Articles for Infrastructure Projects

Trump's infrastructure "fantasy": Ditch mass transit for self-driving cars, private highways
4 days, 14 hours ago

Trump's infrastructure "fantasy": Ditch mass transit for self-driving cars, private highways

Salon  

While President-elect Donald Trump rarely spoke about infrastructure projects during the 2024 campaign, especially compared to the grand promises of his earlier campaigns, Trump's allies plan to revive infrastructure planning from his first administration. Instead, it's likely to mean reduced funding for public transit, increased investment in autonomous or "self-driving" vehicles and contracting out major infrastructure projects to private investors. …

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Andhra Pradesh approves Rs 24,276 crore for Amaravati infrastructure projects
6 days, 14 hours ago

Andhra Pradesh approves Rs 24,276 crore for Amaravati infrastructure projects

India Today  

The Andhra Pradesh Capital Region Development Authority, chaired by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, has approved infrastructure projects worth Rs 24,276 crore for the development of greenfield capital Amaravati, Municipal Minister P Narayana announced on Monday. "The 43rd CRDA meeting approved Rs 24,276 crore funds for the construction of trunk roads, layouts, and iconic bhavans in Amaravati capital," he stated. …

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GCC starts discussions to exempt Councillors’ Ward Ddevelopment Fund from GST
1 week ago

GCC starts discussions to exempt Councillors’ Ward Ddevelopment Fund from GST

The Hindu  

The Greater Chennai Corporation has started discussions pertaining to the exemption for the Councillors’ Ward Development Fund from the Goods and Services Tax during the implementation of civic infrastructure projects in the city. Councillors have complained that they are not able to implement all the projects demanded by residents as 18% of the funds allocated under the fund went towards …

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₹100 trillion infrastructure plan to roll out over 5 years
2 weeks ago

₹100 trillion infrastructure plan to roll out over 5 years

Live Mint  

New Delhi: A grand plan to build India’s infrastructure to a new level is in the works. This person said the capital expenditure for infrastructure is likely to touch ₹100 trillion in five years, which would be used to transform India’s ports, airports, roads and other utilities. The blueprint would include a ₹20-trillion master plan to develop 50,000 km of …

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PM Modi drives rapid infra completion with PRAGATI – Study by Oxford and Gates Foundation
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2 weeks, 6 days ago

PM Modi drives rapid infra completion with PRAGATI – Study by Oxford and Gates Foundation

Live Mint  

A study by Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and the Gates Foundation highlights how India’s digital governance platform, PRAGATI, has transformed the country's infrastructure development landscape. PRAGATI’s impact: Empowering leadership and driving collaboration A notable aspect of PRAGATI is the direct involvement of India’s top leadership in monitoring infrastructure projects. PRAGATI: A governance game-changer According to Soumitra Dutta, Peter …

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E2E Profit 100 track 2024 full list
3 weeks, 4 days ago

E2E Profit 100 track 2024 full list

The Independent  

EG GROUP/HEW – Mohsin Issa EG Group is a global leader in convenience retail, foodservice, and fuel solutions, headquartered in the UK. Wates Group Limited – Eoghan O’Lionaird Wates Group is a leading UK construction, development, and property services company. Winvic Group Limited – Simon Garadier Winvic Group, established in 2001, is a leading UK construction company specialising in industrial, …

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These are the five worst-performing sectors of 2024. Will they turn around in 2025?
4 weeks ago

These are the five worst-performing sectors of 2024. Will they turn around in 2025?

