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Wednesday, November 19, 2025
TopicIndian infrastructure

Topic: Indian infrastructure

Gujarat to Bihar to Pune, India’s bridges are collapsing. Cutting corners on safety

Twelve people died in the Gambhira bridge collapse on Thursday. But incidents like this have been happening for years, pointing to a larger problem plaguing our infrastructure projects.

Recurring stampedes expose decay in urban infrastructure. Govt must do more than lip service

India's record on stampedes is bleak. Even with repeated occurrences and deaths, there has been no significant shift in the public administration’s approach to crowd control.

PPP thrust in Budget 2025 but breaking from trend capex for infra sector flat

Little headroom for capex as govt focus shifts to consumption; expects private sector to do some heavy lifting in infrastructure.

Announced in Feb, rolled out in July, less than 5% of govt’s Rs 10,000-cr urban infra fund spent so far

Urban Infrastructure Development Fund aims to help bridge gap in essential services in Tier-2 & 3 cities. Till Dec 1st week, 'project proposals worth roughly Rs 650 cr' submitted for 2023-24. 

From tunnels to highest airfield — nearly 90 infra projects inaugurated along borders

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said it was time to move forward with the mantra of ‘minimum environment degradation, maximum national security, maximum welfare’.

India’s infrastructure output rises to 8.2% in June, says government data

According to a separate data, the Indian government’s capital spending increased 59% in the April-June period.

Asian Development Bank proposes up to $25 billion development support to India

In a meeting with PM Modi, the ADB president announced the 'multifaceted' support for the country over 5 years for an infrastructural push, including a connectivity plan among others.

India’s road infrastructure beginning to look impressive. But it’s a long way from world-class

We are in the middle of an incredible infrastructure-building spree that occurs once in several generations in most countries, and we must keep it going.

On Camera

India has to move on now. Engage with ‘Nooton Bangladesh’

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for...

The day Dharmendra ‘died’

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.