From the editor’s desk: Pandemic pandemonium
Editor’s letter from the April 2020 edition of the magazine.
infrastructure
April 2020
February 2020
January 2020
Infrastructure: The see-saw story
As spending by the public sector in infra is set to slow down, the government has to look for means to attract private and foreign capital. Some steps have been taken, but will they be enough?
Inside the issue: April 2020
A sneak peek into the April issue.
How KEC International dodged the EPC blues
At a time when many midsized infra EPC companies are in a spot due to stretched balance sheets, KEC International has bucked the trend by careful selection of projects and diversification.
Funding 5G infrastructure in times of stress
With most telecom operators refusing to participate in the forthcoming 5G auctions, financing of its infrastructure would call for innovative investment solutions.
Budget 2020: Incremental benefits to manufacturing
Given the context of macro challenges that the economy faces and the target of reaching $5 trillion by 2024, the budget does promise some impetus to the sector but more needs to be done.
India Inc. reacts to Budget 2020
Corporate India and startups react to the announcements made by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
Sovereign Fund sops likely to drive infrastructure
The finance minister announced several details in the Budget to enable the execution of the ₹100-lakh crore infrastructure outlay that Narendra Modi had unveiled in August.
A try-hard Budget
Nirmala Sitharaman’s second Budget attempts to do too many things to boost consumption and growth but ends up falling short of expectations.
What L&T’s results tell us about India’s infra sector
As if slowing economic growth wasn’t enough, other factors like pollution, a change of government in a state, and legal challenges to projects are further hurting infrastructure growth.
