India can follow to help the country reach its true sporting potential. India has failed to claim enough medals every four years at the Olympic Games since it first participated in 1900. Despite the multi-faceted and increasing number of athletes´ contingent sent to the apex platform of sports, the results have not been commensurate in terms of results.
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Category: Infrastructure Finance
Impact of demonetisation on infrastructure
Land transportation was a cash-driven sector as it is a very fragmented and unorganised sector. Transition to a ´plastic economy´ would obviously remove hidden costs. This is a cultural change.
Carpet Bombing vs Surgical Strikes
Some have called it a surgical strike on black money while the Supreme Court labelled it ´carpet bombing´. Yes, we are talking demonetisation, the topic of the day, and the target of this attack are black and counterfeit money.
Foreign funds allowed to bid for Toll-Operate-Transfer projects
The Centre has approved the monetisation of public funded, operational National Highway projects that are generating toll revenue for at least two years after start of operations through the Toll-Operate-Transfer Model.
MEP Infra may file papers for InvIT
MEP Infrastructure Developers hopes to file initial documents in December to launch its infrastructure investment trust (InvIT), according to MEP's Vice-Chairman and Managing Director Jayant Mhaiskar.
Vijaya Bank receives National Award for Excellence in MSE Lending
Vijaya Bank MD & CEO Dr Kishore Sansi has received the National Award for Excellence in MSE Lending for the year 2014-15´ (second place) from Union Minister for MSME
Simplifying Corporate Adjudication
The establishment of a National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) and its Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) will provide for an efficient, timely and one stop-shop dispute resolution mechanism, preventing fragmentation of disputes relating to companies before multiple forums.
There´s a need to encourage local enterprise
Prof NK Goyal, Chairman Emeritus, Telecom Equipment Manufacturers Association (TEMA) believes that more than anything else, Indian industry needs to be provided with proper market access in order to make the country a manufacturing hub for telecom equipment.
Infrastructure and the Mirage of Money
Private money is not exactly gushing into our infrastructure sectors. If we see the trend, the decline of private investment in infra projects is dramatic and sharp, over the last few years.
There is a need for a quick and efficient dispute resolution system
The potential growth in the Indian infrastructure sector presents a promising investment opportunity for private sector players, including foreign investors, says Abhishek Goenka, Partner, PwC India.





