Page 8 - Infrastructure Projects

Industry should embrace new tech for quality in infra projects: Gadkari

Union minister Nitin Gadkari said industry players should adopt innovative methods and new technologies to improve cost efficiency and construction quality of infrastructure projects

FinMin may soon set up DFI as banks struggle to finance infra projects

Govt has already come out with an pipeline of 6,749 projects which would cost $1.7 trillion in five years

Six out of top 10 infrastructure companies struggling to stay afloat

These companies have lost 70 per cent of their market capitalisation in the past six years and four of them are down 90 per cent or more during the period

Little known Megha Engineering beats the Goliaths of the infra space

Its revenues nearly quadrupled in five years to Rs 20,300 cr in FY19, while its net profit jumped 6x to about Rs 2,800 cr, making it India's largest construction and engineering firm after L&T

FM launches NIP online dashboard for info on infra projects across India

In the Budget speech of 2019-2020, Sitharaman had announced an outlay of Rs 100 trillion for infrastructure projects over the next 5 years

403 infra projects show cost overruns of over Rs 4.05 trillion: Report

Reasons for overruns are delay in land acquisition, delay in obtaining forest/environment clearances and lack of infrastructure support & linkages.

401 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 4.02 trillion: Govt report

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

Cyclone prone Odisha to build Rs 19,000-cr disaster immune power infra

Projecr to be taken up in a staggered manner over three years, will initially cover four coastal districts

Govt infuses Rs 5,298 cr into IIFCL to boost infrastructure spending

This infusion has increased the paid-up equity share capital of IIFCL to Rs 9,999.92 crore against the authorized share capital of Rs 10,000 crore.

Covid-19 impact: Bharatmala may be delayed by four years, says ICRA

Depending on how quickly normalcy is restored, these plans could take off by end of FY2021. Therefore, 2020 is likely to be another year of muted awards

UP restarts road, bridge projects totalling Rs 31,000 cr as lockdown eases

The state has expedited infra projects to boost economy, create jobs in hinterland

Centre may extend lockdown beyond May 17 with easier norms for business

PM assures resumption of more economic activities; zone identification may be left to states

401 infrastructure projects show cost overrun of Rs 4.06 trillion: Report

The expenditure incurred on these projects till December 2019 was Rs 10,89,178.11 crore, which is 44.06 per cent of the anticipated cost of the projects

Infrastructure in cloud cuckoo land

Nurturing ambition and setting high targets are important attributes of planning and governance

Covid-19: InvITs may find it hard to meet 90% dividends distribution rule

Surplus generation will remain limited in Q1FY21 and NHAI compensation may take time, so till then, the liquidity buffer will be used for operating expenses and debt servicing, says Icra

Union Budget 2020: NHAI to borrow less next year while targets elude

In the highways sector, the debt of the National Highways Authority of India has weighed down on the projections for next year

Economic Survey links infrastructure with social reforms to boost growth

The Survey suggested interlinking electricity supply with health and education

Funding India's infrastructure gap

To achieve a truly transformational infrastructure push, resources such as land will have to be leveraged and innovative financial structures deployed to attract private capital

Investments in infrastructure up by 25% in 2019, highest since 2016

However, number of deals dropped to 58 from 64, according to Inframation, an Acuris company, data

Housing sales fall 9%, new supply down 10% in Oct-Dec on economic slowdown

Housing brokerage firm PropTiger recently reported 30 per cent fall in sales in nine cities during the October-December quarter