Page 19 - India's Infrastructure

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

How corruption and populist politics weigh down Delhi's infrastructure

The first of a five-part series takes stock of Delhi, the power centre and cultural melting pot of India, to find that it needs an overhaul

Unclogging the liquidity flow

While easing procedures against arbitration awards helps, more needs to be done to boost infra

JKB Infra joins hands with French firm SNCF to revamp railways stations

It is a landmark project to redevelop, reconstruct and renovate India's major railway stations to surpass world-class standards and focuses on key stations to positively impact 100 cities

A cobbler's suggestions to mend the economy

One-time restructuring of real estate loans and a large fund to buy toxic assets and equity in banks and NBFCs can bring back the animal spirits in the economy

Govt looking at ways to finance highway projects worth Rs 15 trn: V K Singh

Singh said that amid talks of slowing global economy, highways sector has the potential to revive growth citing how the US survived economic depression

India to spend $1.4 trn over 5 years on infrastructure development: Pradhan

All this, Pradhan said, augurs well for the steel demand in the country

When is a good time for austerity?

There is a time for austerity - when there is a boom

Projecting a pipeline

One way of helping project finance revive in India is by demystifying risk - and the government has just taken a useful step in that direction

Core sector growth slows to 2.1% in July compared to 7.3% last year

During April-July, output rose 3% from the year-ago period, according to the data

From auto to banking, grumble of slowdown is getting louder for India Inc

The companies' combined net profit declined by 10.1 per cent yoy during June '19 quarter against 26.2 per cent yoy growth a year ago

IRB Infra ties up with Singapore's GIC Pte, to bid for larger projects

IRB Infra ties up with Singapore's GIC Pte, to bid for larger projects

Identifying growth triggers

Financial flows respond to large infrastructure investments and help spur real economic outcomes

Adityanath govt's promises of Rs 1 trn development projects yet to take off

Infrastructure projects are incomplete for lack of funds, sloppy pace of work, or allegations of corruption

Budget 2019: Govt to sell first global bond to fund infra and spur growth

The fiscal deficit goal for the year that began on April 1 was lowered to 3.3% of gross domestic product from 3.4% set in February's interim plan, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.

Cost overrun of Rs 3.3 trn cr due to delay in 340 infra projects: MoSPI

The ministry monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above. Of these 1,405 projects, 340 reported cost overruns and 381 time escalation