Urban Makeover 2024: Budget embraces brownfield redevelopment for smart growthIndia's new urban development strategy focuses on brownfield redevelopment, transit-oriented development, and infrastructure improvements. ...
Budget 2024: The approach needed around infrastructure, health, and renewable energyBy addressing the critical needs of sectors such as renewable energy, infrastructure, health, and health tech, the budget can lay down a pa...
Union Budget 2024: How Modi 3.0 may double down on urban development amid Viksit Bharat ambitionsBudget Expectations: India is gearing up for its annual budget announcement, sparking global market excitement. With urban development stak...
Assam government takes up ten cities for special development planAn important meeting was held at Urban Development Minister Ashok Singhal's office at Janata Bhawan on Tuesday to outline the implementatio...
Expedite loan sanction, disbursement for projects under Rs 10,000 crore UIDF: Financial services secretaryFinancial Services Secretary, Vivek Joshi, has called for the rapid sanction and disbursement of loans to designated projects under the Rs ...
Ensuring smooth flow of funds for water, sanitation and hygieneWhen many would have thought that India's sanitation years commencing from 2014 are behind us, with Covid and other issues vying for attent...
Budget democratises ownership of homesFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase of 66% for a programme that seeks to democratise home ownership in the country, b...
Budget 2023: From revamped credit push to infra development, industry stakeholders reactIndia’s small businesses and industry groups have issued their response to Budget 2023-24. Here, we round up the opinions.
View: A pragmatic budget that focuses on green and inclusive economic growthThe Centre's focus on green growth - to help reduce India's carbon intensity and generate large-scale green jobs - is bound to make the eco...
Government to provide Rs 10,000 crore/year under Urban Infrastructure Development FundAnnouncing the proposal during her speech for the 2023-24 budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the UIDF will be managed by the ...
Affordable housing gets further boost with higher PMAY, infrastructure allocationFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has announced a 66% increase in the outlay for PMAY scheme to over Rs 79,000 crore and this is expected...
Budget: Govt announces 150-pc hike in outlay of Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban; total allocation Rs 5,000 CrThere has been a nine-per cent decrease, with an allocation of Rs 2,132 crore, for the construction of non-residential office buildings, in...
Nirmala Sitharaman Budget 2023 Speech: Here is the full textThis Budget hopes to build on the foundation laid in the previous Budget, and the blueprint drawn for India@100. We envision a prosperous a...
Budget 2023: Booster shot for L&T, other infra cos as capital outlay hiked to Rs 10 lakh croreHowever, IRB Infrastructure Developers, Hindustan Construction Co, ITD Cementation, KNR Constructions, Gayatri Projects, ARSS Infrastructur...
Budget 2023: Will the government's infra push help infrastructure mutual funds?Currently, there are 17 mutual fund schemes that invest in the infrastructure sector. Toppers in this category have offered 13-19% returns ...