Sectoral allocations for highways, railways show marginal increase in interim budget with experts hoping that the allocations will go up in the full budget expected in June-July.
Since GatiShakti National Master Plan hosts data on critical infra, work is on to put in place adequate safeguards to protect sensitive data, ensure cybersecurity says govt official.
The India Infrastructure Report 2023, released by former vice-president M. Venkaiah Naidu, calls for radical reforms in urban planning and development to address the issue of slums and sprawl.
According to International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook, Indian govts spend about 28% of GDP, which is more than many countries. But greater spending hasn't delivered better infra.
PM told ministers, civil servants to look beyond 2024 & focus on completing infra projects. He also said parties' reckless competition of freebies had sidelined cause of nation building.
China's Ministry of Water Resources said the plan would 'unblock the major arteries' of the river system by 2035, boost irrigation and aid to cut the risk of floods and droughts
NaBFID was set up as a development finance institution to help fill the gap in infrastructure financing after commercial banks withdrew from the space due to large defaults between 2010 and 2015.
Assembly polls are scheduled for 10 May. Calling development in city a 'nightmare', BJP says 'unregulated growth has exacerbated challenges & policy makers trying hard to play catch up'.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
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