Infrastructure - general
Railways to use PPP model for upgrading infrastructure: Bansal
17 Dec 2012
Union railway minister PK Bansal said on Sunday that the cash-strapped Indian Railways would adopt the public private partnership model for modernising and upgrading railway infrastructure
Japan to extend $22.6 billion in infrastructure loans to India
20 Nov 2012
The Japanese government will extend fresh loans of about $22.6 billion for the second phase of dedicated freight corridor and an infrastructure project in South India
Big-ticket investments slump 50 %: RBI
27 Aug 2012
CAG says Rs2,39,000-cr lost on coal, airport and power
17 Aug 2012
The CAG report has slammed the government for causing over Rs2,39,000 crore loss to the exchequer in the allocation of coal blocks, Delhi airport privatisation and farming out of power projects
CAG reports on coal, airport, power rock House
17 Aug 2012
The CAG report has slammed the government for causing over Rs1,86,000 crore loss to the exchequer in the allocation of coal blocks
Maharashtra gets a third manufacturing zone
21 Jul 2012
Invest in our infrastructure, Pranab urges US Inc
30 Jan 2012
Seeking US investments in the infrastructure sector, which would require $1 trillion in the 12th five-year plan to meet the government's targets, finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday assured leaders of Fortune 500 companies that India has evolved a transparent and stable regulatory regime
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