The Maharashtra government has contacted the Centre, demanding release of pending funds for major infrastructure projects in Mumbai and across the State. The letter was handed over by CM Devendra Fadnavis to Union Urban Development minister M Venkaiah Naidu.
Category: Infrastructure Finance
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Foreign venture funds enter infra space
The Indian infrastructure space is set for a major fund-boost worth billions of dollars from foreign venture capital investors as regulator SEBI has removed a lacunae in norms to allow such investments.
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RBI may ease debt recast rules
Prime Minister Narendra Modi´s ´Make in India´ initiative may come to the rescue of an industry that has its fate closely tied to economic cycles - shipbuilding.
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Centre approves Chennai monorail project
The BJP-led Central government has given its ´in-principle´ clearance, with certain conditions, for the first phase of Chennai Monorail Project (CMP).
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India eyes $40-bn pipeline from Russia
The Narendra Modi-led government plans to import huge volumes of natural gas from Russia. The Centre is working out the contours of a $40-billion (Rs 2.4 lakh-crore)
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Infrascape 2015 – Between RBI´s policies that are being
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Infrascape 2015 – Having observed the new government´s working …
Having observed the new government´s working and measures taken to boost the economy and push growth, how will this change the scenario as the political party at the Centre galvanises the industry in the short, medium and long term? Infrastructure is one of the top priorities for the Indian government.
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Assets of India´s financial institutions reach $2.8 trillion
According to a report, the total value of assets held by India´s financial institutions touched $2.8 trillion, the third largest among BRICS nations, in 2013.
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SBI seeks flexibility in lending rules by RBI
The State Bank of India (SBI) has urged the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to allow flexible lending rules including restructuring loans given to existing projects in line with revised cash flows available for debt refinancing
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IDBI Bank raises Rs.2,500 crore
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