Tag: infrastructure
India’s infrastructure projects: Is India creating white elephants or instead, it is an oak in the acorn
Though idiomatic in origin, the term 'white elephant' is widely used in public finance to describe inefficient capital investments that yield a negative net social return. This phrase is currently a preferred descriptor among public intellectuals and infrastructure critics questioning the long-term viability of mega-projects.
Roads to peace: How infrastructure connectivity is rewriting India’s anti-Maoist strategy
In Maoist-affected regions, roads and connectivity are not merely development projects but instruments of state formation. By reducing isolation and expanding access, they are steadily dismantling the structural advantages that once sustained insurgency.
Karnataka: Bengaluru faces pothole crisis as infrastructure collapses
Bengaluru in Karnataka under Congress' Siddaramaiah faces pothole crisis as the city's infrastructure collapses. As per reports, industrial hubs such as Jigani, Bommasandra, Harohalli...