In this issue

COVER STORY:
POST ELECTION INFRA FUNDING CHALLENGE
INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY digs deep into past data, which indicated that even after the polls, overall capex does not necessarily revive, and even when it does, the improvement isn’t sharp.

FEATURE – SMART CITIES:
See how Indian cities progressing in Smart City

With a total of 5,151 projects envisaged across the 100 cities, works on 1,177 projects worth Rs 434.93 billion have started and about 677 projects are at the tendering stage.

INTERACTIONS:
With lower inflation we can provide cheap capital for infra projects
Sanjeev Sanyal, Principal Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance, India

Banks prefer lending to retail businesses than infrastructure
Madan Sabnavis, Chief Economist, CARE Ratings.

India’s infrastructure funds requirement is huge
Samata Dhawade, Vice President, Aditya Birla Management Corporation

FEATURE – PROJECT MANAGEMENT:
What’s brewing in India’s contractual agreements?
With project delays costing India’s exchequer more than Rs 3 trillion, the time has come for the government to review and update, and match the contractual nuances with global practices.

FEATURE – PROJECT MANAGEMENT POWER TODAY-COVER STORY:
Light, Storage and Action!
Embarking on the journey of complete transformation from fossil-fuel dominance to clean sources of energy, India has made headway by deliberating and planning for the long term. And now, it
is now time for action.

Infrastructure Today Magazine Description:

Since 2003, our monthly magazine INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY (IT) has grown to a stature of leadership, and it is the most read magazine in India on the infrastructure sectors. IT partners in the nation's building process by offering valuable information, insights and analyses. Our current reader profile includes policymakers and public office bearers, town planners, investors, contractors, developers, consultants, utility providers, engineers, banks and financial institutions, educators and researchers, and decision makers in other organisations that provide products or services to the infrastructure sectors. The magazine covers physical infrastructure and related construction activities in Power, Oil & Gas, Roads, Railways, Ports, Airports, Water, Telecom and Urban Infrastructure. Each issue provides usable value for the reader: from business environment and financing options to models of contracts and industrial land creation. You will always find in IT top people and organisations sectors, through independent contributions, incisive interviews. The top institutional analysts contribute to IT as well. The magazine is present in high-power seminars and conferences, is referred to by business leaders, and displayed on many a corporate boardroom coffee table.