News for 'Asian Development Bank'

Fisheries worst hit by tsunami

Fisheries worst hit by tsunami

Rediff.com16 Mar 2005

Adani group to hit the road this week to raise up to Rs 33,254 crore

Adani group to hit the road this week to raise up to Rs 33,254 crore

Rediff.com28 May 2024

The Adani group, buoyed by a sharp recovery in its share prices over the past year, is set to embark on a series of roadshows this week to raise up to $4 billion (approximately Rs 33,254 crore) through equity and refinancing of older debt, according to banking sources. The roadshows, scheduled to take place in major cities, will inform investors about the group's investment plans across renewable energy, petrochemicals, and infrastructure development.

Tata Power to raise Rs 14,000 cr for new plant

Tata Power to raise Rs 14,000 cr for new plant

Rediff.com1 Jun 2007

In the current financial year, TPC has planned capital expenditure of Rs 2,670 crore for their projects in Trombay, Haldia and in adding capacity to their wind power and digiset generating systems.

Can India be even a turtle?

Can India be even a turtle?

Rediff.com28 Nov 2003

Bangladesh to build gas pipeline for Tatas

Bangladesh to build gas pipeline for Tatas

Rediff.com11 Oct 2005

Bangladesh government has agreed in principle to construct a 30-km pipeline for supplying gas to the Tata Group's proposed fertiliser plant in Chittagong.

Why India needs a strategic Plan B

Why India needs a strategic Plan B

Rediff.com13 Sep 2004

A Kabul-Bangkok highway, via India!

A Kabul-Bangkok highway, via India!

Rediff.com25 Feb 2005

Asian Development Bank is working on a grand plan to link Kabul with Bangkok and Hanoi through India as a part of its goal to link Asia.

Bloodbath on the bourses: Sensex tanks 1,628 pts

Bloodbath on the bourses: Sensex tanks 1,628 pts

Rediff.com17 Jan 2024

Axis Bank, Tata Steel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, ICICI Bank, Tata Motors, and Bajaj Finance were among the other major laggards. Tata Consultancy Services, Reliance Industries, UltraTech Cement, Infosys, HCL Technologies, and Tech Mahindra were among the gainers.

Afghan gas project meet cancelled due to SARS

Afghan gas project meet cancelled due to SARS

Rediff.com8 Apr 2003

The two-day ministerial meeting of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan to formally invite Indian participation in the transnational pipeline project originating from Dauletabad fields in Turkmenistan was cancelled.

India to be invited for Afghanistan gas pipeline

India to be invited for Afghanistan gas pipeline

Rediff.com7 Apr 2003

Afghanistan, Pakistan and Turkmenistan will meet in Manila on Tuesday to formally invite Indian participation in the transnational pipeline project originating from Dauletabad fields in Turkmenistan.

ADB to enter Indian capital market

ADB to enter Indian capital market

Rediff.com12 Sep 2003

The Asian Development Bank is all set to enter the Indian capital market with a bond issue to raise upto Rs 100 million (Rs 10 crore) as it has obtained the Reserve Bank of India's and ministry of finance's approval.

Job quota to trigger brain drain: ADB

Job quota to trigger brain drain: ADB

Rediff.com27 Apr 2006

Asian Development Bank on Monday warned that job reservation in private sector could lead to swift flight of skilled labour from India.

How India can grow at 10%

How India can grow at 10%

Rediff.com10 Mar 2006

Asian Development Bank on Friday said India can sustain 8 per cent economic growth but asked government to improve infrastructure and carry forward reforms to attain a higher growth of 9-10 per cent.

Chidambaram to attend ADB meet, to leave for Kazakh on May 2

Chidambaram to attend ADB meet, to leave for Kazakh on May 2

Rediff.com30 Apr 2014

The minister would be accompanied by Finance Secretary Arvind Mayaram and other finance ministry officials.

ADB to pick up 5% stake in Petronet LNG

ADB to pick up 5% stake in Petronet LNG

Rediff.com15 Jan 2004

The Asian Development Bank will invest $75 million in Petronet LNG Ltd for taking 5.2 per cent equity stake even as ExxonMobil-promoted RasGas of Qatar desired to pick 10 per cent stake in India's first liquefied natural gas importer.

