Page 7 - Infrastructure Sector

Lockdown 2.0: Our targets for project award won't decline, says Gadkari

In an interview to Megha Manchanda, Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari says he is optimistic about the sector meeting its project execution target in a time-bound manner

Covid-19 impact on infrastructure capex may be worse than seen in 2008

As janta curfews and lockdowns impact ongoing projects, government spending on relief measures may limit future infra spends

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

Growth triggers still missing in Nirmala Sitharaman's second Budget

Companies which stand to gain the most are rural focused players, gas utilities, building material makers and logistics firms.

PE, VC investments in India grew 28% to $48 billion in 2019, says EY data

Buyouts recorded the largest increase of 56 per cent in terms of value ($16.2 billion in 2019 against $10.4 billion in 2018)

Infrastructure players ask govt to bring captive renewable energy policy

They also asked to make finance available for real estate and affordable housing

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

Podcast: From real estate to automobile, clear signs of economic slowdown

Experts believe the corporation tax rate cut announced by the govt recently may not be able to perk up corporate earnings in Q2. Listen to this podcast for the slowdown signs visible across sectors

Soon, you may track live status of private and public sector infra projects

This is the first time that the government will list out specific projects from the private sector as part of its responsibility to get them going

Best of BS opinion: Working towards a sane society will bring prosperity

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

Govt waives three-year lock-in period on investments made by NRIs in IDFs

With an aim to accelerate and enhance flow of long-term debt in infrastructure projects, amendments in the tax laws were made to provide exemption from income tax to infrastructure debt funds in 2011

FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets representatives of infrastructure sector

The meeting came in the backdrop of India's gross domestic product growth slumping to six-year low of 5 per cent in the April-June quarter

FM meets representatives of infrastructure sector amid economic slowdown

The representatives of the infrastructure sector expressed their issues and concern to the finance minister during the meeting

The infra quotient in manifestos

While some directions are laid out, the crucial issue of funding is left unaddressed

Infra firms in a sweet spot, most players trading at attractive levels

The momentum is expected to remain, with the strong order book of companies and improving execution

Clarion call to bring back build-operate-transfer model for infra projects

In the absence of BOT, the government will have to do heavy lifting in terms of spending and private sector participation to that extent will get diminished

Infrastructure output growth hits seven-month high of 6.7% in June

The expansion in the electricity generation was 4 per cent in June compared to 2.2 per cent in the same month of the last fiscal

Infrastructure sector growth dips to 10-month low of 3.6% in May

This is the lowest growth rate since July 2017 when infrastructure industries had expanded by 2.9 per cent

Infra needs up to $1 trillion investment in 2-3 years, says NIIF chief

From FY13 onward, there has been a decline in the infrastructure sector investments

Pick-up in infra playing out differently for large and small players

Having burnt their fingers with PPP model of build operate transfer in the past, larger companies have been cautious in choosing projects