Many infrastructure companies are going through Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP); some of them were also in the first target list of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), wherein 12 companies were identified in June 2017 to proceed in the under the code.

"We are seeing tremendous interest from various segments of customers on advanced energy storage technologies," observes Debi Prasad Dash, Executive Director, India Energy Storage Alliance (IESA).

Naveen Sharma, Vice President, Strategic Planning & Sales, Exicom Power Solutions expects 2019 to be a breakthrough year for energy storage in India with demand largely driven by the telecom sector, grid applications, and electric vehicles.

With India's vision of energy security and increasing clean energy portfolio, battery storage solutions have a crucial role to play in stabilising the grid, opines Venkatesh Dwivedi, Director (Projects), Energy Efficiency Services.

In an interview, Atanu Mukherjee, President, MN Dastur& Company believes that India need to have a multi-pronged approach to the abatement of greenhouse gases in India, while not compromising on economic growth.

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.

The main reasons for any project delay, in my view, are: lack of clarity that leads to conflict and shortage of funds.

India has overtaken Japan to become the world's second largest steel producer.

Testing plays an important role in controlling the quality of cement concrete work. Systematic testing of raw materials, fresh concrete and hardened concrete, is an inseparable part of any quality control programme for concrete.