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Essar Oil and Gas to invest Rs 900 cr in CBM block

Ruia family-owned Essar Oil and Gas will invest Rs 900 crore in drilling 150 more wells on its Raniganj CBM block.

26 Apr 2018 12:46 PM

Thai companies keen to invest USD 3 bn in Indian infra projects

Several Thailand-based companies which are operating in India plan to invest around USD 3 billion in the next three years.

23 Apr 2018 5:50 PM

The year 2018 is expected to see the rise of real estate sector in the country.

Key reforms to boost real estate sector in the year 2018

Buyers are here to shed their reluctance to invest in real estate sector.

13 Apr 2018 5:01 PM

Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) on Friday said its joint venture with Italy's Astaldi SPA has won a contract worth Rs 1,584 crore for a Mumbai Metro line.

RInfra, Astaldi JV wins Rs 1,584 cr contract from Mumbai Metro

The scope of work includes part design and construction of elevated viaduct and stations.

13 Apr 2018 2:07 PM

The cement industry is likely to register a flat growth of around 5 per cent in the current financial year.

Cement industry may post flat 5 per cent growth in FY19: report

The profitability margins and debt metrics of the cement companies may also come under pressure.

09 Apr 2018 5:41 PM

Adani Group on Wednesday announced foray into transport infrastructure with a Rs 1,140-crore highway project won by a consortium led by its holding firm in Chhattisgarh from the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

Adani forays into road infra, wins Rs 1,140 crore road project

The group's flagship firm Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) has been exploring opportunities in the sector.

04 Apr 2018 7:54 PM

As per the data available with the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), the total number of broadband subscribers across India increased from 300.84 million at the end of June 2017 to 324.89 million at the end of September 2017.

Higher broadband users, poor infra dents download speed in city: Report

Out of which wired broadband subscribers are 18.04 million, and wireless broadband subscribers are 306.86 million.

16 Mar 2018 5:05 AM

The Chembur-Wadala corridor has been shut since November 8, 2017 after the fire incident.

Phase 1 of mono corridor might start by March

Phase 2 (Wadala to Jacob Circle) has been in limbo for some time now.

17 Feb 2018 3:56 AM

Concrete is the one of the most abundantly used material in the world. (Photo: Pixabay)

Future cities may be built with volcanic ash: study

Researchers found that a mixture of the finer powder and cement produced stronger concrete structures.

11 Feb 2018 4:56 PM

India can meet around USD 3.9 trillion infrastructure investment out of USD 4.5 trillion. (Photo: AP)

India needs USD 4.5 trillion by 2040 to develop Infra: Economic Survey

Cumulative figure for India’s infrastructure investment gap would be around USD 526 billion by 2040.

29 Jan 2018 3:47 PM

The board has also approved a rights issue for an amount not exceeding Rs 12,800 crore.

Govt focus on infra to boost steel industry: Tata Steel

Total capacity of Tata Steel India operations following the above expansion will be 18 million tonne per annum.

23 Jan 2018 12:24 PM

These cracks can cause huge and sometimes unseen problems for infrastructure. (Photo: Pixabay)

Self-healing fungi concrete could help repair buildings

The research is still in the fairly early stages, with the biggest issue being the survivability of the fungus within concrete.

18 Jan 2018 1:46 PM

Government is also providing interest subsidy to buyers on the low cost homes under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. (Photo: PTI)

SBI to raise Rs 20,000 cr for affordable housing, infra

Bank did not specify whether the borrowing would be in rupee denomination or foreign currency.

18 Jan 2018 10:36 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: AP)

Need to continue momentum on building infra: Jaitley

India has had one of highest infrastructure spendings in world but the momentum needs to be sustained.

15 Dec 2017 9:47 AM

Infrastructure output, which comprises eight sectors such as coal, crude oil and electricity, accounts for nearly 40 per cent of India’s industrial output. (Photo: PTI)

India's infrastructure output grows 4.7 pc in October

Growth in output compares with a downwardly revised 4.7 per cent year-on-year growth in September.

30 Nov 2017 5:35 PM

Ramesh Nair, CEO, JLL India. (Photo: YouTube)

Infrastructure status to aid growth in new cities

India is already home to leading industries such as automotive components, pharmaceuticals, cement, textiles, FMCG, and e-commerce.

27 Nov 2017 12:18 AM

Infrastructure status will not only help bring in more investments into this sector, but most importantly bring down overall logistics cost by 1-2 pc.

Infrastructure status of logistics to spur growth, create jobs: CII

Infrastructure status for logistics sector can result in an integrated planning of better utilisation of existing assets and resources.

23 Nov 2017 3:57 PM

The definition of logistics includes industrial parks, warehouses, cold storages and transportation.

Infra status: Logistics players hail move, see 50 bps savings

Move will lead to better access to funds and a consequent rise in investments for industrial parks, warehouses and transportation.

20 Nov 2017 8:01 PM

As per the data, manufacturing sector, which accounts for 77.63 per cent of the index, slowed to 3.4 per cent, from 5.8 per cent a year earlier.

India’s output in September dips to 3.8 per cent

Post-GST momentum wasn’t sustained.

11 Nov 2017 1:27 AM

However, India's GDP is expected to climb up with the rise in number of young workforce. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Modi may cut infrastructure funding on record low GDP

Tax receipts were about $7.8 billion in July, a little over half the monthly target.

19 Sep 2017 10:50 AM

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