Major ports added 71 MT capacity in Modi government’s first yearIndia’s 12 major ports added more capacity in the first year of the Modi govt than they did in any single year over nearly a decade before ...
23 Jul, 2015, 01.18 PM IST
Sharp pickup in road construction leads to 93% surge in bitumen imports in 2014-15A sharp pickup in road construction led to a 93% surge in bitumen imports in 2014-15, when 13 km of roads were built every day on average.
18 Jun, 2015, 11.17 AM IST
Road ministry to send team to Malaysia to seek investments for infra projectsRoad ministry is sending a delegation of its top officials to Malaysia this month to seek investments for Rs 40,000 crore worth of projects.
14 Apr, 2015, 06.05 AM IST
NHAI overhaul process put on fast-track to get the sector back on trackThe committee, headed by former NHAI chairman Deepak Dasgupta, is expected to suggest ways for dispute resolution and better financial mana...
09 Mar, 2015, 04.09 AM IST
Infra status may help airline industry access cheaper loans, infra debt fundsGovernment officials said SpiceJet may decide on funding for the airline at a board meeting scheduled on Monday. SpiceJet confirmed the mee...
08 Dec, 2014, 12.32 PM IST
Transport Ministry mulls safety push for road makersSafety could soon earn road developers brownie points, with the government mulling ways of offering financial and other incentives in a bid...
24 Nov, 2014, 10.32 AM IST
Delhi-based MSD Aviation Pvt Ltd gets no-objection certificate to launch cargo airlineIndian operators do not have a strong presence in carrying cargo from India. International carriers account for about 80% of the cargo busi...
15 Sep, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
National Highways Authority of India allows premium rejig for 9 highway developersThe Cabinet had allowed dealyed premium payment after taking into consideration recommendations of a panel, headed by C Rangarajan.
23 May, 2014, 05.41 PM IST
Elections to grant highway companies bonus time to ready bidsAlso, as a last-ditch effort to achieve a presentable project award level, the ministry plans to award about 3,300 km by March 31.
15 Jan, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Push for infra sector: Govt to award projects worth Rs 1.15 lakh croreA steering group will be formed to monitor the award and implementation of mega projects that have been stuck in the pipeline.
01 Jul, 2013, 06.56 AM IST
3i Infrastructure to exit as India disappoints investorsThe world's largest India-dedicated infrastructure fund is pulling out of India as the country has failed to meet investors’ expectations.
13 May, 2013, 04.42 AM IST
- Budget 2012-13: Infrastructure sector one of thrust areas, Pranab Mukherjee announces a slew of proposals
Pranab Mukherjee announced a slew of proposals in budget 2012, including allowing financial institutions to raise about Rs 60,000 crore fro...
16 Mar, 2012, 06.35 PM IST
- Railway-dependent stocks derail as Mamata Banerjee fails to charm Street
Kalindee Rail Nirman, CCI, Kernex Microsystems, Texmaco, Titagarh Wagons fell 3-13% as new projects failed to find space in the budget outl...
26 Feb, 2011, 06.50 AM IST
- Govt to fix PPP norms for core sector to rope in foreign firms
The government plans to revisit the guidelines governing public private partnership projects in infrastructure sector to make the model mor...
20 Mar, 2010, 01.49 AM IST
- Infra index in doubt as ministries have weak data
Govt’s efforts to compile comprehensive statistics on the country’s infrastructure may come a cropper, with a number of administrative mini...
06 Mar, 2010, 12.37 AM IST
- Parekh panel moots easier exit for core developers
The Deepak Parekh committee on infrastructure financing has called for relaxing norms that stipulate lock-in periods for consortia executin...
15 Jun, 2007, 02.54 AM IST
- Parekh moots easier buyback for core cos
The Deepak Parekh committee has recommended that buyback restrictions should be liberalised for infra cos.
09 Jun, 2007, 02.00 AM IST