Bharat Sanchar Nigam (BSNL) has rolled out its 3G services in Kerala in about 21 cities.
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SAEL to Procure 2 MT of Paddy Waste for Clean Energy Push, Targets 300,000 Tonnes CO₂e Avoidance
Vikram Solar Secures 148.9 MW Module Order from Sunsure Energy for Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh Projects
KPIL Secures ₹23.32 Billion in New Orders Across T&D and Civil Infrastructure Businesses
NHAI to Deploy Network Survey Vehicles for 20,000-Plus km Highway Audit Across 23 States
India’s Renewables Pivot: From Speed to System Strength
IndiGo Expands Saudi Connectivity with Daily Mumbai-Madinah Flights from November 15
Vaishnaw Visits Delhi Station as Railways Set to Run Record 12,011 Festive Trains
UDAN Turns Nine: 15.6 Million Flyers, ₹90 Billion Invested in Regional Aviation
India’s Logistics Cost to Hit Single Digits by December 2025: Gadkari
Toshiba Commits ₹32.32 Billion to Expand T&D Manufacturing in Japan and India
Embraer-Mahindra Alliance to Deliver C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft for IAF
Inland Waterway Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal Operationalised Under PPP Model
Digital Monitoring Led to Shutdown of 51 Stalled Projects in Northeast: Scindia
IndiGo Confirms 60 A350-900s, Signs Rolls-Royce Deal to Power Long-Haul Expansion
IndiGo to Launch Direct Athens Flights on India’s First Airbus A321XLR
DGCA Launches Auto-Generated Computer Numbers for Flight Crew via Pariksha Portal
India’s Digital Firewall Shields Millions from Spoof Calls, with Even Google Adopting It: Scindia
India Post Preps to Reboot as Logistics Giant Under Scindia’s Watch
India’s Grade A Warehousing Demand Hits Record 26.5 Million Sq Ft in 2025
Author: admin (Infratructure Today)
India Infrastructure Finance 2010: Needed-A human face to infra lending
Infrastructure lending may need a more qualitative assessment approach, different from shorter-term, quantitatively evaluted funding, say experts.
Green finance: The signal is amber
Funding for conventional energy infrastructure projects could become increasingly difficult to obtain as banks grow wary of environment concerns and ensuing regulatory bottlenecks.
Global Policy: Around the world, infra is in critical stages
Severe budget constraints will limit many governments’ ability to fund improvements, and private financing will have to fill the gap.
Caution! Project creep ahead
Although all changes that are proposed are meant to be improvements in schedule, cost or performance of projects, another universal truth is that there’s many a slip between the cup and the lip.
Infra Hiring: Perception vs reality
Much planning has gone into the infrastructure sectors, but as repeatedly reported in the media, the sectors have not performed to expectations.
Draft mining bill gets GoM nod
In November, our cover story debated the draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 2010 that will provide 26 per cent of company profit to the locals.
NHAI awards 100 projects by March
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has finalised awarding of 100 projects in the fourth quarter of 2010-11.
Firms rush for gas-based power projects in Karnataka
Global companies including GE, AES and Marubeni Corporation and Indian corporations, including Tata, Jindals, RPower, and L&T have evinced interest in setting up three gas-based power stations in Karnataka with a total capacity of 2,100 MW.
Slovenia, India logistics tie-up
Slovenia is exploring possibilities of co-operation in the areas of maritime, shipping and trade co-operation with Indian ports and shipping lines.

