As reports say that FY2012 was the year when project completion was its highest ever, is the spiral of low confidence-locked funds-low valuations-slow completion finally a thing of the past?
FlashNews:
Air India, Akasa Join IndiGo in Raising Fares as ATF Costs Surge 25%
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IndiGo Raises Fares as ATF Costs Surge
India Becomes Veolia Foundation’s Regional Emergency Response Hub for Asia-Pacific
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POWERGRID Veteran Akhilesh Pathak Takes Charge as Director Projects
India Rolls Out $28 Billion GOBARdhan Biogas Plan to Cut Imports, Boost Rural Economy
India’s Civil Aviation Demand is Outpacing Supply: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu
INDIA’S INFRA STORY IS SHIFTING TRACKS
India’s Green Hydrogen Mission Chief Urges Industry to Back Emerging Ecosystem
Global Trust as Essential as Scale in Green Hydrogen: Pralhad Joshi
Tag: Reserve Bank of India
REC tax-free infra bonds
Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) plans to raise up to Rs 500 crore through tax-free retail bonds in the last week of December. REC plans to raise about Rs 28,000-30,000 crore in this financial year.
Corp Bank plans infra debt fund
Corporation Bank said it is drawing up plans to float an Infrastructure Debt Fund (IDF) and will soon approach its boaÂrd for approval. The bank plans to paÂrÂÂtner with other interested players for floating such an infra fund. Earlier, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) allowed banks and non-banking financial coÂmÂpanies (NBFC) to sponsor IDF, which can be set up as mutual funds and NBFCs.
Railways plans Rs 50,000 cr pvt investment
Indian Railways aims to attract private investments worth Rs 50,000 crore for its expansion projects during the 12th Five Year Plan period.
Banks should increase their size to participate in the huge infra lending opportunities
Corporation Bank’s lending grew 30 per cent last year, and its confidence in infra-lending is evident. The high growth will continue, according to Chairman and Managing Director Ramnath Pradeep.
GoI to standardise infra definition
In order to bring about uniformity and target concessions to the right segments, the government will decide on the segments that will be classified under infrastructure sector.
Tower biz gets infra status for funds
In an effort to support funding for telecom facilities, the Reserve Bank of India declared that telecom towers will be treated as infrastructure facility, to get credit from non-banking finance firms.

