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To reduce traffic congestion, the Delhi government plans to hire a private consultant to construct an approximately 61-kilometre elevated corridor along the Najafgarh drain, connecting Wazirabad to North Delhi, officials said on Friday. The government announced the project in February this year. Now the Public Works Department (PWD) plans to hire a consultant to conduct a feasibility study and prepare a project plan. "The stretch is heavily congested due to a mix of slow-moving vehicles and cross movements during peak and non-peak hours, causing heavy traffic. We plan to hire a consultant to conduct a feasibility study before the project starts," a PWD official said. As per the plan, roads will be developed from Chhawla to Basaidarapur along both sides of the drain over a length of 27.415 kilometres, totalling 54.83 kilometres across both banks. Further, a 5.94-kilometre two-lane road will be constructed on the left bank from Jhatikra Bridge to Chhawla Bridge. "The primary objective
Infrastructure projects worth more than Rs 150 crore each recorded a cumulative cost overrun of around Rs 3,40,504 crore, according to a monthly government report for July 2026. A total of 1,775 ongoing infrastructure projects across 17 Central Ministries/ Departments were monitored and it was found that the total revised cost was Rs 37,10,642 crore compared to their original cost of Rs 33,70,138 crore. The report, however, did not specify the actual number of projects that faced cost overrun. The cumulative expenditure incurred on these projects stands at Rs 19.26 lakh crore, accounting for approximately 51.91 per cent of the revised project cost, indicating steady progress in project implementation, a statement by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) said. A significant proportion of projects are at advanced stages, with 675 projects (38 per cent) achieving over 80 per cent physical progress, while 305 (17 per cent) have crossed 80 per cent financial ..
Production growth of nine key infrastructure sectors rose to 5.4 per cent in July following an increase in output of coal, refinery products, cement, electricity and iron ore. The core sectors' growth was 3.2 per cent in July 2025 and 6 per cent in June 2026. From June, the data has been released with a new base year, 2022-23, replacing the earlier base year of 2011-12. The government has added iron ore to the index, increasing the number of core sectors to nine. According to the official data released on Thursday, production of crude oil, natural gas, and fertiliser declined during the month. During April-July 2026-27, the key sectors expanded by 4.3 per cent against 1.5 per cent in the same period last year.
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Monday announced an equity investment of Rs 225 crore (around USD 23 million) in NDR Smart Spaces. The investment will support NDR Smart Spaces in developing a pipeline of around 20 million square feet of Grade A warehousing infrastructure across 14 cities, including around 8 million square feet under construction. NDR Smart Spaces Pvt Ltd is a newly established platform by the NDR group, which is the sponsor of NDR InvIT Trust, dedicated to developing Grade A warehousing and logistics infrastructure across several states, including Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh. The portfolio will comprise both dry warehousing and cold storage facilities, with a strategic focus on tier-2/3 cities that have historically been underserved by modern logistics infrastructure, and where quality formal employment in the organised sector remains scarce, the company said. "IFC's investment in NDR Smart Spaces will support Grade A warehouses in Tie