Tag: Infrastructure
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Nirmala Sitharaman invites Swedish firms to invest in India, says open to reforms
Inviting Swedish firms to invest in infrastructure development projects, Sitharaman said that the country is planning to invest in the infrastructure sector in the next five years.
December 3, 2019 -
India to spend $1.4 trillion on infrastructure in next five years: Nirmala Sitharaman
As the Finance minister faces the mammoth task of pulling out the country out of a plunging economic growth, Sitharaman has been reacting to critics and former advisors like Raghuram Rajan, Manmohan Singh, and Abhijit Banerjee.
October 20, 2019 -
Centre to invest Rs 100 lakh cr in infrastructure to make India $5 trillion economy by 2024, says PM
The PM said that the Centre was delivering policy-based governance that has helped catapult the country from 142nd place among 190 nations on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking in 2014 to 77th position this year.
August 15, 2019 -
Budget targets $5-tn economy
Over 81 lakh houses with an investment of about Rs 4.83 lakh crore sanctioned of which construction started in about 47 lakh houses.
July 6, 2019 -
Social sector to be our priority, says PM in Japan
'Japan, which has been India's partner in progress over the last seven decades, will have a major role to play in building of a 'new India'.'
June 27, 2019 -
Sensex logs record closing high ahead of swearing-in
The Sensex advanced by 329.92 points, or 0.84 per cent, while the Nifty also advanced by 84.80 points, or 0.71 per cent, to 11,945.90.
May 30, 2019 -
Urban population in India may go beyond 50% by 2050: MoHUA Secretary
5th Smart Cities 2019 India Expo inaugurated in Delhi
May 22, 2019 -
Cabinet approves leasing out of 6 airports under PPP model
Currently, the airports being managed under the PPP model include Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Cochin.
November 9, 2018 -
Govt mulls having resident engineer for all major complexes: Jai Ram
He was speaking after launching the Facebook and Twitter for Quality Control Cell of the Chief Minister’s Office here on Wednesday.
September 20, 2018 -
China border: ITBP to get major manpower, infra boost
The new battalions would also help the border guarding force to better rotate troops from forward locations to units in the mainland.
May 13, 2018 -
India data centre infrastructure spending to grow in 2018
While data centre infrastructure hardware spending by enterprises in India will reach $2.7 billion in 2018, a 2.6 per cent increase from 2017, the software investment will register 10 per cent increase to touch $3.6 billion mark, a new report from market research firm Gartner said on Tuesday. “Digital business initiatives are forcing infrastructure and …
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May 8, 2018 -
Real estate developers seek growth in infrastructure
The real estate developers in Odisha have urged upon the government to remove hurdles and bottlenecks in rules and facilitate infrastructure development. At a recently held workshop, the All Odisha Developers body CREDAI shared their awful experiences with RERA authority. Founder member D S Tripathy explained the situation prevailing in the state after promulgation of …
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April 4, 2018 -
Bengal’s capital expenses grew 5 times during current fiscal: Mitra
Expenses on infrastructure have increased five times during the current fiscal compared to financial year 2010-11, and the funds were properl utilised due to administrative meetings chaired by chief minister Mamata Banerjee, state finance minister Amit Mitra said on Monday at Nabanna. Talking to the reporters Mr Mitra said that chief minister is constantly monitoring …
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April 3, 2018 -
US President Trump unveils massive infrastructure plan
US President Donald Trump released a long-promised $1.5 trillion infrastructure initiative aiming to rebuild the nation’s outdated roads, railways and other public works. The 53-page document detailed Trump’s plans of how to fund the investments, shorten project permitting time, remove regulatory barriers, help rural areas and improve worker training, Xinhua reported. “Our Nation’s infrastructure is …
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February 13, 2018 -
NOU students stage protest dharna against lack of proper infrastructure
Students of North Orissa University (NOU) launched a strike and squatted in front of the main gate today protesting against the lack of infrastructure and amenities. Employees , staff and faculty had to wait outside the gate for several hours as the students refused to clear the entrance. Tushar Kumar Nayak and Rajat Ghose, president …
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January 31, 2018 -
Road infrastructure being improved in J-K
In a bid to improve connectivity between Kashmir and rest of the country, a sum of Rs 42,000 crore has been earmarked under the Prime Minister’s Development Package (PMDP) for construction of national highways and tunnels in J&K. The road infrastructure will also strengthen connectivity with areas along the Line of Control (LOC) and International …
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January 23, 2018 -
Govt focus on infrastructure to boost steel industry: Tata Steel
The steel industry will benefit if the government invests more on infrastructure which will lead to an increase in the demand for steel, Tata Steel Global CEO and managing director T N Narendran has said. Narendran also hoped that in the forthcoming Union budget the government would spend more on infrastructure. “If you invest in …
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January 23, 2018