Shortfalls as opportunities ; Infrastructure is one sector where opportunities missed aren't opportunities lost not at least for the investors. BT presents a snapshot of prospects across a few key sectors.

On March 11, about 100 school children showed up outside theoffice of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company at Bharatinagarin Bengaluru bearing gas lamps. They carried posters that read: Ifwe fail, Mr. C.M. you are to blame. and Are we living in the darkages? They were protesting the untimely 2-hour power cuts just aheadof annual exams.

The infrastructure in the IT capital of India, much like that inrest of India, is inexcusable. Most of Bengaluru's famed techiesspend a minimum of two hours every day commuting to and from theElectronic City. It's hardly 20 km from the heart of the city, whichwould take half the time in London, New York or Paris, says MohandasPai, a …