Planning and projection will be in sharp focus in an increasingly competitive environment while determining costs and benefits in NVGF road projects.
FlashNews:
Ascenso Invests $100 Million to Build Giant Radial Mining Tyres in India
JCB India Launches 10 New Machines at Bauma Conexpo 2026
Eastman Launches VEKTOR Brand, Targets Monolithic Construction Growth
TORSA Machines Targets ₹5 Billion Revenue with Five‑Area, Five‑Year Strategy
SDLG India Unveils New Diesel and Electric Range for Infrastructure and Mining
CJI Surya Kant Calls for Preventive Justice to Avoid Infrastructure Disputes
Solar‑Plus‑Storage: Reliability for India’s C&I Sector
Suzlon Secures Maiden 200 MW Wind Order from Ayana Renewable Power
Tata Power Solaroof Crosses Half‑Million Rooftop Milestone, Targets 3 Million by 2029
REC Issues India’s First Tokenised Corporate Bonds Under SEBI Sandbox
IndiGo to Begin Guwahati-Bangkok Flights, Expanding Northeast India’s Global Reach
Suhora Technologies Launches Open Satellite Platform to Support Nepal Flood Response
WABAG Wins RIL Repeat Order for Advanced ETP at Jamnagar
Homegrown Airtel Cloud Seeks to Support India’s Sovereign Manufacturing AI
Air India’s VT‑AWD Dreamliner Arrives After Completing 500 Checks
RVNL Secures ₹90.3 Billion Order for Rail Connectivity to Buxar Thermal Power Project
Air India and IHG Hotels & Resorts Forge Loyalty Partnership
RVNL Emerges Lowest Bidder for ₹40.49 Billion EPC Package in Odisha
ISRO’s GSLV-F17 Launches EOS-05, India’s First Geosynchronous Imaging Satellite
NHAI to float Rs 50 bn bonds
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is expected to launch tax-free bonds worth about Rs 5,000 crore in the first phase over the next few weeks.
Expertspeak: Building in before bidding out
How can BOT contractors with NGVF improve their returns from highway investment? JD Stuart Macaskie itemises what measures the scheme should take to extract more financial and efficiency benefits.
Jharkhand allots Rs 50 bn for road projects
State Highways Authority of Jharkhand will build about 1,000 km stretch of new roads and would strengthen 5,000 km in the next couple of years.
Jharkhand allots Rs 50 bn for road projects
State Highways Authority of Jharkhand will build about 1,000 km stretch of new roads and would strengthen 5,000 km in the next couple of years.
India to spend Rs 2.64 lakh cr on highways in 12th Plan
In the next five years, the Union government is expecting an investment of over Rs 2.64 lakh crore in the road sector, of which over 65 per cent will come from the private sector.
Tunnels to cut Jammu-Srinagar travel time by 5 hr
High speed travel from Jammu to Srinagar by road, even during harsh winter or at the height of monsoon, is possible due to building of two twin tunnels on the NH-1A.
The Eighth Commandment
When our November 2010 issue was under construction, the Mining Bill was not exactly the talk of Infrastructure Town, but as we discovered, the divide between the Bill's provisions and industry demands was so sharp that the Bill was in peril of falling into that deep chasm and disappear forever.
Infra-Landmarks: Few and far between
The past 12 months have not belonged to infrastructure flag-offs. As the economy turned south in 2008-09, not as many infra projects as targeted were awarded, especially those in road, rail, port and energy; in most cases, the targets themselves took a heavy beating.
Macquarie SBI qualifies
Macquarie SBI Infrastructure Investment has qualified to participate in the construction of any highway project that costs up to Rs 9,200 crore.

