Infrastructure

India partners Germany to develop green hydrogen infrastructure

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

NDMC begins Khan Market makeover with Middle Lane upgrade, granite flooring

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

Proactive and effective monitoring for early project delivery drives growth

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 jumps 7% as ₹328-crore order win boosts portfolio

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)

Fast-tracking infrastructure: Further reductions in delays are needed

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

Andhra Pradesh corners 25.3% of FY26 investments: Bank of Baroda report

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

BS Samriddhi: Uttar Pradesh racing ahead on all fronts, says Pathak

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

Centrally funded infra projects see 21% cost jump in Oct as overruns mount

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

Tokenising trust: How land reform can meet India's digital ambition

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

Growth in Northeast has been transformational: Jyotiraditya Scindia

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

Vertis InvIT weighs public listing to tap deeper domestic capital pools

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

Adani group plans to invest ₹1 trn in airports, infra facilities in 5 years

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

'A Sixth of Humanity': Revisiting the idea and project of India

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

Greenfield sectors, order book likely to drive L&T revenue growth

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

Uttar Pradesh leads SASCI scheme with 482 projects as of late November

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

India's population-adjusted road deaths at 30-year high, shows data

Road design, better enforcement of safety norms can limit fatalities

Andhra govt to float tenders worth ₹1,000 cr for road development

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

CII urges govt to establish India Development and Strategic Fund

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

High-powered panel grants approval to various projects under Nabard's RIDF

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

PM Modi says India moving swiftly on path of development, cites infra push

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said infrastructure is a major factor in the economic growth of developed countries around the world, and India is also moving fast on the path of development. The PM was speaking after flagging off four new Vande Bharat Express trains from the Banaras railway station in Varanasi, his Lok Sabha constituency. "Trains like Vande Bharat, Namo Bharat and Amrit Bharat are laying the foundation of a new generation of Indian Railways," Modi said. He said pilgrimage sites are the centres of spirituality and the development work done in Uttar Pradesh in the last 11 years has taken them to a new level. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also attended the event. The new Vande Bharat Express trains will operate on the Banaras-Khajuraho, Lucknow-Saharanpur, Firozpur-Delhi and Ernakulam-Bengaluru routes. The semi-high-speed trains will significantly reduce travel time between major stations, enhance region