All of the articles in this proceedings volume have been presented at the International Conference on Infrastructure Development and Sustainability (ICIDS 2025) during 18th and 19th December 2025 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. These articles have been peer reviewed by the members of the Academic Review...

The present study makes an attempt to understand how CO2 Emissions from Transport, could be linked to GDP and Population for five BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and S. Africa) by analyzing data for the period 1990-2023. The aim is to assess whether such linkages exist and, if they do, to...

Premium rail services in India have largely emphasized speed and technological advancement; however, passenger evaluation of such services depends on how value is experienced during the journey. This study examines how onboard physical amenities and onboard service experiences influence customer satisfaction...

Rapid urbanization and motorized transportation have significantly impacted urban microclimate conditions like degrading air quality, increasing surface temperature, and increasing heat stresses in urban cities. Microclimate conditions impact the adoption of non-motorized transportation [NMT], specifically...

India’s freight transport sector is a major contributor to national CO2 emissions, with road-based heavy-duty vehicles handling 83% of cargo and consuming 50% of the country’s diesel. This study conducts a comprehensive feasibility analysis of implementing an Electrified Highway (E-Highway) system, utilizing...

Transport is at the heart of India’s development, but it also lies among the biggest causes of congestion, air pollution, and climate-altering emissions. Road transport alone emits close to 13% of India’s CO2 emissions, with private two-wheelers and cars dominating the sector, states the International...

Silica [SiO2] is an essential industrial resource, supporting uses in ceramics, glass, construction, rubber, reinforcement, electronics, coatings and renewable energy technologies. Conventionally, silica is produced with methods like flame pyrolysis or wet precipitation that are highly energy-intensive,...

India’s construction sector has witnessed significant growth in recent decades, with building sector becoming one of the largest contributors to energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. This rapid growth has significant environmental impacts highlighting the urgent need for adopting sustainable...

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has emerged as a transformative technology in the construction industry, reshaping project planning, contract administration, collaboration, and risk allocation. However, its integration into construction contracts continues to face conceptual, operational, and legal...

Solar energy resource assessment plays a critical role in optimizing photovoltaic (PV) deployment, forecasting energy output, and ensuring long-term renewable energy planning. Traditional statistical and physical models often struggle with variability in climate conditions, complex environmental interactions,...

The urgent need to mitigate climate change has intensified global efforts to transition from fossil-based energy systems to low-carbon and renewable alternatives. Green hydrogen—produced through water electrolysis powered entirely by renewable energy—has emerged as a pivotal solution for achieving deep...

Infrastructure systems are under increasing pressure from climate uncertainty, resource constraints, and the growing burden of ageing assets. Conventional infrastructure management approaches remain predominantly linear, reactive, and asset-centric, limiting their capacity to support long-term sustainability...

Traditional methods for analyzing emerging markets like India often fall short in capturing the full picture of systemic risk because they rely on single-metric, linear correlation models. To address this gap, this study introduces a multi-metric comparative framework built on concepts from Financial...

The shipping industry is facing unprecedented complexities and challenges across the rapid digital evolution and requires novel and better solutions that could guide them through an ever-changing environment. Embarking on sea transportation back in the ancient times led to the epoch of revolution of...

The Dharavi Redevelopment Project done by Adani Group represents one of world’s largest and most complex urban transformation programs which currently involves the rehabilitation and resettlement of approximately 600000 to 1000000 residents spreading across 240 hectares in Mumbai, India. This research...

Over the past ten years, infrastructure spending in India has increased unlike any other time in the country driven by unprecedented government spending. The government has augmented investments two times and more, and even capital spending by the Union government itself continued to rise as compared...

India’s post-1990 urbanization has rapidly reshaped peri-urban regions, the dynamic transition zones where rural agricultural landscapes are quickly absorbed into expanding city fringes. In Gujarat, one of India’s most industrialized states, peri-urbanization has intensified over the last four decades,...

This research addresses data interoperability in Infrastructure Digital Twins by proposing a unified framework to integrate heterogeneous data sources from Building Information Modelling (BIM), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Internet of Things (IoT) sensors. The study develops a normalized...

Public private partnership (PPP) is a partnership between the government and a private player. By leveraging the strengths of both the public and the private players, PPP helps to address the global infrastructure deficit. The Public sector outsources services to the private sector to mitigate risk,...

Merger and Acquisition activity is a strategic vehicle within the organization to improve efficiency, profitability, and liquidity of the company. In recent years, the merger and Acquisition become an integral part of the organization’s growth strategy. Mergers and acquisitions require proper strategic...

India has been grappling with the challenge of providing urban infrastructure services in the wake of the rising levels of urbanisation and the increasing number of cities. Urban infrastructure service delivery norms have been developed in India from time to time so that the Urban Local Governments [ULGs]...

The study makes an attempt to understand the dynamic relation between urbanization, household savings, and environment in Indian context using popular co-integration model, ARDL. The study collects data for fifty years [1975-2024] on three variables viz. ecological footprint per capita, urban population...

Agriculture is not just a business sector; it is the backbone of a country’s economy and GDP [Gross Domestic Product], both in developing and developed nations. Precision agriculture makes the sector more sustainable and aims towards the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals [SDGs]. The integration...

In India, Real Estate Investment Trusts [REITs] currently manage assets worth ₹1.52 lakh crore. However, retail investor participation remains low at just 4% as of 2024, even though the market is expected to grow to $200 billion by 2030 [19]. This study explores the behavioural reasons behind these challenges,...

Infrastructure, by definition, refers to those systems that facilitate, nurture and sustain the economic activities of society in a manner conducive to the welfare and wealth-creation of its people. Over the years, with economic development and technological changes, the nature of infrastructure required...

India’s development path remains strongly influenced by a continuous urban rural divide evident in disparity across income, education, healthcare, infrastructure and employment. This study evaluates policy initiatives such as Providing Urban Rural Amenities, the urban mission, and Kerala urban rural...

India is a developing country, and all Indians are working together to make it a developed country. Growth of any country is mainly dependent upon the people living in it, and about 69% of the people of India live in rural areas. So, for the development of the country, these rural areas and these populations...

Advancements in structural engineering for effective vibration control is focusing significantly on smart technologies. Owing to unique properties like super elasticity and energy dissipation capability, smart materials are now becoming one of the primary choices of the engineering community for damping....

Rapid urbanization has globally altered land use and land cover (LULC) patterns, with significant impacts on ecologically sensitive zones. Perhaps, as a growing city, the Guwahati Metropolitan Area (GMA) represents the most pronounced LULC transformation in North-East India over the past few decades....

As urban expansion and unpredictable rainfall have intensified groundwater stress in Indian urban cities, as seen in Gandhinagar, Gujarat this study creates an entropy-weighted GIS framework integrating DRASTIC and GALDIT models to assess groundwater vulnerability assessment. The seven hydrogeological...

A skillful and diverse workforce is instrumental for the global economy as it shifts towards sustainability and equity. Among all industries, the energy sector remains at the core of this transformation and decarbonization move. It is not only important but also an urgent need of time to prepare people...

India’s demographic structure, with over 65 percent of its population below thirty-five, represents a critical opportunity for economic and social transformation. To harness this potential, the country requires a skill development architecture capable of anticipating labour market shifts, technological...

Purpose. Gender inequality and low women inclusion in leadership persist despite organizational efforts. One of the key factors influencing inclusion of women is Confidence at workplace. The Confidence at workplace which is a multidimensional construct. The study examines confidence at workplace dimensions...