The announcements made by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will help spur further growth in the real estate sector given that we are already in a low interest and easy liquidity regime. By KRISH RAVESHIA

Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas and Steel, Dharmendra Pradhan has called upon entrepreneurs to take advantage of the policy reforms brought in the energy sector.

Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) & Road Transport & Highways, Nitin Gadkari on Friday today said that the government was likely to set up a multi-purpose R&D centre to reduce import dependence and promote the Make in India and Made in India initiatives.

The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) had expected to construct about 500km of roads in March, but that could not happen after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a nationwide lockdown.

Union Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari has said that non-payment and delay in payments to MSME enterprises will be dealt with very firmly.

Mangu Singh, Managing Director, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) indicates that challenges around land acquisition have slowed down the ongoing extension of metro rail network. Therefore, if the need arises again, the metro rail operator in the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) will not be averse to negotiating directly with private landowners.

Budget should focus on higher funds allocation to infrastructure and improving domestic macroeconomic fundamentals The priority of the Budget should be to improve the macroeconomic fundamentals of the country and make efforts to meet the fiscal deficit targets of last year. The onus should be on productive utilisation of funds.

India´s ambitious infrastructure development plans hinge largely upon a successful transition from the current multiple taxes regime to the new uniform taxation code of the Goods and Services Tax (GST). Is the industry ready to meet the April 1, 2017 deadline? We do a status check...

The macroeconomic aspects of GST haven´t been taken into account. If the government says that it will collect more revenue, then that means that prices will have to rise because it´s an indirect tax. If prices rise, then industrial output would tend to stagnate or decline.