Live Mint  

This has been a year of reckoning for Indian equity markets, marked by a correction and phase of consolidation after an 18-month bull run. Nifty FMCG Index View Full Image Source: ACE Equity The biggest companies in this sector are Hindustan Unilever, Nestle, Godrej Consumer Products, Britannia Industries, Dabur and Marico. City gas distribution companies such as Mahanagar Gas and …

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Chancellor to create pension 'megafunds' to drive economic growth - here's how it would work
1 month, 1 week ago

Chancellor to create pension 'megafunds' to drive economic growth - here's how it would work

Daily Mail  

Pension reforms: Rachel Reeves wants to unlock £80bn for investment in business and infrastructure, boost people's retirement pots and drive growth A government plan to use people's pension savings to boost economic growth has broad public support, new research reveals. In her Mansion House speech tonight, Chancellor Rachel Reeves will announce the creation of pension 'megafunds', by forcing mergers of …

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Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 4th To November, 10th, 2024
1 month, 1 week ago

Calcutta High Court Weekly Round-Up: November 4th To November, 10th, 2024

Live Law  

NOMINAL INDEXSMT SONIA DHIR AND ANR. Calcutta High Court Upholds CBI Probe Into Allegations Of Custodial Torture By Accused Arrested For Threatening Abhishek Banerjee's Daughter Case: STATE OF WEST BENGAL AND ORS VS REBEKA KHATUN MOLLA ALIAS REBEKA MOLLA AND ORS Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 231 The Calcutta High Court division bench of Chief Justice TS Sivagnanam and Justice Hiranmay Bhattacharya …

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E. Santharam takes charge as Waltair ADRM
1 month, 1 week ago

E. Santharam takes charge as Waltair ADRM

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: E. Santharam has officially assumed charge of additional divisional railway manager for the Waltair Division of East Coast Railway on Saturday. Throughout his career, Santharam has contributed to numerous key track maintenance and construction projects across multiple divisions. His previous roles span significant positions in the South Eastern Railway, East Coast Railway, and South Central Railway. Notably, he served …

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India’s Economic Inequality Crisis: How Elite Development Models Failed the Nation
1 month, 2 weeks ago

India’s Economic Inequality Crisis: How Elite Development Models Failed the Nation

The Hindu  

Published : Nov 09, 2024 19:05 IST - 30 MINS READ On June 4, 2005, the venerated business house of the Tatas signed an agreement to set up a steel plant in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. “The major beneficiaries of the government’s largesse”, the Press Trust of India reported at the time, were “big corporate entities like Reliance Industries, Essar Steel and …

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Patel Engineering share price jumps 6% on signing MoU with RVNL for hydro and other infrastructure projects
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Patel Engineering share price jumps 6% on signing MoU with RVNL for hydro and other infrastructure projects

Live Mint  

Patel Engineering share price jumped over 5% on Friday after the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding with state-run Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd for jointly developing infrastructure projects. According to the MoU, Patel Engineering and RVNL will collaborate on certain identified hydro and other infrastructure projects as opportunities arise. “The agreement outlines a framework for collaboration between Patel Engineering and …

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Union Cabinet approves three metro rail and two airports projects
4 months ago

Union Cabinet approves three metro rail and two airports projects

Hindustan Times  

The Union Cabinet on Friday approved five infrastructure projects across four states, three to boost mass-transit in Bengaluru, Thane and Pune, and two to augment air connectivity in Bihar and West Bengal. Information and broadcasting minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that with this, the Union government has approved infrastructure projects worth nearly ₹ 2 lakh crore since assuming office in June, …

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Former assistant governor says childcare pay rise will worry RBA, as rhetorical gap grows with government
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Former assistant governor says childcare pay rise will worry RBA, as rhetorical gap grows with government

ABC  

The Reserve Bank will not look favourably on the government's decision to boost childcare wages amid growing inflation fears, according to a former assistant governor. "That's the typical pattern that we've seen over many years," she said, adding that even 4.4 per cent fee hikes were "still higher than the inflation target". When the government announced an aged care pay …

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DoT releases draft Right of Way rules for feedback
5 months, 1 week ago

DoT releases draft Right of Way rules for feedback

Hindustan Times  

The Department of Telecommunication on Wednesday released draft right of way rules under the Telecommunications Act, 2023, for public feedback over 30 days. Application timelines shortened for RoW over public property Under the draft rules, if the public entity intends to accept the facility provider’s application for RoW for laying underground or overground telecom network on public property, it has …

