The general body members of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) have rejected the Smart City proposal for the third time, reports the Times of India. The conditions cited to be included in the Smart City list are Ă´unacceptable and not in the best interest of the cityĂ´, these members said.
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Navi Mumbai general body turns down Smart City proposal
The general body members of the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) have rejected the Smart City proposal for the third time, reports the Times of India. The conditions cited to be included in the Smart City list are Ăâunacceptable and not in the best interest of the cityĂâ, these members said.
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RB Infra plans to raise Rs 6,000 crore through InvITs
In what could be the first fund-raising exercise through Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs), toll road builder IRB Infrastructure Developers is planning to raise Rs 5,000-6,000 crore and is expected to file the draft red herring prospectus (DRHP) within a month.
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After liberalisation, the governmentĂ´s primary focus was on reducing the fiscal deficit to restore macroeconomic stability, reforming trade and exchange rate policies and liberalising foreign investment policy. Infrastructure was never a growth constraint in the short term, considering the low utilisation of the existing infrastructure then.
We will soon form an SPV for port connectivity projects
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Centre plans to give the Smart City project a Ă´brandedĂ´ look soon
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3rd Smart Cities Summit 2016
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