Atomic impact: Nuclear-powered AI infrastructure could be India’s geopolitical moatIndia's nuclear advancements, including the Kalpakkam PFBR and plans for small modular reactors, are set to power its ambition to become a ...
21 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Proof of the pudding is in partycipationDespite legislative pushes for gender equality, women's presence in politics remains stagnant. Political parties tend to nominate a handful...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.40 PM IST
500 GW of renewable energy by 2030: What India must do nowWith policy certainty, innovative financing, accelerated manufacturing, and modernised grids, India can deliver clean, affordable, and home...
16 Apr, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
India set to emerge as world's 2nd largest solar market in 2026: NSEFIIndia is set to become the world's second-largest solar market in 2026. The nation is rapidly adding solar capacity, reaching 150 GW. This ...
14 Apr, 2026, 03.50 PM IST
UDAN: Viability gap funding to get 3-year exemption from GSTThe Council meeting, chaired by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, has recommended issuance of certain clarifications on issues relating to GST...
18 Jan, 2018, 09.47 PM IST
UDAN: No GST on Viability Gap Funding disbursementThe government has decided not to levy the Goods and Services Tax on disbursement of Viability Gap Funding extended to select airlines unde...
27 Dec, 2017, 06.02 PM IST
DoT plans viability gap funding for BharatNet to speed up projectCost has also swelled by almost 70 per cent from the initial approved Rs 20,100 crore, with a panel recommending Rs 72,000 crore overall sp...
13 Jul, 2017, 01.38 AM IST
Govt mulls higher VGF for planes with less than 20 seatsTo compensate the operators, the Civil Aviation Ministry would be providing viability gap funding -- which would be partly raised by way of...
27 Nov, 2016, 02.58 PM IST
Renewable energy ministry seeks Rs 10k crore for higher capacity"Different schemes which have taken off are Viability Gap Funding of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and green energy corridor," a...
11 Feb, 2016, 05.19 PM IST
Government approves Rs 5050 crore funding to push solar projectsGovernment today approved a 'viability gap funding' (VGF) of Rs 5,050 crore for setting up over 5,000 MW of grid linked solar power project...
20 Jan, 2016, 05.53 PM IST
Viability Gap Funding model for solar projects needs financial engineering techniques: India RatingsBesides the construction timeline, the projects would require an amortization period of around 13 years, taking into account the seasonal v...
09 May, 2014, 06.48 PM IST
- ET in the classroom: Viability gap funding
ET scans viability gap funding a day after govt extends it to health & education sectors.
25 Mar, 2010, 05.28 AM IST
- Viability gap funding to be extended to education, health
The government will soon provide a framework for viability gap funding for creation of physical infrastructure in health and education spac...
24 Mar, 2010, 01.00 AM IST
- RBI favours viability gap funding scheme
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in favour of a viability gap funding scheme to push banks to spread their branch networks in, hitherto, unta...
26 Jun, 2009, 08.38 PM IST
- FM to convince CMs on viability gap funding
Finance minister P Chidambaram may ask for personal intervention of chief ministers of 16 states which have not yet sent any proposal for r...
05 Mar, 2007, 02.39 AM IST
- Viability gap funding to pay for red tape
The Centre is likely to keep unchanged the allocation under the viability gap funding (VGF) for infrastructure projects in 2007-08.
27 Jan, 2007, 02.24 AM IST
- 'Centre to provide viability gap fund for metro’
The Centre would provide adequate viability gap fund to the tune of 20 per cent of the total cost, if the Tamil Nadu government submitted a...
03 Aug, 2006, 04.10 PM IST