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Monday, December 15, 2025
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Topic: Infrastructure

charcha 2025 is building India’s next infrastructure: the capacity to work together

Convening platforms like charcha play an essential role in bringing sarkar, samaaj and bazaar together to chart India’s roadmap to Viksit Bharat.

India is having a civil engineering crisis. Mumbai to Bihar, bridges to byways, highways to setu

The pace of development is very fast so perhaps the quality and quantity of the material, our expertise, our capacity, is not matching what is required, says Manoranjan Parida, President of Indian Road Congress.

3rd abrupt halt in a month: Poor ridership & shoddy upkeep are catching up to Mumbai monorail

MMMOCL said a technical slag caused train to halt mid-track. The 17 passengers onboard were transferred to another train and taken to the next station.

Cabinet approves 4-lane Marakkanam-Puducherry highway project in TN worth Rs. 2,157 crore

Under the project, the 46-km NH-332A from Marakkanam to Puducherry will be widened to 4 lanes to ease congestion & boost connectivity. It will be built on hybrid annuity mode.

Brand Bengaluru is stuck on bad roads. MNCs, startups are saying ‘Hello Hyderabad’ now

The Bengaluru vs Hyderabad rivalry was once about attracting the biggest MNCs. Now it’s also about infrastructure, governance, and quality of life—and Bengaluru is losing its lead.

Post legal battle with L&T, MMRDA says it will retender 2 infra projects in ‘public interest’

MMRDA’s decision comes 4 days after SC asked it if it was willing to retender the projects, failing which the apex court might have to freeze the whole tender process.

5 Infrastructure stocks to watch for growth in 2025

As demand for construction, engineering, and real estate projects increases, companies with large government contracts and efficient execution capabilities are expected to see an upward trend in their stock prices.

MMRDA prepares for ‘most challenging’ part of Worli-Sewri connector: A double-decker ‘Elphinstone Bridge’

The work, which is expected to take 12 months, will likely throw traffic out of gear on the congested stretch. Traffic department permission is awaited.

Big-ticket infra takes lion’s share of Mumbai municipal body’s Rs 74,427 cr budget

BMC is now building the Coastal Road's north leg & Goregaon-Mulund Link Road, among others. The budget also focussed on education & proposed a 'Mumbai Eye', on the lines of 'London Eye'.

Budget 2025: Rs 100 crore National Geospatial Mission to boost infrastructure mapping, modernise land records

Sitharaman says this mission is in line with the BJP government’s vision to improve governance and service delivery through technology.

On Camera

I’ve been driving an EV for 2 years—Indian roads are ready to switch to electric

Driving an electric vehicle for months, the Hyundai IONIQ5, BMW iX and now the Kia Carens Clavis electric, has convinced me of the viability of EVs for city and mid-range commutes.

Rupee’s turmoil has echoes of 2013

With the US-India trade deal yet to get done, rupee depreciation may be helping to mitigate India’s loss of competitiveness. The other problem is extreme despondence among overseas equity investors.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.