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Monday, September 22, 2025
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Topic: Infrastructure

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.

Budget 2023 increases municipal bond issues to improve civic finances for infrastructure

The government will incentivise civic bodies to improve their finances & set up an Urban Infrastructure Development Fund to create urban infrastructure in tier-II & tier-III cities.

Gati Shakti Mission shows way for infra planning, states make full use of digital mapping

States mapping their essential data, relevant for planning physical and social infrastructure, on National Master Plan, along the lines of central govt's PM Gati Shakti scheme.

SubscriberWrites: India needs to up its infrastructure game. Roads to railway need massive makeovers

Statutory bodies and strict regulations must be in place to allay fears of private players, writes Nikhil Rajput.

How India’s longest sea link is taking shape in Mumbai one span at a time & notching many firsts

The 22-km Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link is on track to meet December 2023 deadline, officials say. It’s also setting the bar by using technologies that have not been seen before in India.

Pending under UPA, speeding under NDA — 10 big-ticket infra projects that picked up after 2014

Prime Minister Modi has often claimed that the BJP government fast-tracked or completed big-ticket projects that had languished under UPA dispensation. Here are 10 such projects.

Small projects, big impact—India has lessons for the world on green transformation

Investments in utility-scale solar have expanded at an unprecedented pace making India the fourth largest in terms of installed capacity globally.

Morbi bridge dents not just the Gujarat model. It’s an infrastructure hole India can’t unsee

Incidents like the Morbi tragedy reinforce the Western world’s longstanding prejudice that India is crumbling with its creaking infrastructure and teeming population.

Indian judiciary is crying for basic infrastructure. Here’s what Centre & states need to do

Infrastructural crisis at the Indian judiciary has a lot to do with political apathy that obstructs necessary transformation of a key arm of government.

Robust logistics is launchpad for $5-trillion economy. States must strengthen supply chains

Logistics Ease Across Different States, or LEADS ranking, can nudge states to undertake steps for reducing logistics cost and increase global competitiveness.

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Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

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.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

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.