With this, REC becomes the first public sector NBFC in India to be certified under ISO 31000, marking a new milestone in institutional risk governance. Government-owned non-banking financial company REC Ltd has received ISO 31000:2018 certification for its enterprise-wide risk management framework. The achievement makes REC—a Maharatna PSU—the first Indian public sector NBFC to attain...
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InfraPandit Awards to Honour Doctoral Excellence in Infrastructure
The initiative aims to strengthen industry-academia linkages and support innovative research with direct relevance to India’s infrastructure development. In a first-of-its-kind initiative, The Infravision Foundation (TIF) has announced the launch of an award to recognise and celebrate outstanding doctoral research that can advance India’s vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047 in the infrastructure domain. Titled...
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Highlighting the Future of Smart, Sustainable Infra
RAHSTA Expo 2025, Asia’s premier road and highways exhibition, will showcase groundbreaking innovations in road construction, sustainability, and smart technologies, offering a platform for global collaboration in transforming infrastructure. Roads form the backbone of any modern economy, facilitating trade, connectivity, and socio-economic growth. Across the world, road networks continue to expand, adapting to the challenges...
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IIFCL and CBI Sign Expression of Interest to promote Sustainable Infrastructure Financing in India
New Delhi, March 3, 2025 – India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), a premier government-owned financial institution, has signed an Expression of Interest (EoI) with the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), an international organization dedicated to mobilizing global capital for climate action. This strategic collaboration aims to promote financing for sustainable infrastructure projects in India and...
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Highways to Progress
India’s road infrastructure has evolved through innovative public-private partnerships, technological advancements and sustainability initiatives, driving economic growth and setting global standards. India’s journey in transforming its road infrastructure is a tale of evolution, innovation, and collaboration, reflecting a significant shift from traditional government-led projects to a dynamic, inclusive framework involving public-private partnerships (PPPs). This transformation,...
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Indian Infrastructure: Attracting World Interest
Indian Infrastructure: Global Magnet Funds, policies, technologies and a winning attitude, this defines the Indian infrastructure financing sector today. The first assets created under this National Infrastructure Pipeline are now generating revenue, thus whipping up more investor interest. The bonds market has seen significant reforms. The government remains the largest driver, but the private sector...
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Laying the concrete foundation for India’s economic triumph
The four pillars form the foundation for a prosperous and equitable future. The four pillars — infrastructure, investment, innovation, and inclusion — are the cornerstones of India’s economic success. They are not mutually exclusive but intricately connected, creating a powerful synergy that drives the nation forward, says Anil Banchhor, MD & CEO, RDC Concrete India Pvt...
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India is going to be a growth driver for the world in coming decades
An inspiring interview with Amit Banerjee, CMD, BEML Being at the forefront of India’s leading construction equipment manufacturer, Amit Banerjee, Chairman & Managing Director, BEML strongly believes that much of the growth in the next 25 years will come from infrastructure development in the country, and goes on to claim that BEML is in the...
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Improving Pace of Road Construction
India is accelerating in terms of road construction, but is it enough? Roads have forever been an integral part of the infrastructure for any country, as it drives the efficiency of transportation, and India, being the second largest road network in the world, is scaling new heights in getting richer in road construction. Click here...
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An Era of Seamless Transit and Transportation Beacons
Complicated issues have been sorted out, writes Dr M Ramachandran The impact which PM Gati Shakti has been able to make so far can be validated from the fact that currently 53 high impact projects with project value of ` 2.79 trillion are being monitored, and in respect of these projects, complicated issues that took...