Fiscal responsibility act (FRBM Act) will soon include all infrastructure projects executed through annuity payments by the government to private sector developers to ensure they do not become a big burden in the future.
FlashNews:
SMFCL Board Clears $3 Billion Borrowing Plan to Accelerate Maritime Infrastructure Financing
Air India Restores Codeshare with Air Canada to Expand India-Canada Flight Network
Indian Railways Freight Loading Surges Past 1 Billion Tonne Milestone This Fiscal
IWAI Signs MoUs to Boost Assam’s Inland Waterways and Industrial Logistics
Air India Express to Launch Services from Navi Mumbai International Airport on Day One
Tata Power, Druk Green Power Corp. Seal ₹1.31 Trillion Pact for Bhutan’s Largest PPP Hydro Project
IndiGo Commits $820 Million to Transform Fleet Ownership Via GIFT City Finance Hub
NHAI Launches RIIMPL to Drive Public InvIT for Highway Monetisation
Northeast to Anchor India’s Inland Waterways Revival, Says Shipping Minister Sonowal
Noida International Airport Boosts Regional Access with UPSRTC Bus Partnership
It’s India’s Turn to Take Global South’s Aspirations to Stars, Say Space Leaders at ISpA Conclave
IndiGo Links Madhya Pradesh’s Indore Commercial Hub with Rewa White Tiger Territory
INOXGFL Group and KP Energy Seal Renewables Partnership for Pan-India Wind and Solar Projects
Green Ferry Infrastructure on Yamuna to Transform Delhi Cruises and Transport: Sonowal
Indian Railways Unveils Cement Freight Policy with Flat Rates, New Containers, and Bulk Terminals
India’s Spacetech Startups Propel Sector Towards $45 Billion Growth, Says Jitendra Singh
THINK Gas Signs Long-Term LNG Supply Agreement with Shell Energy India
Navi Mumbai Airport to Launch on Dec 25 with 23 Daily Flights; IndiGo, Akasa, Air India Lead Rollout
Gati Shakti Vishwavidyalaya and DRDO Sign MoU to Develop Smart Tech Solutions for National Security
Nine way split for L&T
Larsen & Toubro`s Chairman AM Naik has kicked off a restructuring plan that will divide the Rs 3,7000 crore engineering and infrastructure behemoth into nine virtual companies.
Projects without coal linkages
NTPC has been granted environment clearance for setting up three coal-based power plants, even before the source of coal has been determined.
Dry transformers for delhi
Delhi’s private power distribution companies BSES Rajdhani Power (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power (BYPL) will replace around 700 oil-based transformers, located mainly in basements, to address safety and environmental concerns.
IOC revisits Ennore for LNG and power
Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) will commission a detailed feasibility report (DFR), which will cost Rs 3-4 crore on a 2.5 mt a year liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at Ennore.
ONGC bids for stake in Angola oil block
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has bid for US energy major Exxon Mobil’s 25 per cent stake in a deep-sea oil block in Angola.
ZWZ to set up ops in India
ZWZ Bearings, a leading player in the bearing industry, plans to set up its operations in India.
PNGRB invite bids for gas pipelines in AP and TN
Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board (PNGRB), has invited invited Expression of Interests (EoIs) for a laying pipeline from Chennai to Nellore.
NHAI's new financial plan
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) is in the process of preparing a new draft plan as its earlier proposals were rejected by the Planning Commission citing that NHAI would find it difficult to borrow funds from the market.
Centre to fund Metro's escalated cost
The Union government will share the cost escalation of Rs 5,511 crore of the Bangalore Metro project with the Karnataka government.

