The interim budget for 2024-25 is a placeholder and it was passed by vote on account. A full-year budget will be presented and passed by the next Parliament after the general elections. The interim budget […]
Over the years, India’s city gas distribution (CGD) industry has grown and matured in terms of both regulatory framework and infrastructure. There have so far been 11 CGD bidding rounds to expand the natural gas […]
Infrastructure is the backbone of any economy and India is no different. Hence, a robust infrastructure is essential for improving the overall economic development. Around a decade back, the infrastructure financing landscape in India was […]
The scale of India’s infrastructure development requires the active involvement of all key stakeholders. In this regard, the establishment of the Infrastructure Finance Secretariat (IFS) as a cross-sectoral platform is an innovative and groundbreaking development. […]
At Indian Infrastructure’s 20th annual conference on “Hydro Power in India”, R.K. Vishnoi, chairman and managing director, NHPC Limited, THDC India Limited and North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Limited (NEEPCO), shared his views on the […]
The latest budget bets big on capital expenditure across the infrastructure sectors, which is consistent with the trend over the past few years. However, the Union Budget 2023-24 has considerably increased the outlays for infra-related […]
India accounts for the world’s fastest rate of urbanisation with nearly 25 people migrating from rural to urban areas almost every minute. As a result, cities have been growing rapidly, compelling the state, municipal and […]
The government has taken a series of measures to give a fillip to road sector… […]
India’s economy has demonstrated remarkable resilience. The sharp rebound and recovery of the country’s economic growth, at 9.2 per cent, is the highest among all the large economies of the world. To sustain and accelerate […]
Infrastructure growth is imperative for the holistic development of any country. The road sector has always been a high priority area for the Indian government. At a recent conference on “Road Development in India” organised […]
Through the budget, the central government has set in motion a virtuous cycle, starting from private investment, crowded in by public capital investment, for the next 25 years. With infrastructure taking centre stage, the budget […]
Odisha has been actively encouraging private sector participation in infrastructure projects. The state government has created an enabling framework for private investments. The state has a number of success stories of private participation across sectors. […]
India has the second largest road network in the world. National highways constitute only 2.2 per cent of the total road network, yet carry about 40 per cent of the total road traffic. While there […]
Infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) are likely to be the next big infrastructure story in India. With an annuity-like business model, InvITs have managed to navigate the market uncertainty, even in Covid times. Since their conceptualisation in […]
The Smart Cities Mission (SCM) is one of the most ambitious government programmes for urban renewal and transformation. The mission, launched in 2015 by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), was envisaged to […]
According to the International Data Corporation’s forecast, spending on information and communication technology (ICT) in India will grow by over 10 per cent in 2021 to reach $91 billion, and will touch $111 billion by […]
The Union Budget 2021-22 has been hailed as growth oriented, with a focus on trying to revitalise the infrastructure sector. In order to augment the country’s infrastructure, the National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP) has been expanded […]
Aman Hans, Consultant PPP, NITI Aayog It is now increasingly becoming a cliché to say that post-COVID-19 will be the beginning of a new era or to debate hether economic recovery would be “V” or […]
The Indian economy has already gone through two sub-par years of growth. Amidst the stress surrounding this state of affairs, the finance minister unveiled Union Budget 2020-21. Many experts believe that the budget, which is […]
Distribution segment reforms have been a major focus area of policymakers in recent years. Taking cognisance of issues related to mounting financial losses of discoms, the inability of states to take corrective measures and governance […]
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