Projects

Pre-bid meeting set for 29 Sept 2020 The Indian Railways has floated the revised Tender of semi-high speed 44 Vande Bharat trains sets with 75% local content, announced the Ministry of Railways on 21 Sept 2020. The Tender is for...

PM lays foundation stones of 9 highways Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Government is to spend more than Rs.110 lakh crore on infrastructure in the coming 4-5 years, adding that six projects are underway to connect North India with...

Agarwal wants a vibrant leasing environment India is set to witness the construction of around 220 million km of roads in the near future linking all the major ports of India, said Gen. (Dr.) V. K. Singh, Minister of State,...

Goyal says MNCs keen on relocating to India  To accelerate the growth of investment projects in India, Project Development Cells (PDCs) are being set up in Ministries and Departments to fast track investments with coordination between Central and State Governments....

Property prices have remained range-bound Amidst controlled new housing launches, the residential sales-to-supply ratio has improved to 1.36 currently, as against 0.63 in 2014, reveals the FICCI-ANAROCK report ‘Indian Housing Sector: Disrupted, Transformed & Recovering’. The improvement in this critical...

ISRO to allow the use of infrastructures The Government is set to handhold the private sector in the Space Sector under the Indian National Space, Promotion & Authorization Centre (INSPACe) of the Department of Space. This would encourage and promote...

Opportunities in the residential sector Investors, both foreign and domestic are adopting a cautious approach to Indian real estate in the backdrop of the ongoing pandemic, according to Colliers International’s report ‘Future India: Captivating Strategic & Private Equity Investments’. According...

Most work done by private partners Indian Railways (IR) has invited bids for 3 GW solar plants on vacant railway land parcels and land parcels along the tracks to provide solar energy by March 2023. Giving this update Railway Minister...

RFQs called for PPPs participation on a DBFO basis The use of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model is being planned for a few initiatives to bridge the gap in capital funding and to induct modern technologies and improve efficiencies in...

Terminal design inspired by nature The Veer Savarkar International Airport at Port Blair is soon to have a new Rs.700 crore terminal building to handle 1,200 passengers during peak hours and about 50 lakh passengers annually. More than 65% of...