Page 15 - Infrastructure Projects

Cyclone prone Odisha to build Rs 19,000-cr disaster immune power infra

Projecr to be taken up in a staggered manner over three years, will initially cover four coastal districts

Govt infuses Rs 5,298 cr into IIFCL to boost infrastructure spending

This infusion has increased the paid-up equity share capital of IIFCL to Rs 9,999.92 crore against the authorized share capital of Rs 10,000 crore.

Covid-19 impact: Bharatmala may be delayed by four years, says ICRA

Depending on how quickly normalcy is restored, these plans could take off by end of FY2021. Therefore, 2020 is likely to be another year of muted awards

UP restarts road, bridge projects totalling Rs 31,000 cr as lockdown eases

The state has expedited infra projects to boost economy, create jobs in hinterland

Centre may extend lockdown beyond May 17 with easier norms for business

PM assures resumption of more economic activities; zone identification may be left to states

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

Covid-19: InvITs may find it hard to meet 90% dividends distribution rule

Surplus generation will remain limited in Q1FY21 and NHAI compensation may take time, so till then, the liquidity buffer will be used for operating expenses and debt servicing, says Icra

Union Budget 2020: NHAI to borrow less next year while targets elude

In the highways sector, the debt of the National Highways Authority of India has weighed down on the projections for next year

Economic Survey links infrastructure with social reforms to boost growth

The Survey suggested interlinking electricity supply with health and education

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

Investments in infrastructure up by 25% in 2019, highest since 2016

However, number of deals dropped to 58 from 64, according to Inframation, an Acuris company, data

Housing sales fall 9%, new supply down 10% in Oct-Dec on economic slowdown

Housing brokerage firm PropTiger recently reported 30 per cent fall in sales in nine cities during the October-December quarter

Fiscal deficit won't matter if spending is prudent, says Pronab Sen

Terming the economic situation as 'very bad,' Sen said that post 2016-17 India's economic statistics measuring GDP growth were 'largely guess work'

Cement stocks in focus: UltraTech, ACC up over 3% on likely demand pick-up

Orient Cement, Star Cement, India Cements, JK Lakshmi Cement, HeidelbergCement India, Ramco Cements, Shree Cement and Dalmia Bharat from the S&P BSE 500 index were up more than 3 per cent each.

Infra projects hit by cost overruns of more than Rs 4 trn over delays

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

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

FM Sitharaman unveils Rs 102-trn infrastructure projects for next 5 years

Addressing a press conference, she said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in his Independence Day speech spoken of investing Rs 100 trillion in infrastructure.

Infra plan will boost investor confidence, but needs hand-holding: Experts

Private road developers in recent interactions with the Union ministry have expressed unwillingness to invest in Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) projects which involve private capital

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