Page 31 - Infrastructure

Union minister G Kishan Reddy stresses need for boosting NE infrastructure

Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Wednesday said there was a need to focus on key areas such as agriculture, employment generation, skill development, and infrastructure

People must be at heart of any infrastructure growth story: PM Modi

The prime minister mentioned India's efforts to scale up basic facilities like education, health, drinking water, sanitation, electricity and transport while also tackling climate change

L&T Finance to divest real estate, infrastructure books to reduce leverage

The real estate book of L&T Finance is worth Rs 11,210 crore and infrastructure finance is worth 30,521 crore as on March this year

Plugging the infra gaps

The Gati Shakti Mission carries promise, but can it deliver?

Debt-trap diplomacy: Should China be blamed for Pakistan, Sri Lanka crises?

China exacerbated but didn't mostly cause the problem whose roots lay in borrowing countries' broken politics and economic mismanagement. The loans may only have solved some problems, writes T N Ninan

Mumbai: Kamathipura 2.0 - from shanty locality to prized real estate

Kamathipura was originally built 150 years ago following construction of a causeway to connect the seven islands of Mumbai

Measures to rejuvenate public-private partnerships

Public-private partnership, or PPP, is back in the reckoning with numerous new projects from ropeways to logistics parks being offered under this format

IIFCL expects to disburse Rs 50,000 crore in the next financial year

Outstanding advances stood at Rs 37,688 crore at the end of September 2021. They rose from Rs 33,637 crore in March 2020 and Rs 36,647 crore in March 2021, according to ICRA.

81 high-impact infrastructure projects make it to Gati Shakti list

Road projects top the pecking order, states to upload data by March-end

India's core sector growth moderates to 3.7% in January: Govt data

Crude oil production contracted 2.4 per cent in January, the pace which is the highest in six months

Gati-Shakti to improve infra efficiency, reduce logistics costs: PM Modi

"Even today, logistics cost is considered to be 13-14 per cent of India's gross domestic product, which is higher than other countries," Modi said.

PM Gati Shakti to play big role in development of modern infra: PM

Modi said it will also help boost exports and make MSMEs globally competitive.

BS Number Wise: Smart City Mission is slow and slipping

Plan to develop 100 urban centres is unable to meet deadlines or fully use funds but keeps adding new projects to its list

Govt to soon appoint three independent directors on NaBFID board

With the appointment of three independent directors, sources said, the formation of full board would be completed

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Cost of annuity projects: A new risk has emerged in govt's financials

This favoured route for financing roads is gaining traction for other infrastructure projects but could result in unsustainable liabilities for the government

Govt's infra booster gives hope to construction equipment makers

A lot will, however, depend upon capex execution in a time-bound manner

'Infra projects expected to route through PM GatiShakti's NPG after Apr 1'

The PM GatiShakti plan was announced last year with an aim to break departmental silos and bring in more holistic and integrated planning and execution of projects

Frontloading infra sector spend could bring faster growth: Crisil

India's Union Budget FY23's investment led push in infra sector is expected to usher in faster economic growth, ratings agency Crisil said

Time to focus on project execution

'The status of mega projects under the control of state governments is not available', says the author