Terming the economic situation as 'very bad,' Sen said that post 2016-17 India's economic statistics measuring GDP growth were 'largely guess work'
Orient Cement, Star Cement, India Cements, JK Lakshmi Cement, HeidelbergCement India, Ramco Cements, Shree Cement and Dalmia Bharat from the S&P BSE 500 index were up more than 3 per cent each.
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above
While Rs 102 trillion to be invested during this period would be spread between 12 broad sectors, almost one-third of the projects are still in conceptual stage
Addressing a press conference, she said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had in his Independence Day speech spoken of investing Rs 100 trillion in infrastructure.
Private road developers in recent interactions with the Union ministry have expressed unwillingness to invest in Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT) projects which involve private capital
The first of a five-part series takes stock of Delhi, the power centre and cultural melting pot of India, to find that it needs an overhaul
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above
Amid the gloomy GDP print; however, what is noteworthy is that the government spending rose sharply to 15.6 per cent during the quarter, as against 8.8 per cent in 1QFY20.
China is present in a big way in Sri Lanka despite earning criticism for the unviable cost of signature projects
Currently, linear infrastructure firms participate in highway construction and their share in the overall road construction mix is 25 per cent
Currently, linear infra companies participate in highway construction and their share in the overall road construction mix is 25 per cent
The government has committed investments of Rs 1 trillion to build airports in the next 5 years.
All this, Pradhan said, augurs well for the steel demand in the country
This is the first time that the government will list out specific projects from the private sector as part of its responsibility to get them going
The average time overrun in these 496 delayed projects is 36.98 months
It is learnt that the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) would prefer brown-field projects over greenfield contracts for InvIT
The task force, headed by the economic affairs secretary, will draw up a 'National Infrastructure Pipeline'
The representatives of the infrastructure sector expressed their issues and concern to the finance minister during the meeting
The FM also said an organisation would be set up to provide credit enhancement for infrastructure and housing projects, increasing the flow of funds to these