Infrastructure

China looks to outwit Japan, to pump billions of dollars in India

Cash-rich China is looking to outwit rival Japan by pledging to invest billions of dollars in India's railway, manufacturing and infrastructure projects during President Xi Jinping's maiden visit to the country this week.

Sep 14, 2014, 22:34 PM IST

RBI says 36% of total bad loans from six key sectors

The Reserve Bank has said about 36 percent of the overall 4.1 percent bad assets in the system have been created by six sectors of the economy - infrastructure, metals, textiles, chemicals, engineering and mining.

Aug 24, 2014, 14:11 PM IST

Govt seeks ways to increase use of broadband capacity

Government today sought suggestions from the industry to enhance its usage that is at around 50 percent level.

Aug 01, 2014, 14:32 PM IST

Economic Survey: Urgent need for consistency in policies for infra growth

Lack of consistency in policies needs urgent redressal apart from removing procedural bottlenecks to keep India's infrastructure ball rolling, the government said Wednesday.

Jul 09, 2014, 15:12 PM IST

Piramal buys roads in bet on infrastructure recovery

The conglomerate headed by billionaire Ajay Piramal is hunting for road projects put up for sale by stressed developers, betting a change of government will stimulate growth and revive an infrastructure sector plagued with delays.

Jul 07, 2014, 14:07 PM IST

RBI revises asset classification norms for infra firms

The Reserve Bank Thursday allowed banks to treat loans as 'standard' even when date of commencement of project is delayed by two years, a move that would provide easier fund access to infrastructure firms.

Jun 26, 2014, 20:37 PM IST