Transport and Safety Bill, to maintain standards, conduct audits, ensure compliance, and bridge central and…
Agri-Warehousing: A problem of capacity
Warehousing is a critical element of supply chain management, enabling the storage of commodities and smoothening of the supply-demand and price fluctuations. To improve scientific warehousing, enhance credit availability in…
Multi-utility Infra, the way to go!
It not only drives resource efficiency but also improves the economics of infrastructure projects. Back-of-the-envelope estimates suggest that capturing 25% of Delhi’s intracity freight traffic, Delhi Metro could earn an…
Our Metro Rail Systems must be sustainable, financially
Description Metro rail’s potential to improve urban traffic congestion, air quality, mobility, accessibility, and the local economy is globally recognized. India’s metro network has also increased significantly, from 229 km…
India Needs Sustainability Ratings for Infrastructure Projects
India’s ongoing economic transition will make it a $5 trillion economy by 2026-27 and possibly the third-largest global economy soon. This remarkable growth hinges on substantial investments in infrastructure, spanning…
Urban Mobility in India – Why Metro is not the only solution!
Globally, a variety of public transport (PT) systems have been developed and used to meet urban travel demand. These include high-capacity systems like Metro, Light Rail Transit (LRT), Suburban rail,…
Getting Surety Bonds Market Ready
There is still some distance to go before Surety Bonds start replacing Bank Guarantees.In Budget 2022, Finance Minister made an announcement, introducing Surety Bonds (SB) as an Insurance product that…
Rooftop Solar for Poverty Alleviation
Read about the Sooraj se Rozgaari scheme in an article written by Vinayak Chatterjee and published in Business Standard. Centralized Procurement and Decentralized Deployment of Photovoltaic Modules could transform rural…