Industry body calls for a holistic transition to sustainability across finance, recycling and infrastructure, simplifying environmental regulations, strengthening compliance, advancing circularity, and ensuring India’s future building stock is energy‑efficient. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for a suite of institutional reforms and policy interventions to accelerate India’s transition to a green economy. In...
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PIDG Expands India Portfolio, Mobilises ₹29 Billion for Sustainable Infrastructure
PIDG’s credit‑guarantee unit GuarantCo supported Vivriti Capital’s ₹2.9 billion listed bond, KPI Green Energy’s ₹6.7 billion green bond, and Muthoot Capital’s ₹1.5 billion green bond this year. Blended‑finance pioneer Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is expanding its India portfolio in 2025, focusing on mobilising domestic institutional debt for the country’s sustainability transition. The push follows...
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SMFCL Board Clears $3 Billion Borrowing Plan to Accelerate Maritime Infrastructure Financing
The corporation has outlined a comprehensive financing framework to support the entire maritime value chain, with particular emphasis on vessel financing. In a major boost to India’s maritime financing ecosystem, the board of Sagarmala Finance Corp. Ltd (SMFCL) has approved an overall borrowing plan of ₹250 billion ($3 billion) to support infrastructure development across the...
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IndiGo Commits $820 Million to Transform Fleet Ownership Via GIFT City Finance Hub
India’s largest airline said on Friday it will channel the $820 million investment through equity shares and 0.01 per cent non‑cumulative optionally convertible redeemable preference shares (OCRPS), to be structured across multiple tranches. In a significant move to reshape its fleet financing strategy, IndiGo, India’s largest airline by passenger volume and fleet, has approved a...
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NHAI Launches RIIMPL to Drive Public InvIT for Highway Monetisation
RIIMPL will establish governance frameworks aligned with SEBI regulations, with the first public issuance of units for retail investors expected in February 2026. In a major step toward strengthening road asset monetisation and expanding investment opportunities in national highway infrastructure, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is establishing the Raajmarg Infra Investment Trust (RIIT)...
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CII Seeks Sovereign Fund to Finance India’s Long-Term Growth
New Delhi-based apex industry body, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), has proposed the creation of an India Development and Strategic Fund (IDSF), a sovereign-backed institution to finance the long-term growth, resilience, and global economic security of the world’s fastest-growing major economy. A sovereign-backed fund is a state-owned investment institution that invests surplus reserves for...
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IRB InvIT Fund Acquires Three Highway Assets Worth ₹84.36 Billion, Expands Portfolio to Nine Projects
With this, three highway assets of the IRB Infrastructure Trust, located in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, have now become part of the IRB InvIT Fund’s asset portfolio. IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd (IRBL), India’s largest multinational transport infrastructure developer in the highways sector, announced late Thursday that its sponsored IRB InvIT Fund has completed the...
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InvITs Deliver Strong Returns in India but Require Disciplined Investment, Finds New Study
Advising against indiscriminate investment, the Client Associates study calls for a well-informed approach to maximise returns from InvITs, as infrastructure creation gathers pace. A recent study has revealed that while infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) are only nine years old in India as a financing instrument, they have delivered average pre-tax returns of 10-12 per cent...
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Jayant Sinha Calls for Green Growth as ITA Launches India Programme on Clean Industrialisation
The ITA India Project Support Programme aims to unlock demand, de-risk finance, and fast-track projects that can shape India’s leadership in clean manufacturing. A developed India must also be a green India, Jayant Sinha, President, Eversource Capital and former lawmaker, said in an impassioned address on Tuesday. “To become a Viksit Bharat (developed India), we...
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ITA to Launch India Support Programme to Accelerate Industrial Decarbonisation
The ITA has identified more than 65 potential clean industrial projects across sectors, including aluminium, steel, cement, chemicals, and aviation, to advance a first wave to final investment decision within the next two to three years. The Industrial Transition Accelerator (ITA), a global initiative launched at COP28 to fast-track decarbonisation in heavy-emitting sectors, will formally...