Web Exclusive Oct 01, 2020 Dr. Jitendra Singh Opens 23 Road & Bridge Projects in Jammu Region The Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) and Minister of State, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh on Wednesday unveiled 23 roads and bridges projects in Kathua, Doda, Udhampur and Reasi districts in the Jammu region of the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir through video conferencing.
Web Exclusive Apr 13, 2020 Cement: Weakened Demand to Impact Capacity Expansion, Profitability The sharp decline in demand in FY2021 will delay capacity addition and impact profitability in the cement sector in the medium-term, warns a CRISIL report.
Focus Jan 01, 2019 A Paradoxical Year in Offing With the general elections around the corner, the country may expect frantic execution as well as awarding activity in March 2019 quarters.
Cover Story Mar 31, 2018 The Big Infra Opportunity Stakeholders harp on the government's infrastructure push and expect construction orders of Rs.18 trillion in the next six years. This order inflow volume should support 12 to 15 per cent of industry-level execution of compound annual growth rate (CAGR).
Cover Story Nov 01, 2017 Where is the Money? Policy actions to revive stalled projects, expedite approvals, introduce hybrid annuity and toll-operate-transfer (TOT) models in highways, and sustain rapid growth in renewable capacity augur well for the infrastructure financing landscape.
Web Exclusive May 02, 2017 PM reviews infra performance, calls for adherence to deadlines Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reviewed the progress of key infrastructure sectors, including roads, railways, airports, ports and coal.
Web Exclusive Apr 05, 2017 Record 47,350 km of PMGSY roads constructed in 2016-17 A record 47,350 km of Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) roads was constructed during 2016-17. This is the highest construction of PMGSY roads in a single year, in the last seven years. While 25,316 km of PMGSY roads were constructed in 2013-14, road construction in 2014-15 was 36,337 km and in 2015-16, it was 36,449 km.
Transport Update Jan 01, 2017 Connectivity project approved for Left Wing Extremism affected areas The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved a Centrally sponsored scheme, ´Road Connectivity Project for Left Wing Extremism (LWE) Affected Areas´ to improve the rural road connectivity in the worst LWE affected districts from the security angle.
Editor's Page Sep 01, 2016 Country Roads, City Roads, and the Roads in between Many of us know that the celebrated economist John Maynard Keynes famously said that (in times of slowdown) the government should pay people to dig holes in the ground and then fill them up