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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Debt Financing: Funding Sustainable Infra
Sustainable Infrastructure: Debt Financing Shiva Rajaraman, CEO of NIIF IFL, discusses the changes in the infrastructure landscape in the country, policy back-ups and different sources of infrastructure finance that have opened up in the country. With a balance sheet of an impressive Rs.210 billion with zero per cent NPAs, NIIF IFL is an infrastructure debt fund...
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$30 trillion economy seems possible
Unveiling a $30T Economic Vision Government funding has to be complemented by private sector investment. By 2018 to 2020, assets which were created in the early phase were completed and started earning revenue to become an asset class of its own. So that has again evinced interest of investors, says Padmanabhan Raja Jaishankar, Managing Director, India...
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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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Infrastructure: The growth catalyst of Indian economy
Investment in infra serves as a catalyst to foster economic development Investing in infrastructure generates a robust multiplier impact through multiple avenues. As India takes giant strides towards sustainable and inclusive growth, the significance of investment in infrastructure development serving as a vital catalyst for fostering economic development is inevitable, writes Sandeep Upadhyay, MD – Infrastructure...
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Why India’s Roads are racing into Global Infra Asset Plans
India’s road network is ahead of China’s & second only to the USA! India’s road network is second to the USA in the whole world. It is way ahead of China’s road network! No wonder several road asset funds are looking towards the National Highways Authority of India’s Asset Monetisation Plan. India’s road network is over...
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Technologies Empowering the Right Pace of Road Construction
Road sector is adopting and implementing innovative technologies. The road sector is seeing adoption and implementation of innovative technologies with durable roads being a priority. In order to bear the increasing traffic load, and overcome various challenges, the sector will have to develop new materials, processes and technologies to set the right pace of construction....
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Where are the orders?
Data from the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) showed that only 4,766 km of the targeted 12,000 km of highways for FY23 had been built from April to November. Pratap Padode, Editor-in-Chief, Construction World worries as we step into 2023… Highway construction this year is even slower than 2020 – the first year of the...
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Will appoint oversight committee from private sector to drive change
Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways is upset with cement cartelisation and faulty detailed project report (DPR) preparations and has set a roadmap for stepping up road construction pace and quality in surface material with innovative mixes. Speaking exclusively to Pratap Padode, Editor-in-Chief of ASAPP Info Global Group at the ‘InfraNirbhar Webinar...
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Nearly 200 engineering colleges opt for scheme to adopt National Highway stretches
In a significant development, nearly 200 reputed engineering colleges located across the country have opted for the scheme to adopt stretches of National Highways.