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Kotak Mahindra to open 100 new banks

Kotak Mahindra to open 100 new banks

In the current fiscal year, Kotak Mahindra Bank is planning to open 100 new branches across India. The bank has all India network of 450 branches and 969 ATMs. With the opening of 100 more branches the bank will cross 550 mark before March, 31 2014, said Kotak Mahindra Bank Executive vice-president Virat Diwanji.

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Banks borrow Rs 26.5 bn from RBI

Banks borrow Rs 26.5 bn from RBI

Banks in India borrowed Rs 26.5 billion ($435 million) from the Reserve Bank of India's marginal standing facility window on July 30. The RBI had raised the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate by 200 basis points to 10.25 per cent and also imposed restrictions on daily borrowings by banks under its repo window.

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Gold imports down in June, July, says Chidambaram

Gold imports down in June, July, says Chidambaram

Union Finance Minister P Chidambaram said on July 31 that gold imports into India were lower in June and July when compared to the same period last year. India is hoping to contain gold imports well below 845 tonne that were shipped last year, Chidambaram said, a week after the central bank restricted imports further, by tying imports to exports volumes. India imported a record of 162 tonne of gold in May, triggering a series of measures to contain imports and a ballooning current account defici

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Improving land use for better transport

Improving land use for better transport

The single-agency approach to city development, coupled with disincentivising unplanned growth, has been adopted internationally. In India, the ball often gets tossed between the two leading heads-the mayor and the municipal commissioner.

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Urban transport: Curbing mobility

Urban transport: Curbing mobility

As urban commute continues to be more nightmarish with each passing day, the factors are too obvious, but what can our newer cities learn from the chaos that bad planning has wrought upon India's largest cities? Instead of reducing distances and commuters, attempts have been on increasing them.

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Lessons from JNNURM

Lessons from JNNURM

By its very definition, the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), launched seven years ago, vowed to rejuvenate our cities. In the process, funds were allocated segment-wise-water supply, transport augmentation, facilities for the poor,

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What lies beneath…

What lies beneath…

Indian tunnelling has gained sufficient experience in tunnelling, and as new infrastructure projects in rail, metro rail, water and hydro electric projects promise momentum underground, technology and management will be critical,