Infrastructure

Building trust in open finance framework anchors India's financial future

In the wake of the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, the industry must transition from passive compliance to radical transparency

NaBFID plans $500 million equity fund to boost infrastructure financing

NaBFID's entry into equity marks an expansion of its toolkit beyond traditional debt and a bid to appeal to a broader swath of investors as the country's infrastructure needs accelerate

Godrej Properties eyes ₹6,150 cr from Gurugram and Kolkata projects

Godrej Properties acquires an 11-acre land parcel in Gurugram and secures a 5-acre plot in Kolkata; the two residential projects together are expected to generate ₹6,150 crore in revenue

PM Modi inaugurates ₹4,400 crore infrastructure projects in Madurai

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated infrastructure projects worth over Rs 4,400 crore and laid foundation stone for four-laning of MarakkanamPuducherry section and ParamakudiRamanathapuram section of key NH routes. He inaugurated eight redeveloped railway stations in Tamil Nadu and dedicated to the nation Chennai BeachChennai Egmore 4th Line. Earlier, he arrived here from neighbouring Puducherry and was accorded a rousing reception. He is scheduled to visit the Arulmigu Subramanyaswamy temple in Tirupparankundram at around 4 pm and offer his worship.

Union Cabinet approves ₹9,072 crore railway projects across four states

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday approved three Railway ministry projects with a total cost of approximately 9,072 crore. The three projects include the doubling of the Gondia-Jabalpur section and the laying of the third and fourth lines between Punarakh-Kiul and Gamharia-Chandil sections. The government said that these projects covering eight districts across Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand will increase the existing network of the Indian Railways by about 307 km. "The proposed multi-tracking project will enhance connectivity to approximately 5,407 villages which have a population of about 98 lakhs," an official statement said. It added, "The increased line capacity will significantly enhance mobility, resulting in improved operational efficiency and service reliability for Indian Railways. These multi-tracking proposals are poised to streamline operations and alleviate congestion." The Railway ministry

Lodha Developers signs ₹365 crore joint development deal in Mumbai

Lodha Developers has signed a Rs 364.80 crore joint development agreement with Sahana group to develop multiple land parcels in Mumbai's Parel-Sewree division

TryfactaConnex to invest $7.7 bn in UP for AI infra, 1-GW data campus

TryfactaConnex has signed an MoU with the Uttar Pradesh government to launch a large-scale India AI infrastructure platform, investing $7.7 bn to build a 1-GW hyperscale data centre campus

Mospi secy seeks federated global AI infra with consumers as co-creators

Mospi Secretary Saurabh Garg urges a trusted, federated global AI infrastructure that gives citizens agency as co-creators, backed by shared resources and the proposed MAITRI platform

India AI Impact Summit Day 5 wrap: US ties, supply chains, AI infrastructure drive discussions

Day 5 of the India-AI Impact Summit in New Delhi focused on global partnerships, semiconductor supply chains, AI sovereignty, and workforce transition.

Revitalising PPPs: Reset required to unlock India's infrastructure push

With public finances stretched and infrastructure needs rising, reviving well-designed PPPs is essential to mobilise private capital, manage risk better and deliver India's next growth phase

Focus on governance, scale vital for building trusted AI: Industry leaders

During a session at AI Impact Summit, panellists said AI development should be seen as a continuous process rather than a one-off initiative

India's first cross-sector investment trust in works to monetise assets

The move comes as the NITI Aayog, the government's policy think tank, looks to bring state governments on board for NMP 2.0

Budget 2026 playbook: Brokerages identify 5 sectors that will benefit most

FM Sitharaman announced a tax holiday until 2047 for foreign companies providing global cloud services from India, provided services to Indian customers are routed via an Indian reseller

Union Budget 2026-27: India's economy driven by investment projects

The government trails the private sector in the scale and value of new projects undertaken

Budget 2026-27 shows systems thinking in developing infrastructure

One of the key characteristics of this Budget appears to be a focus on systems thinking. It is clear that the government wants to build infrastructure with integration across regions and sectors

Uttar Pradesh leads infra chart with projects worth over ₹10 trillion

Uttar Pradesh has built India's largest infra pipeline worth over ₹10 trillion as it targets a $1-trillion economy by 2030, with projects spread across key sectors

Land value capture: Public investment, private windfalls and policy failure

Public investments in infrastructure continue to produce private windfalls. Allowing this imbalance to persist is economically irrational and ethically indefensible

Budget recap: Did Union Budget 2025 really boost capex? | Budget 2026 | Budget 2026 expectations

Capital expenditure is the backbone of economic growth — but did Budget 2025 really deliver? As Budget 2026 approaches, we break down last year’s capex numbers, sector-wise allocations

IndiGrid secures ₹1500 crore through institutional placement issue

IndiGrid Infrastructure Trust on Friday said it has raised Rs 1,500 crore through an Institutional Placement issue amid widespread investor participation from existing and new investors. The institutional placement issue, launched on January 19, was oversubscribed two times, a statement said. As many as 10 insurance companies and six mutual funds participated, with overall domestic institutional investors' and foreign institutional investors' contributions at 78 per cent and 12 per cent, respectively. This fundraiser follows IndiGrid's preferential issue of Rs 438 crore completed in November 2025. With the completion of this institutional placement, IndiGrid has raised a total of Rs 1,938 crore in equity capital during the fiscal year 2025-26, reflecting a calibrated, phased approach to capital raising. Post issuance, IndiGrid's net debt-to-AUM will be 57 per cent, providing a growth runway of up to Rs 45,000 crore in Assets Under Management (AUM) while remaining within the levera

Why Assam's rapid growth is more than a low-base effect

An RBI report places Assam as India's fastest-growing state over five years, driven by fiscal discipline, infrastructure spending and administrative reform rather than a low-base rebound