Funding for conventional energy infrastructure projects could become increasingly difficult to obtain as banks grow wary of environment concerns and ensuing regulatory bottlenecks.
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Toshiba Commits ₹32.32 Billion to Expand T&D Manufacturing in Japan and India
Embraer-Mahindra Alliance to Deliver C-390 Millennium Transport Aircraft for IAF
Inland Waterway Haldia Multi-Modal Terminal Operationalised Under PPP Model
Digital Monitoring Led to Shutdown of 51 Stalled Projects in Northeast: Scindia
IndiGo Confirms 60 A350-900s, Signs Rolls-Royce Deal to Power Long-Haul Expansion
IndiGo to Launch Direct Athens Flights on India’s First Airbus A321XLR
DGCA Launches Auto-Generated Computer Numbers for Flight Crew via Pariksha Portal
India’s Digital Firewall Shields Millions from Spoof Calls, with Even Google Adopting It: Scindia
India Post Preps to Reboot as Logistics Giant Under Scindia’s Watch
India’s Grade A Warehousing Demand Hits Record 26.5 Million Sq Ft in 2025
IndiGo Integrates with Digi Yatra for Seamless, Contactless Boarding
CS TECH Ai Powers Khanij Online 2.0 Rollout for Transparent Mineral Governance in Chhattisgarh
IREE 2025: Schaeffler India Showcases Future-Ready Rail Solutions at IREE 2025
IREE 2025: Vaishnaw Unveils Bold 7,000-km High-Speed Rail Vision to Power Viksit Bharat
IREE 2025: Siemens Unveils Next-Gen Rail Technologies to Drive India’s Mobility Transformation
IREE 2025: RVNL Showcases Engineering Prowess at Asia’s Largest Rail Exhibition
Sonowal Unveils Eight Maritime Projects to Mark New Mangalore Port’s Golden Jubilee
Air India Adds 174 Weekly Flights Across Domestic and Southeast Asia Routes for Winter 2025
Windergy India 2025: Chennai to Host Three-Day Global Dialogue on Wind Power Scale, Policy, and Innovation
Global Policy: Around the world, infra is in critical stages
Severe budget constraints will limit many governments’ ability to fund improvements, and private financing will have to fill the gap.
Caution! Project creep ahead
Although all changes that are proposed are meant to be improvements in schedule, cost or performance of projects, another universal truth is that there’s many a slip between the cup and the lip.
Infra Hiring: Perception vs reality
Much planning has gone into the infrastructure sectors, but as repeatedly reported in the media, the sectors have not performed to expectations.
Draft mining bill gets GoM nod
In November, our cover story debated the draft Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 2010 that will provide 26 per cent of company profit to the locals.
NHAI awards 100 projects by March
National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has finalised awarding of 100 projects in the fourth quarter of 2010-11.
Firms rush for gas-based power projects in Karnataka
Global companies including GE, AES and Marubeni Corporation and Indian corporations, including Tata, Jindals, RPower, and L&T have evinced interest in setting up three gas-based power stations in Karnataka with a total capacity of 2,100 MW.
Slovenia, India logistics tie-up
Slovenia is exploring possibilities of co-operation in the areas of maritime, shipping and trade co-operation with Indian ports and shipping lines.
PPP for those unable to pay
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee indicated that public-private-partnership (PPP) projects should be directed to people who cannot pay for infrastructure services as it would ensure inclusive growth.
Govt proposes Coal Regulatory Authority
The Government proposes to establish a Coal Regulatory Authority to regulate and conserve resources in the sector, protect the interests of consumers and producers of coal.