Page 18 - India's Infrastructure

SP Group, cash strapped and under-capitalised after betting on infra sector

SPCPL's consolidated revenue nearly doubled between FY16 and FY19 - the latest year for which its finances are available - growing at a compound annual growth rate of 24 per cent

India's forex reserves can be used for infra investment, say economists

As on September 18, India's foreign exchange reserves stood at $541.67 billion

Increase infrastructure spending to revive economy: P Chidambaram

Chidambaram has advised the government to increase spending in infrastructure to revive the Indian economy, as the GDP has contracted by 23.9 per cent in the first quarter of the 2020-21 fiscal.

Big cities have lessons for govt's plan to integrate infra development

PM's I-Day speech had focused on areas such as health and infra for a self-reliant New India. The second of a three-part series looks at the challenges in banking on infra spending to spur growth

Critical road infra to place India on par with US, UK in 2 years: Gadkari

Apart from optic fibre, transmission and gas pipelines, a large number of industrial clusters are planned on its side

India planning to create digital infra for distribution of Covid vaccine

A person close to the development said that of the various vaccine candidates under development now globally and in India, it is not yet clear how many shots would be required for each one

India best destination for foreign investment in MSMEs, NBFCs: Gadkari

The minister called India as the most favourable destination for foreign investment and urged foreign investors to reap rich dividends by investing in the country's infra, MSMEs, banks, NBFCs

401 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.02 trillion: Govt report

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above

India needs to improve contract enforcement, upgrade infra: Experts

The private sector, experts say, can play a vital role in helping the government create an enabling ecosystem to attract investments from abroad

401 infrastructure projects show cost overrun of Rs 4.06 trillion: Report

The expenditure incurred on these projects till December 2019 was Rs 10,89,178.11 crore, which is 44.06 per cent of the anticipated cost of the projects

Infrastructure in cloud cuckoo land

Nurturing ambition and setting high targets are important attributes of planning and governance

Required: Institutional capacity

The UK's National Infrastructure Commission provides some lessons

Budget 2020: Ambitious infrastructure agenda to boost construction

The domestic financial sector, including banks, will have a crucial role in financing the envisaged capex

Funding India's infrastructure gap

To achieve a truly transformational infrastructure push, resources such as land will have to be leveraged and innovative financial structures deployed to attract private capital

PM Narendra Modi reviews 9 delayed projects worth Rs 24,000 crore

These projects, worth over Rs 24,000 crore, are spread over Odisha, Telangana, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh

Demystifying Budget 2020: FinMin to start social media campaign from Jan 22

The ministry has also launched another campaign on Budget promises and delivery with tag '#HamaraBharosa'.

Push for infrastructure

Financing projects will be the biggest challenge

Will the Rs 102 trillion infra plan boost L&T and other companies?

Analysts, in unison, gave a thumbs up to the latest measure by the government to boost the sagging economy but cautioned that more needed to be done to resolve existing issues

Rs 102 trn infrastructure investment: Which sector gets how much?

While Rs 102 trillion to be invested during this period would be spread between 12 broad sectors, almost one-third of the projects are still in conceptual stage

Rs 5 trn to be spent over 2 years on infra to spur economy: Gadkari

"We will spend Rs 2 trn in infrastructure projects in this fiscal (2019-20) and Rs 3 trn in the next fiscal (2020-21) to boost the economy and generate employment in thousands," Gadkari said