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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicInfra push

Topic: Infra push

Roads, rail, waterways: Capex push in Budget keeps infra engine running

Reinforcing infrastructure as a growth pillar, Budget 2026-27 raised capital spending and announced new dedicated freight corridors, seven high speed rail corridors and 20 new national waterways.

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. 

How diaspora can help fund India’s infrastructure needs — ‘patriotic discount on bonds, remittances’ 

A blog post on AsiaA blog post on Asian Development Bank says diaspora can help fund developmental projects. It adds that for this, the country should make policies to earn the diaspora’s trust.n Development Bank says diaspora can help fund developmental projects. It adds that for this, the country should make policies to earn the diaspora’s trust.

Warlike fortification at Delhi borders is lousy politics, shows govt’s paranoia and insenstivity

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On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.