The Land Acquisition Bill continues to be a serious political issue, under hot debate. The issues of right proportion of landowners who agree to sell their land, and the multiple of market prices that is appropriate, are primarily political issues, and may have limited economic basis to resolve.
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Shri Jitendra Srivastava assumes charge as CMD, REC Limited
India’s Aerotropolis Plans Get Further Boost with Hisar Airport
REC Limited Signs MoU with MMRDA for ₹1 Lakh Crore Investment in Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR)
NBCC CMD K.P. Mahadevaswamy Assumes Chairmanship of SCOPE
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HSR Needs Fast Tracking
RECPDCL Handovers Ratle Kiru Power Transmission Limited, a SPV of Transmission Project, to IndiGrid 2 Private Limited
RECPDCL Handovers 3 Nos. SPVs of transmission projects viz. Banaskantha Transco Limited, Kurnool-IV Transmission Limited & Rajasthan V Power Transmission Limited to Power Grid Corporation of India Limited
Showcasing India’s Supply Chain Revolution
Highlighting the Future of Smart, Sustainable Infra
Driving Sustainability Through Innovation
REC Signs ₹18,360 Cr MoU with Govt. of Kerala for Pump Storage Projects
IIFCL Launches its Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) Cell on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2025.
IIFCL and CBI Sign Expression of Interest to promote Sustainable Infrastructure Financing in India
CCI India presents 1st edition of CEO Round Table Conference on Agriculture
Jayesh Ranjan & Cement Expo Forum Leaders converge in Hyderabad
Fluence Launches Advanced Smartstack Platform for New Energy Storage Era
NBCC inks MoU with NIT Kurukshetra valuing Rs. 300 Crore
REC Foundation Commits ₹6 Crore to Sankara Eye Hospital for Cataract Surgeries Benefiting 8,000 EWS Patients
Power Play
The power sector had been facing serious challenges over the past few years. The key issues pertain to shortfall in supply of coal and gas, delay in clearances for projects and the declining financial health of electricity distribution utilities.
Powering India Green
Increasing energy demand, climatic change, government initiatives and abundant untapped natural resources have been the key drivers behind the country´s movement towards renewable energy.
Lack of priority sector lending for RE is an issue
The Indian government has successfully launched several policy instruments, which have enhanced the viability and bankability of RE projects.
Technology will play a significant role across various domains
Rakesh Kaul, Executive Director, leads the Smart Cities Initiative at PwC India. He highlights the opportunities and trends in this upcoming space and how the nation can capitalise on these opportunities.
vox pop | A crucial link
With a stable government at the Centre, focusing on reviving and scaling India´s economic growth rate, India´s warehousing space is at the helm of tremendous growth. As companies scale their sentiments
Pending bills that matter
Industry analysts share their views on the bills that are pending in the Parliament and how they will impact once they take the shape of a law. The Coal Regulatory Authority of India Bill (CRAI) is a much needed piece of legislation.
Opportunities on the horizon
India plans to more than double its port capacity to 3,200 million tonne at an investment of Rs 2.87 trillion by 2020, drivin the demand for more port handling equipment. Sudheer Vathiyath trains through the prevailing trends in port equipment market.
railways needs more private investment
Experts suggest Indian Railways to attract more private players in order to attain the targeted investment in the sector during the 12th Five Year Plan (2012-17).
PwC India suggests tax benefits for oil & gas sector
PwC India has suggested the government to give some tax benefits to the oil and gas sector. Deepak Mahurkar, Leader Oil & Gas, PwC India recommended the government to make all petroleum sector transactions eligible for classical GST benefit. He proposed the government to include natural gas and coal bed methane in the 'mineral oil' category, in order to q