"Which is the most progressive state in infrastructure?" "Where are the problem areas?" "Is desalination feasible in states where power is a problem?" "What do you think will happen?"
FlashNews:
Tata Power Profit Rises 6% in Q1 FY2026 on Strong Renewable and Distribution Gains
Suzlon Wins 381 MW Order for Zelestra’s First FDRE Wind Project in India
Kandla Port Achieves Major Sustainability Milestone with Megawatt-Scale Green Hydrogen Plant Launch
Ceinsys Tech Profit Surges 112% in Q1 on Execution of FY2025 Infrastructure Mandates
India Extends ALMM Guidelines to Wind Energy Components, Tightens Cybersecurity Framework
Indian Railways to Add 574 km Under ₹1.1 Trillion Multitracking Plan
ArcelorMittal Reports $1.8 Billion Net Income in Q2 FY2025, Up Threefold
NISAR Mission Unites India and US Amid Trade War and Global Tensions
India’s MNRE Revises Solar Cell ALMM Rule to Support Domestic Bids
REC Achieves ISO 31000 Certification, a First for India’s Public Sector NBFCs
Offshore Energy Gets Boost as India Reforms Licensing Policy: Puri Tells Rajya Sabha
GAIL Posts Q1 FY2026 Revenue of ₹3,479 Billion Amid Sustainability Push
Scindia Urges BSNL Circle Chiefs to Adopt CEO Mindset to Drive Services
AM/NS India Leads Nation in Securing CSIR-CRRI License for Steel Slag Roads
India’s Satcom Boom: Global Firms Bet on Policy Push and Rural Connectivity
Tata Consulting Engineers Subsidiary Ecofirst Successfully Delivers a Piece of India to Osaka World Expo 2025
India’s Ports Surge in Efficiency, Investment: Union Minister Sonowal
Air India Completes DGCA-Mandated Fuel Switch Inspections on Boeing Fleet
Genesys First in India to Link DIGIPIN with 2D and 3D Maps for Digital Address Infrastructure
Tag: Power Finance Corporation
Rs 6.5k cr up for grabs in transmission
Over the next two months, the government will call global tariff bids to award contracts for laying five mega power transmission lines worth Rs 6,485 crore.
Private Equity: Telecom's infra-sharing model can be replicated in other sectors
IDFC was established in 1997 to channel the private capital into the infrastructure sector, and IDFC Private Equity was established in 2002-3 to provide equity support to infrastructure sector.
R-Power borrows Rs 4,000 cr from PFC for its UMPPs
Reliance Power borrowed Rs 4,000 crore from Power Finance Corporation (PFC) to achieve financial closure of two ultra mega power projects (UMPP).
BUDGET MUST ADDRESS OBJECTIVES
Last year, roads and highways was the "happening" sector, with a lot of hype and commendable action. Against a target of national highways that turned out to be beyond ambitious, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) had only completed construction of 1,156 km by December 2010 at 4.28 km per day-way less than the targeted 7 km-per-day.