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High Speed Trains in India A Journey Over Seven Decades

14 November 2018
Indian Railways is a little over a century and a half old and continues to be the “lifeline for the socioeconomic growth of India,” by connecting human settlements across the country and simultaneously transporting various resources to centers of production and markets.

Interoperable Conventional Intercity and HSR Station Location Identification Model

14 November 2018
Along with other factors, accessibility and environmental impacts are important in selecting a location for an high-speed rail (HSR) station. A utility-based quantification and identification process would be useful to planners in assessing an area and determining the most suitable station…

Institutional Challenges in the Governance of Rail Transit Megaprojects Lessons from India

14 November 2018
Evidences show that proponents govern rail transit megaprojects in India by either imitating proven and institutionalized practices from elsewhere and/or developing innovative and indigenous practices.

East Coast Economic Corridor ADB Support to Indias First Coastal Corridor

7 November 2018
Learn how sound knowledge work, in consultation with the government, has given rise to a new partnership on the development of the East Coast Economic Corridor (ECEC) in 2014 between ADB and the Government of India. ECEC’s vision is to unlock the potential of Indian manufacturing.

Business Model for Implementing eGP India

20 September 2018

NIC and Overview of GePNIC System

20 September 2018

Driving Better Results from Public Services in New Zealand Issues Innovations Prospects

13 September 2018
Learn about the impetus, objectives, and main elements of New Zealand’s public sector reform. This presentation discusses the results-based management approach as a crucial element in New Zealand’s reform efforts.

Changing Task Content of Jobs in India Implications and Way Forward

22 August 2018
The number of non-routine cognitive jobs has surged in India, driven by technology and mostly contributed by the services sector. Routine cognitive tasks, however, remain at the same level in services and agriculture.

Financing Tertiary Education

22 August 2018
Given the need to expand universities in Asia and therefore the critical role of financing, the author seeks to answer questions such as the case for university tuition charges and why student loans are necessary. He also differentiates between time-based repayment loans and income-contingent loans…

ADB as a Responsible Developments Partner The India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited IIFCL Case Study

11 June 2018
Bruno Carrasco, Director, Public Management, Financial Sector, & Trade Division of the ADB South Asia Department shared ADB operations related to SOE reforms, highlighing a case study on India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL).