infrastructure

Policy | Relocate ministries to make Delhi liveable

Dispersing the administration of various central government departments across the country will boost the regional economy and strengthen India’s federal democracy.

360 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 3.88 lakh crore

According to the report, expenditure incurred on these projects till June 2019 stood at Rs 9,35,021.39 crore, which is 40.55 percent of the anticipated cost of the projects.

Policy | A case for a unified metropolitan transport authority

The current urban governance structure for transport is highly-inadequate and ill-equipped to deal with the problems facing it. These structures were put in place long before modern problems of urban transport began to surface in our cities.

Platform Screen Doors not possible at all stations: Delhi Metro to HC

The provision of PSDs increases the cost of signalling substantially, apart from increasing the maintenance requirements of the metro network, the DMRC told the court.

Proposed Rs 100 lakh cr expenditure puts infra sector in spotlight; L&T, Mahindra among 10 stocks in focus

Infrastructure sector has a big multiplier impact on the economy and experts feel that select stocks in the sector are likely to hog limelight.

Faster growth and attractive valuation make this infra play a compelling investment

NBFCs may face Rs 70,000-crore drag from real estate: Report

The agency has thus downgraded the NFBC sector’s mid-year outlook from stable to negative as potential defaults may further weaken wholesale NBFCs and HFCs, which are already facing a crisis

NHAI explores financing, plans to raise Rs 85,000 crore from asset monetisation: Report

Gadkari indicated that asset monetisation would provide most of the funds in the future.

Sentiment booster | Infrastructure tweaks are helpful but the problems are deeper

If the government actually accelerates clearance of dues to infrastructure developers they will benefit, but that’s not the only problem the sector faces

IoT deployments most vulnerable to cyberattacks in India in June quarter: Report

These have especially targeted critical infrastructure projects in India.

Environment Ministry panel defers proposal to expand south Delhi mall

It said some other environment conditions were also non-complied with and information/action plans have been sought from the developer.

Cargo handling at Essar's Salaya port grows over 2-fold in April-June

Essar Ports is one of India's largest private sector port and terminal developers and operators.

JV investor claims HDIL evergreened Yes Bank loans in unapproved transactions: Report

Ocean Deity, the majority stakeholder, charged that the sums were disbursed for loans taken by the infra company from the bank, without its authorisation

Editor's Take | How Jagan Mohan Reddy’s politics in AP is impacting corporate India

The government has put all construction projects which have completed only 25% under review and decided to re-negotiate power purchase agreements signed with renewable energy producers.

50 days of Modi 2.0: Infrastructure drive to be in focus

Budget 2019 also aimed at developing blueprint for gas grids, water grids, i-ways and regional airports to improve overall infrastructure.

REPL bags project to prepare GIS-based master plans for 5 cities in UP

REPL which is listed on the NSE, is already working as project management consultant for smart cities of Varanasi, Kanpur, Dehradun and Indore.

Is your tax money well spent?

A major concern that citizens have is how taxpayers’ money is spent. It seems like the money collected goes into a black box with no clarity on how it is being used.

345 infra projects show cost overruns of Rs 3.28 lakh crore

According to the report, the expenditure incurred on these projects till April 2019 is Rs 8,84,906.88 crore, which is 40.94 percent of the anticipated cost of the projects.

World Bank drops Amaravati Sustainable Capital City from its project list

According to the World Bank's website, the total project cost was $715 million with the Bank planning to provide a loan of $300 million. The website now shows the status of the project as "dropped" without giving a reason

Slowdown in steel industry raises possibility of earnings downgrades, lower valuations

India’s three largest steel players are trading at 6-8 times their estimated EV/EBITDA for FY20, which is a bit on the higher side in light of the expected cut in earnings

J. Kumar Infraprojects Q1 PAT seen up 10.3% YoY to Rs. 44.3 cr: Reliance Securities

Net Sales are expected to increase by 19.7 percent Y-o-Y (down 23.6 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 740 crore, according to Reliance Securities.

Ahluwalia Contracts Q1 PAT seen up 19% YoY to Rs. 33.5 cr: Reliance Securities

Net Sales are expected to increase by 13.9 percent Y-o-Y (down 5.6 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 460 crore, according to Reliance Securities.

KNR Constructions Q1 PAT may dip 22.3% YoY to Rs. 57.5 cr: Reliance Securities

Net Sales are expected to increase by 9.6 percent Y-o-Y (down 14.8 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 610 crore, according to Reliance Securities.

NCC Q1 PAT seen up 24% YoY to Rs. 128.5 cr: Reliance Securities

Net Sales are expected to increase by 17.8 percent Y-o-Y (down 18 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 2,780 crore, according to Reliance Securities.

NBCC India Q1 PAT seen up 27.5% YoY to Rs. 86.3 cr: Reliance Securities

Net Sales are expected to increase by 19.4 percent Y-o-Y (down 18 percent Q-o-Q) to Rs. 1,950 crore, according to Reliance Securities.