Infrastructure

French rolling stock maker Alstom has secured a €62 million Indian Railways contract to maintain WAG-12B electric locomotives at the Sabarmati depot till 2031

The partnership focuses on deepening bilateral engagement while accelerating the adoption of renewable energy in India

The New Delhi Municipal Council on Saturday began a major upgrade of Khan Market with the laying of the foundation stone for the improvement of the market's Middle Lane, a long-pending demand of traders and visitors. Linking the project to the vision of Viksit Bharat-2047, NDMC Vice Chairman Kuljeet Chahal said the NDMC Budget 2026-27 places strong emphasis on redeveloping prominent markets, with Khan Market receiving "special and sustained attention". Under the vision of 'Developed India, Developed Delhi and Developed NDMC', a new beginning has been made at Khan Market with renewed energy in the new year, he said, adding that the market, once known for various issues and known for "Khan Market Gang", is now being developed in line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi's development model. Officials said the Middle/Back Lane project will include granite flooring and integrated service ducts for civil and electrical utilities. The work forms part of the upgradation and improvement of the

PRAGATI was developed as a technology-based system capable of monitoring infrastructure projects, reviewing government schemes, and addressing citizen grievances in one digital space

Highway Infrastructure share price rose as much as 6.97 per cent to the day's high of ₹62.13 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE)

PRAGATI has shown that some of these failures can be overcome through sustained oversight

The private sector dominated the investment pipeline with a share of 89.7 per cent or ₹23.87 trillion, while government sector investments stood at ₹2.75 trillion

With sharper focus on infrastructure, industry, MSMEs and policy delivery, the Yogi Adityanath government aims to make Uttar Pradesh a $1 trillion economy and boost India's $5 trillion goal

Among large infrastructure ministries (as per project count), the Ministry of Railways recorded a 17.8 per cent increase over original costs

As India pushes for "ease of justice", land tokenisation could reduce disputes, unlock stalled wealth and align legal reform with digital public infrastructure ambitions

Northeast is growing 1.6x faster than India, with ₹4.48 trillion in investment commitments and a push on logistics, credit and connectivity, says Scindia

Backed by KKR and OTPP, Vertis InvIT is evaluating a shift to a publicly listed structure as domestic institutional demand, liquidity and regulatory support reshape India's InvIT market

At present, AAHL operates seven airports in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow, Jaipur and Guwahati. The NMIA would be its eighth airport

Instead of listing reforms, A Sixth of Humanity by Arvind Subramanian and Devesh Kapur identify necessary conditions that would give India a fair shot at solving important challenges ahead. An excerpt

Analysts reckon L&T Realty can achieve sales of Rs 8,500 crore, translating into an operating profit of Rs 4,700 crore by FY30

Over a third of the FY26 SASCI fund has been released for 4,106 state projects, with Uttar Pradesh leading approvals and Nagaland remaining the only non-participant

Road design, better enforcement of safety norms can limit fatalities

Andhra Pradesh Roads and Buildings Minister B C Janardhan Reddy on Sunday said tenders for road development works worth over Rs 1,000 crore will be invited soon. He said the NDA coalition government has already taken up road repair works worth Rs 2,500 crore since coming to power, as part of its mission to make Andhra Pradesh pothole-free and ensure smooth travel for the public. Tenders for road development works worth over Rs 1,000 crore will be called shortly as part of our mission to make Andhra Pradesh a pothole-free state, Reddy said in a press release. The minister said that within five months of assuming office, the TDP-led NDA government had sanctioned major road repair and maintenance projects to restore road infrastructure across the state. Reddy alleged that the previous YSRCP government had neglected road maintenance between 2019 and 2024, leaving thousands of kilometres of roads in "poor condition". He added that the government was exploring the Public-Private Partner

The industry body has urged government to set up a professionally managed, sovereign-backed fund to mobilise domestic and global capital and strengthen India's economic and strategic interests by 2047

A high-powered committee headed by the Kerala chief secretary has granted in-principle approval to infrastructure development projects worth Rs 1,441 crore in the state under tranche 31 of NABARD's Rural Infrastructure Development Fund (RIDF), the Chief Minister's Office said on Saturday. The National Bank For Agriculture And Rural Development's (NABARD) RIDF tranches are annual allocations of funds for rural infrastructure development in India. The approvals granted to the various projects were announced in a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Saturday. The CMO statement said that various projects were recommended, considering the normative allocation of Rs 550 crore under RIDF tranche 31. Projects worth Rs 159.64 crore, which include the creation of Rapid Response Teams, construction of forest station complexes and infrastructure development of forest offices, have been approved for the Forest Department, it said. The Electricity Department has been sanctio