Under the watchful eyes of five wise men, who know the industry well, banks will not find it easy to hoodwink the system, says Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The civil aviation sector is witnessing a number of initiatives
Around 50 stages were erected on the roadside along the stretch to showcase performances by troupes of different states.
The debt-laden company, which recently won its first railway construction project, is looking at a four-fold increase in its order book next year.
An overarching law governing public healthcare is a glaring gap in India's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In India it is left to individuals to quarantine themselves voluntarily. Moreover, the 123-year old The Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897, governs healthcare emergencies in India.
Realty players want single window clearance for all affordable projects, reports Karan Choudhury.
In a late night development, chairman of the state-run Airports Authority of India, V P Agarwal, was removed from his post apparently because of his "opposition" to privatisation of more airports in the country, sources said.
We need to make better efforts to align job training with the skills the market demands of its workers, especially as advancing technology changes the types of jobs available in our economy: Alexander Acosta.
Navy chief Adm. Sunil Lanba said that by 2050, India will have 200 ships, 500 aircraft.
The demand for affordable housing is 535,400 units.
'If you look at this Budget, except for the Rs 2 increase in petrol and diesel, there is no positive or negative impact from the Budget for the common man.'
'When you start distributing wealth, you end up distributing poverty.'
The public sector behemoth is looking at forming joint ventures with states.
The move is part of a larger initiative by the government to speed up work in the highway sector.
'Most of the testing capacity in India is in the private sector.' 'Whether it is the established RT-PCR test for COVID-19, or it is other innovations in testing that are now coming up, all these are fully within the capabilities of the private sector.' 'Health policy should harness these capabilities,' says Ajay Shah.
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Observing that the prime reason for these losses was high fuel cost which constituted almost 40-50 per cent of an airline's total costs, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said the aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices were high due to rising base price and "very high VAT imposed by state governments."
Hyderabad Metro has taken up a study to change the alignment of the rail track in order to avoid the Legislative Assembly building and Sultan Bazar stretch in Hyderabad, even as the realignment is expected to escalate the project cost by over Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).
The overriding objective of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) must be adequate economic return, not financial return.
The Prime Minister said there is a need to have a relook at the structure of the Planning Commission and give it a new shape.
Clarifies over the raging media controversy over its intent to exit
Additional infrastructure for dining rooms in each of the school has been recommended.
Currently, the spend on R&D as a percentage of GDP is just 0.9%
An inquiry by the safety commissioner has been ordered. Anusha Soni reports
Roads and national highways are the lifeline of the country, says Oscar Fernandes.
Most of these road contracts are spread across Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Karnataka, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand and West Bengal, with the government struggling to restart them.
GE, Alstom land $5.6 billion deals to supply Indian Railways
There is a lot of optimism as regards the defence, railway and manufacturing sectors.
Though the Railways is yet to declare any five-year action plan, it is clear the government is not in a position to hand-hold it for any major expansion or upgrade. The issue, however, is how far the Railways can function within the PPP format. Recent history highlights some of the challenges.
Menlo Park Mayor Catherine Carlton is leading a 3-member team to Kerala.
Joyita Ghose on the land acquisition laws in the country and the changes that the NDA government's controversial bill in Parliament makes to the land acquisition act, 2013 brought in by the United Progressive Alliance government.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front on Wednesday suggested further tightening of the measures on liquor policy if it returns to power.
'Are all roads in India privatised? Are governments not playing a role in airports or ports? If they (private players) want to set up lines for a specific requirement, I see no reason to object. It will expand the opportunity and passengers will also benefit.'
China is battling a property downturn, industrial overcapacity, sluggish demand and struggling exports.
The Rs 63,000-cr Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor and Rs 14,000-cr CSTM-Panvel suburban corridor are two of the largest projects.
India had a transition from 'socialism with a limited entry to marketism without exit'.
The government is likely to allow FDI in high speed trains and other projects.
Privatisation is still regarded as beyond the pale but public-private partnerships have gained in popularity.
Banks might not have realised the exact implication of risky projects under PPP projects, which were getting implemented under high leverage
Economists have said if a stimulus is needed it should be different from what was provided in 2008-09, when the economy faced the ripple effects of a global meltdown following the Lehman Brothers collapse.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Tuesday
