Vinayak Chatterjee

Seven ways to make India's smart cities smarter and more efficient

But overall, the requirements of a significant uptick in manufacturing investments remain an ongoing policy challenge

Group taxation regime for infrastructure

Tax consolidation for special purpose vehicles is desirable

Agri-warehousing needs attention

India's growth story remains incomplete without a modern, trustworthy, and efficient agri-warehousing ecosystem backed by an assertive and supportive regulatory environment

RBI's draft provisions create a flutter

The new provisioning norms for infrastructure financing have set the cat amongst the pigeons

Infra visions in manifestos

What is said, or left unsaid, reveals insights on the infra-agenda of political parties

Digital infra: Pushing chips hard

Despite India's growing contribution to end-user demand, the country remains a passive consumer, vulnerable to geopolitical tensions that could disrupt the supply chain

Indian cities cry out for UMTA

A unified metropolitan transport authority should be a game-changer for urban mass transport

Elections, manifestos, and the infra agenda

Manifestos should clearly indicate the thrust areas planned to be addressed

Getting to grips with logistics cost

As India focuses on reducing the cost, it is important to get the numbers right

Storage: New challenge for renewables

Implementation of storage for India's green transition clearly emerges as the new challenge for the renewables vision

Mundra Port@25: Trailblazing entrepreneurship

How regulatory changes and entrepreneurial ambition transformed a once-sleepy fishing village into a global maritime giant

The essentials of G20's corridor initiative

From trade to diplomacy, there is much to commend in the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor

Stopping by at Galathea Bay

India's proposed transshipment port in the Andamans needs the right development model

Electricity: Getting the timing right

Time-of-Day-Pricing for electricity will benefit both consumers and the grid

Moving ahead with small modular reactors

Linking this new technology with private sector involvement signifies a shift in India's nuclear energy strategy

Transmission needs a level playing field

Issues with Power Grid need to be sorted out to ensure fairness for the private sector

SC directions to benefit electricity consumers

The strictures passed by the highest court for preventing needless litigation should end up making electricity more affordable

Private enterprise & renaissance of ports sector

The period 1999-2023 has been transformative for the Indian Ports Sector. Much of it has to do with the induction of private capital

Moving ahead with Gati Shakti

Allowing the private sector even a limited access to the platform will make Gati Shakti universal in its appeal and effectiveness

Rooftop solar for poverty alleviation

Currently, the rooftop-subsidy programmes run by the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy require consumers to bear about 60 per cent of the costs