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Thursday, July 31, 2025
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Topic: Infrastructure

Maharashtra looks at bending tender norms to fast-track infra projects in Gadchiroli

After 3 major incidents of Naxal attacks, Maharashtra has formed a district-level panel to take a call on bending tender norms where necessary.

Modi’s Rs 100 lakh cr infra push for India that no longer settles for trains, wants to fly

Delivering his sixth Independence Day speech as Prime Minister, which ran into 92 minutes, Modi noted how the common Indian’s aspirations had risen.

Modi govt’s flagship water scheme Jal Jeevan Mission gets Rs 3.35 lakh crore

The Modi govt’s Jal Jeevan Mission includes the ‘Har Ghar Nal Se Jal’ programme, which envisions taking piped water supply to 18 lakh rural households.

Tourism is overwhelming the world’s top destinations

Even as local businesses get a financial boost, mobs of travelers strain infrastructures of cities that were never built to handle so many human bodies.

GIC to back Indian road builder IRB Infrastructure for bigger projects & revenue boost

Road construction companies like IRB need funds more than ever after the IL&FS collapse increased costs and delays in acquisitions.

4 sq ft of corals over 20 million humans — why India’s cities will remain miserable

India’s big cities are rotting, growing into massive, self-governing slums. When attempts are made to fix them, corals come in the way, like in Mumbai.

Mumbai building collapse: Should India save its metropolises before dreaming of smart cities?

Mumbai is facing its second serious infrastructure disaster in a month with the collapse of a building in Dongri area.

Mumbai has another 14,207 buildings waiting to collapse — if not repaired urgently

The decrepit buildings, in some of Mumbai’s oldest & most congested areas, have weakened over time due to neglect, disrepair and illegal alterations.

Nitin Gadkari ticks off national infra fund over delay, says many others ready to fund govt

At an NIIF event to sign an MoU with NHAI, Nitin Gadkari says highways sector is economically viable but time is biggest capital.

Nirmala Sitharaman’s formula for growth — more investment, infra push, help for NBFCs

Looking to make India a $5-trillion economy by 2024-25, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman pushed for growth without sacrificing welfare schemes.

On Camera

Trump’s tariff move undermines mutually beneficial India-US relationship, says Suresh Prabhu

Trump and Modi's respective campaigns—MAGA and Make in India—are complementary. Working together is the best way for both countries to uphold democratic values worldwide.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.