NHAI, Planning Commission in fresh row over stalled road projectsIn the past too, Planning Commission and NHAI have fought as the pace of award of road contracts has slowed down.
09 May, 2014, 01.30 PM IST
Premium recast may impact Rs 1 lakh cr govt revenue: Gajendra HaldeaHe also asked the ministry as to how does it plan to recover public funds if the road developers default leading to termination of the cont...
19 Dec, 2013, 07.14 PM IST
Road, power projects seek Cabinet secretariat interventionPrivate players in road and power sectors have flagged the maximum stalled projects for intervention by the special cell created in the cab...
29 Jun, 2013, 05.40 AM IST
- Delay in forest clearances, land acquisition hurting road projects: Gajendra Haldea, Planning Commission
'NHAI has not been performing to the desired level. So many of the problems would be internal and so the underperformance cannot be squarel...
25 Jan, 2013, 04.48 PM IST
NHAI encouraging irresponsible & aggressive bids, says Gajendra Haldea, Planning Commission officialGajendra Haldea said one of the reasons for companies walking out of projects is that they are over-leveraged.
24 Jan, 2013, 05.47 AM IST
- Toll war: Minister supports Planning Commission, ministry opposes
Once again, the Planning Commission and the roads ministry are at loggerheads over increasing toll on highways.
25 Jun, 2012, 01.56 AM IST
- Ajit Singh meets Montek Singh Ahluwalia, discusses PPP model for airports
Ajit Singh today met Montek Singh Ahluwalia to explore the possibility of development and maintenance of Kolkata and Chennai airports throu...
29 May, 2012, 04.09 PM IST
- Road Ministry confident of awarding over 7,000 km road projects
The Road Transport and Highways Ministry today sounded confident of awarding over 7,000 km of road projects this fiscal.
01 Nov, 2011, 10.33 PM IST
- Govt panel accuses Gajendra Haldea of unethical conduct
The head of a government panel has accused one of its members - senior Planning Commission official Gajendra Haldea - of unethical conduct ...
17 Aug, 2011, 04.27 AM IST
- NHAI to take up plan panel's objection on bidding with Finance Ministry
Objecting to Plan panel's contention that the revised norms for bidding to build roads are restrictive, the NHAI on Monday said the new gui...
19 Jul, 2010, 07.55 PM IST
- Raising equity, long term debt for infra to be a challenge'
Raising equity and long-term debt for investment in infrastructure could pose a major challenge, a Planning Commission's infrastructure adv...
18 Apr, 2010, 11.54 AM IST
- Govt likely to meet $500-bn infra investment target by FY15
The government is likely to meet the USD 500-billion infrastructure investment target by 2015 exceeding the fixed tenure by three years, a ...
01 Dec, 2009, 07.03 PM IST
- Infra investment target in 11th 5-yr plan may not be achieved
The government may not achieve the Eleventh Five-Year Plan's investment target of $500 billion in infrastructure due to the global economic...
27 Nov, 2009, 03.30 PM IST
- Private cos to invest $ 150bn for infra projects: Plan panel
India is envisaging an investment of $150 billion from the private sector over the next few years to develop the much-needed infrastructure...
21 Oct, 2009, 08.01 PM IST
- Infra sector needs $356 bn investment
The country needs investment of up to $356 billion during the 11th Five Year Plan for the infrastructure sector and investors have been all...
06 Feb, 2007, 04.30 PM IST
- Road safety, traffic control directorate in the works
The government is considering setting up a directorate of road safety and traffic management under the ministry of shipping, road transport...
16 Jan, 2007, 02.42 AM IST
- Can a govt officer claim patent for drafting a document?
Should a government servant be awarded a copyright for drafting a document in the regular course of work and can he then charge a fee every...
03 Jan, 2006, 01.35 AM IST