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Infrastructure gets huge face-lift in last nine years: UPA

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 12:16

The infrastructure sector received a huge face-lift in the last nine years with improvement in road and railway networks, power generation and teledensity, among others, says the UPA government's report card.

RBI permits firms to issue tax-free bonds to overseas resident

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 22:20

Reserve Bank on Tuesday allowed Indian entities to issue tax-free bonds to overseas resident for investment in infrastructure sector.

Banks, infra need Rs 10.4 lakh cr bond funding in 5 yrs: Crisil

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 18:39

Banks and infrastructure sectors will require Rs 10.4 trillion (or Rs 10.4 lakh crore) from the bond market over the next 5 years, Crisil said in a report.

Obama calls for investment in infrastructure

Last Updated: Saturday, November 9, 2013, 10:53

US President Barack Obama has called for increased investment in the infrastructure sector, which he said is important to create jobs and give a boost to the manufacturing sector.

Core sector grows by 8% in Sept, highest in 11 months

Last Updated: Thursday, October 31, 2013, 18:15

Reflecting pick up in industrial activity, the core sector industries recorded 8 percent growth in September, highest in the past 11 months.

Bank finance to infra sector surges to 13.4%: Report

Last Updated: Sunday, October 27, 2013, 13:24

Amidst growing concern of lenders' asset liability mismatch, an HDFC Bank report says the share of bank funding to the infrastructure sector soared to 13.4 percent in FY'13 from a meagre 1.6 percent of the total credit thirteen years ago.

Economy to see turnaround in coming quarters: Montek

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 15:39

India's GDP will see a turnaround in the coming quarters on account of various steps taken by the government to spur growth as well as good agricultural production, Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia said on Wednesday.

India to be top infrastructure goods importer by 2020: HSBC

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 8, 2013, 12:21

India will topple the United States as the world's biggest importer of infrastructure goods by 2020 and is expected to hold this position till 2030, a report by HSBC said.

Govt to push PPP disputes resolution bill in winter session

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 2, 2013, 15:35

Government will seek to push a bill to set up an institutional mechanism for resolving the disputes related to public contracts or PPP projects in the forthcoming winter session of the Parliament.

Steps on the anvil to promote infrastructure funding: Mayaram

Last Updated: Monday, September 23, 2013, 15:23

Mayaram said it was important to engage overseas pension funds and sovereign wealth funds and that once they come Indian investors would also follow suit.

India welcomes Chinese investments in infra sector

Last Updated: Monday, September 16, 2013, 14:39

With huge trade imbalance in favour of China, India Monday strongly pitched for market access and invited Chinese investments in infrastructure sector to address the deficit.

Core sector growth at 4-month high of 3.1% in July

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 17:49

Reflecting a moderate growth, the eight core infrastructure industries grew by 3.1 percent in July, the highest in the last four months, a development which experts say cannot be dubbed as a turnaround.