Page 14 - Infrastructure

Diwesh Sharan: Value capture for better infrastructure

Currently, user fees seldom cover the cost of building or even operating major infrastructure projects

Infrastructure firms struggle to tap 75% disbursement of arbitration amount

HCC and Reliance Infrastructure (R-Infra) are two such companies which expected to get funds under the directive

Infra stocks extend rally; HCC, Patel Engineering surge over 30% in three days

C&C Constructions, Punj Lloyd, IL&FS Engg, BL Kashyap and IVRCL were up 15% -44% on the BSE in past three days.

Infra giants return to highways sector

Larsen & Toubro, Punj Lloyd, Gammon and Jaiprakash Associates bagged 16 of the 40 EPC contracts awarded in financial year 2015-16

CCEA gives nod to 9 railway projects worth Rs 24,375 cr

The approved railway lines are expected to help the upcoming industries in the region and additional transport capacity to meet their requirements

Niti Aayog prepares cabinet note to ease arbitration norms for infra companies

Niti Ayog's proposal to improve financial health of companies hit by payment delays

Stalled 241 infra projects cause cost overrun of Rs 1.6 lakh crore

Out of the 1,076 projects, 4 projects are ahead of schedule, 252 are on schedule and 330 are delayed

HCC-MMS JV bags Rs 2523 crore contract for Mumbai Metro III

The JV will construct 4,072 meter corridor of the underground metro line including four underground stations and twin bored tunnels of total length of 3,115 m

India's infrastructure output growth hits 5-month low in May

The output expanded 5.5% from a year ago between April and May

Infra projects' credit system expected soon

Six registered agencies are said to be working collectively to come up with a new ratings system for such projects

India to connect better with neighbours via infrastructure projects

About 90% of trade by volume and 70% by value are moved through ports, major ports thus play a key role in facilitating external trade

Arvind Panagariya: The turnaround in infrastructure

Be it roads, railways, ports, civil aviation, energy or electricity, the Narendra Modi govt has invigorated all these sectors since it took over

Urban infra starting to shimmer

While roadways has attracted much investor interest, thanks to growing order flows, analysts say it is time to also look at companies in the urban development space

March infrastructure output grows fastest in 16 months

Fertiliser output jumped 22.9% and electricity production grew 11.3% from a year earlier

India offers $100 million for infrastructure fund to PNG

India also announced providing retro-viral drugs, equipment for treatment of 20,000 HIV patients in PNG for 1 year

Bond market may have cure for infra woes

Developing an active secondary bond market should be a matter of priority

Sovereign, pension funds may invest $50 billion in India: Report

The paper also noted key recommendations to revitalise the PPP framework in the Indian infrastructure sector

Import of project goods falls, points to likely slowdown in infrastructure creation

Imports in the current financial year till December takes a hit of more than 24%

PM reviews infra projects

Calls for immediate measures to ensure housing for all and scale up broadband connectivity

Kridhan Infra arm bags Rs 247-crore order in Singapore

KH Foges, Kridhan Infra's subsidiary is the second-largest foundation engineering company in Singapore