Renewable energy: Avaada, others up the ante against conglomerates

Renewable energy: Avaada, others up the ante against conglomerates

Rediff.com24 Dec 2023

When Vineet Mittal first got into solar power, sometime around 2009, and was planting solar panels in Gujarat, renewable energy looked like a sector ripe for startups. Renewables were clearly the future of energy, and the big boys - Mukesh Ambani's Reliance, Adani Group, and the Tatas - were focusing much more on coal and petroleum. Little did Mittal know that things were going to change drastically.

IMF lowers India's growth forecast

IMF lowers India's growth forecast

Rediff.com10 Apr 2008

Weaker demand for Indian exports and higher financing costs will lead to a deceleration in India's gross domestic product (GDP) growth rate to 7.9 per cent in 2008, the International Monetary Fund has said.The IMF's growth projections for India are in line with other estimates, including that of the Asian Development Bank, which pegged the 2008-09 growth at 8 per cent.

ADB appraising rail plans

ADB appraising rail plans

Rediff.com23 Dec 2003

On day of Modi visit, Chinese-built Lumbini international airport thrown open

On day of Modi visit, Chinese-built Lumbini international airport thrown open

Rediff.com16 May 2022

Nepal's Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Monday inaugurated the country's second international airport built by China that will help connect Lumbini, the birthplace of Lord Buddha and a major tourist and pilgrimage destination, to Buddhist circuits in South Asia as well as to the rest of the world.

PSU banks get more funds for loans

PSU banks get more funds for loans

Rediff.com3 Oct 2013

The decision to increase the quantum of capital infusion was taken at a meeting between Finance Minister P Chidambaram, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan and Economic Affairs Secretary Arvind Mayaram in New Delhi.

India's equity investments may rise 10-fold

India's equity investments may rise 10-fold

Rediff.com6 May 2006

A huge market for private equity investment is waiting to be tapped in India and China, the two rapidly growing economies of the world, speakers at the ongoing annual general meeting of Asian Development Bank (ADB) said.

Why the elephant is dancing

Why the elephant is dancing

Rediff.com4 May 2006

ADB to double aid to India

ADB to double aid to India

Rediff.com3 May 2006

ADB sees India grow by 8.2%; offers $6.47 bn

ADB sees India grow by 8.2%; offers $6.47 bn

Rediff.com30 Sep 2004

Expecting India to sustain a high 8.2 per cent GDP growth in next three years, Asian Development Bank on Thursday offered up to $6.47 billion assistance during 2005-07 with special emphasis on agriculture and poor states.

India to get $2 bn loan from ADB

India to get $2 bn loan from ADB

Rediff.com28 Apr 2004

The Asian Development Bank plans to come up with its second rupee bonds issue and hike loan assistance for India to $2 billion annually during 2004-07.

Chinese company shuts shop in Pakistan days after terror attack

Chinese company shuts shop in Pakistan days after terror attack

Rediff.com28 Mar 2024

Two days after five Chinese nationals were killed in a suicide attack at a hydropower project in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, a Chinese company has suspended civil works and laid off hundreds of workers at another hydropower project in the same restive province, according to media reports on Thursday.

Indian roads cheap to lay

Indian roads cheap to lay

Rediff.com20 Oct 2003

GDP to grow by 6.3% this fiscal: ICRA

GDP to grow by 6.3% this fiscal: ICRA

Rediff.com6 Jun 2003

ICRA's GDP forecast is higher than the 6.0 per cent projection made by the Reserve Bank of India and Asian Development Bank for this fiscal.\n\n\n\n

ADB to double lending to India

ADB to double lending to India

Rediff.com24 Apr 2006

Asian Development Bank will double its annual assistance to over $2 billion and is expected to lend India $7.3 billion in the next three years.

India to boom at 8%, says ADB

India to boom at 8%, says ADB

Rediff.com15 Oct 2004

Lauding India's economic reform process, the Asian Development Bank expected the country's economy to grow by 7-8 per cent in the medium term and said it would step up its loan exposure to $2 billion annually.

India gets $300-million ADB loan

India gets $300-million ADB loan

Rediff.com20 Dec 2002

The Asian Development Bank said Friday it would extend a $313.6-million loan to help improve India's railway system plus a technical assistance grant worth $500,000.

World Bank keeps faith in India story

World Bank keeps faith in India story

Rediff.com30 Oct 2015

The Bank suggested reforms in infrastructure sector.