Page 11 - Infrastructure

Covid-19 impact: India's eight core sectors output contracts 23.4% in May

Infrastructure output, which comprises eight sectors including coal, crude oil and electricity and accounts for nearly 40% of the country's industrial output, contracted 30% in April and May

Agri-infrastructure needs a push

Facilities that help reduce post-harvest wastage of produce will also boost farmers' incomes

MHA holds crucial meet to discuss infra developments near Indo-China border

A meeting was held on Wednesday and another meeting is scheduled on Thursday where various infrastructure-related issues will be discussed

Infra finance major PTC India issues fresh loans worth Rs 884 in Q4 FY20

Existing credit lines of Rs 800 crore were renewed and fresh long-term credit lines of Rs 600 crore were received

India's eight core infrastructure sectors contract 38.1% in April

Massive contraction recorded amid a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus

Infrastructure projects to TV commercial, here're the key court orders

A selection of key court orders

Demand, supply chain disruption may see pvt manufacturing shrinking in FY21

Auto sector may suffer double-digit decline in FY21, cement sector under pressure despite early start in infra activity

Covid-19 crisis: Slippages may jump to Rs 5.5 trillion, says India Ratings

Credit costs could touch Rs 2.7 trillion

How to reduce India's infrastructure deficit

India aims to spend huge amounts on infrastructure in the coming years. It will be equally important to promote the efficiency of these investments through reforms

New projects dip in March quarter amid economic slowdown, coronavirus

The value of new projects were Rs 7000 crore lower in the three-month period ending March 2020, showed data from project-tracker Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy

It's not just the virus...

So far, the number of cases in India is not large. I suspect that this is because the virus hasn't yet reached India's slums and low income neighbourhoods, writes Geetanjali Krishna

Financing infrastructure

India's infrastructure deficit can be reversed only by development finance institutions that have the domain expertise to both borrow and lend long-term

400 infra projects' show over Rs 4 trillion overrun due to delays

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above

Budget 2020: Rs 103 trillion infrastructure projects launched under NIP

Presenting the Union Budget in Parliament, Sitharaman said Rs 1.7 trillion has been provided for transport infrastructure in 2020-21

Economic Survey should deal not just with 'Whats' & 'Whys' but also 'Hows'

Survey lessons like exports' importance for growth and jobs, how govt intervention in markets can be harmful, and wealth creation via privatisation should have been imbibed long ago, writes T N Ninan

Pvt sector share in National Infra Pipeline to hit 30% by 2025: Eco Survey

Two-thirds of the pipeline is already firmed up; projects of certain states likely to be added to in due course

Budget 2020: What does the FM have in store for the infrastructure sector?

In this podcast, Business Standard's Infrastructure Editor, Jyoti Mukul talks about the challenges of the infrastructure sector and its expectations from Budget 2020

Sitharaman's infrastructure push need not be a pipe-dream: Here's how

The government should be happy that they are still buying civilization by investing in infrastructure bonds instead of paying their full taxes.

Infrastructure, energy firms wait for NIP fine print to firm up capex plan

The roadmap, companies like JSW Energy and Adani Transport say, helps them decidedly lay down their own multi-year investment plans

Infra, realty trusts can set up biz in SEZs. Will this increase exports?

The Centre amended the Special Economic Zones Act (SEZs Act) in August 2019 to broaden the definition of "person" who can set up their units in these zones