The development of state-of-the-art multimodal logistics parks, integrating diverse transport modes, requires significant investment and meticulous planning, writes Vimal Nadar. India’s logistics sector has undergone a transformative shift over the past few decades, emerging as a key driver of economic growth. Improvements in trade and commerce, along with regulatory initiatives such as PM Gati Shakti,...
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India inks $300 mn pact with ADB to boost rural economy in Maharashtra.
Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Indian government have entered a $300 million loan to help expand rural connectivity and boost the rural economy in Maharashtra.Additional funding for the Maharashtra Rural Connectivity Improvement Project will help improve 1,100 rural roads and 230 bridges in 34 districts, totalling 2,900 km.
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The Bailout Plan
Is the Indian Railways chugging towards a gargantuan bailout? Startling as it may sound, the question is within the realms of plausibility given the lumbering behemoth's financials.
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Strengthening Infrastructure
Two-thirds of the infrastructure investment, as per the revised plan, was to be funded by the public sector (central and state governments) while the remaining one-third was to come from the private sector.
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ADB to aid $275 million for urban services in Madhya Pradesh
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of India signed a $275 million loan on 19th June, 2017 for improving urban services in 64 small towns in the State of Madhya Pradesh.
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Asian Development Bank extends $175-million loan to Power Grid
The Asian Development Bank has extended a $175-million loan to public sector undertaking Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL).
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MAKE IN(fra) INDIA
Though the Centre has chalked out ambitious infrastructure plans, a multi-rate GST, and the DND toll cancellation issue, may dampen the spirit of the infra industry. Union Minister for Road Transport and Shipping Nitin Jairam Gadkari´s well laid out plans to kick start an infrastructure boom in India
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ADB to help Pune develop integrated transport policy
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has agreed to finance the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in conducting studies related to urban transport with an aim to reduce the effects of climate change and strengthen public transport, reports the Indian Express.
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Monitoring contractual obligations is the next big thing for India
Indeed. From the mid-1990s, where we started with private sector involvement with power generation, and subsequently into mobile telephony and transport sector in the mid-2010s, we are easily the world´s largest PPP market. India has travelled a long way.
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ADB to up lending to India for infra
Asian Development Bank (ADB) said it supports India's commitment to build more infrastructure and will increase its lending to $10-12 billion till 2018. ADB President Takehiko Nakao met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley and praised India's strong economic performance in the face of weak global growth.