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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicInfrastructure spending

Topic: Infrastructure spending

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

As land bank shrinks, MMRDA eyes road tolls, ‘transit-oriented development’ to fund Mumbai infra

With much of its land auctioned off, the authority is mulling new ways to raise funds. Proposals were discussed at MMRDA’s authority meeting, chaired by Maharashtra CM, last month.

Modi govt continues infra push, Budget shows big jumps for highways, transport & tap water

Finance Minister says Gati Shakti Master Plan for expressways will be formulated to facilitate faster movement of people & goods. It will build 25,000 km of expressways in 2022-23.

Delhi no longer too distant from Dispur, is now at Assam’s doorstep, says PM Modi

Laying foundation of a slew of projects worth over Rs 3,300 crore in Assam Monday, Modi said that the state and the Centre are working together for a balanced growth of the region.

Budget’s disinvestment targets are heroic. Modi govt must show unprecedented transparency

The Atmanirbhar narrative was big in this Budget, but it is here that the danger lies, because the sentiment of self-reliance is seductive and popular.

On Camera

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

As IDF unveils robotic combat task force, Israeli maker says open to working with India

Using this technology, IDF carried out fully robotic combat missions, drastically reducing risk to Israeli troops. The robotic combat task force also enhanced situational awareness.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.