Page 16 - India's Infrastructure

Infrastructure push will prop up EPC road contractors: CRISIL SME Tracker

As things stand, SMEs account for 35-45 per cent of the roads and highways sector overall

Rising commodity prices risk raising costs for India's infra plans

Commodity super-cycle may upset plans for national infrastructure pipeline, raise expenses for Railways

Moving on the infrastructure agenda

Globally, municipal bonds are an established and major source of funding for urban infra. However, the municipal bond market is quite underdeveloped in India, notes Vinayak Chatterjee

Industry ready to strengthen capacity, back-end infra despite second wave

Several industries have shown confidence in the economy's recovery prospects and said the capex cycle is reviving

Telcos get approval to share active infrastructure as DoT amends UASL norms

The move is expected to give a big boost to sharing of backhaul spectrum between operators to power the towers

HDFC to acquire 10% stake in Kerala-based asset management firm

Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd on Monday said it will acquire 9.90 per cent stake in Kerala-based infrastructure fund management company KIFML.

The forgotten case for bank nationalisation

In the recent clamour for their re-privatisation, we seem to have forgotten the rationale for bank nationalisation and the crucial role public sector banks continue to play in war against poverty

Slippery slope

Guaranteeing DFI debt will increase systemic risk

DFI goes back to the future: Will changes boost infra funding in India?

The Bill suggests that the government has learned from past mistake

Delhi, Mumbai Expressway to be ready by 2022, says Nitin Gadkari

Government is spending Rs 7 trillion on building green express highways, says union minister.

Parliament passes bill to set up National Bank for Financing Infrastructure

Parliament on Thursday passed a bill to set up the National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) to fund infrastructure projects in India

DFI to get direct access to Reserve Bank of India's funding facilities

Govt may guarantee bonds, debentures and loans issued by the new institution

5G network deployment can start in 3 months but infra not ready: Experts

5G networks in India can be deployed in three months but in limited areas as the optical fibre based infrastructure to support the technology is not ready yet, telecom industry players said

Best of BS Opinion: Signposts from China, consumer sentiments, and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Infra.Market becomes India's latest unicorn after $100-million fundraising

The company seeks to offer an enhanced procurement experience to players in the construction ecosystem.

PM Modi reviews projects worth Rs 44,545 crore in 'Pragati' meeting

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday reviewed projects worth Rs 44,545 crore in 12 states as he chaired the 36th 'Pragati' meeting. During the meeting, he also reviewed the programme for elimination of single use plastic, a Prime Minister's Office statement said. In the meeting, 10 agenda items were taken up for review including eight projects, grievance relating to one scheme and one programme, it said. Among the eight projects, three were from the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, two from Railway Ministry, one each from Ministry of Power, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Ministry of Home Affairs. These eight projects, with a cumulative cost of about Rs 44,545 crore, pertained to 12 states -- West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Jharkhand, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, Mizoram, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Meghalaya, the PMO said. The prime minister expressed concern over delay in execution of some of the projects, and directed the officials concerned that al

A long jump for IIFCL as DFI tag to support financial needs, growth

Its planned incorporation into a larger development finance institution could present challenges for a company with a founding covenant that restricted its scale of operations

Focus on infra spending in Budget to boost petrochemicals demand: Govt

The government on Tuesday said it expects more demand for petrochemicals like polymers and speciality chemicals in the country due to increased emphasis on infrastructure spending in the Budget

Understanding the zero-sum game of the new agriculture infra cess

While the FM has ostensibly got her act right on imposing the levy without punishing the consumer, questions about the share of states, the rate structure and the use of funds remain

Beware! These risks may halt the current bull-run in the markets: Analysts

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced Rs 1.18 trillion-financial allocation for the highways sector in Budget 2021. However, any delay in roll out of such growth-driven projects may wear-off the bull-run