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Four-wheel drive
5 months, 1 week ago

Four-wheel drive

China Daily  

JIN DING/CHINA DAILY Since the Belt and Road Initiative was proposed more than 10 years ago, various infrastructure projects jointly promoted by BRI partner countries have had an influential impact. Large-scale infrastructure projects have not only changed the landscape of the world economy, but also enhanced the industrialization level and wellbeing of participating countries, thus becoming textbook cases of contemporary …

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Myanmar instability hits two crucial India-funded infrastructure projects
8 months, 1 week ago

Myanmar instability hits two crucial India-funded infrastructure projects

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The growing instability and violence in Myanmar have affected key infrastructure projects such as the 1,360-km India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway and are set to delay a motor vehicles agreement, people familiar with the matter have said. The progress in implementing key infrastructure projects has suffered because of the prevailing security situation in Myanmar The intense fighting between Myanmar’s junta …

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Model code holds up repairs to roads and infrastructure projects in Chennai
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Model code holds up repairs to roads and infrastructure projects in Chennai

The Hindu  

The ongoing civic infrastructure projects and road repairs in various parts of the city have been held up as the model code of conduct is in force for the Lok Sabha election. Councillor Parithi Elamsurithi says many roads have not been relaid in the ward after the Lok Sabha election schedule was announced. Velachery resident S. Kumararaja says roads in …

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Lok Sabha polls: Over 60 environmental groups demand ban on mega infrastructure projects in Himalayas
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Lok Sabha polls: Over 60 environmental groups demand ban on mega infrastructure projects in Himalayas

The Hindu  

More than 60 environmental and social organisations in the country have demanded a complete ban on all mega infrastructure projects, such as those related to the railways, dams, hydro projects and four-lane highways in the Himalayas, and have urged for referendums and public consultations to be made compulsory for all development projects. The organisations, jointly leading the "People for Himalaya" …

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We need more immigrant workers for jobs Americans aren’t taking, construction industry says
9 months ago

We need more immigrant workers for jobs Americans aren’t taking, construction industry says

CNN  

CNN — Eddie Martin can’t build as many homes as he’d like in Texas because his contractors don’t have enough workers, particularly skilled tradespeople such as electricians, carpenters and plumbers. This labor shortage, exacerbated by an aging workforce and growing number of retirements, means it’s more crucial than ever for the US to allow more legal immigrants into the country …

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'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat': PM Modi unveils infrastructure projects worth over Rs 17,000 cr in Tuticorin
9 months, 3 weeks ago

'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat': PM Modi unveils infrastructure projects worth over Rs 17,000 cr in Tuticorin

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated 36 infrastructure projects valued at more than Rs 17,000 crore at VO Chidambaranar Port, Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, on Wednesday. One can Elevating connectivity and progress PM Modi emphasised the transformative impact of modern connectivity initiatives, stating that Tamil Nadu is witnessing unprecedented progress due to concerted efforts by the Central government. Championing development despite challenges …

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U.S.-funded infrastructure in Gaza largely unscathed as death toll soars
1 year ago

U.S.-funded infrastructure in Gaza largely unscathed as death toll soars

Associated Press  

Less than a year before a Hamas attack out of Gaza sparked a war, one of the oldest and largest sports complexes in the Palestinian territories got a much-needed overhaul: brand-new basketball, volleyball and tennis courts, a soccer field, a running track and, for the first time, accessible bathrooms. “It causes a bit of cognitive dissonance, I would say,” said …

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Interwoven alliances: Bilateral relations among Southeast Asian nations
1 year, 1 month ago

Interwoven alliances: Bilateral relations among Southeast Asian nations

Hindustan Times  

Southeast Asia, a dynamic and diverse region comprising countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, and more, stands at a crossroads of geopolitics, culture, and economics. As countries continue to work together on trade agreements, investment projects, and economic integration initiatives, the economic landscape of Southeast Asia remains dynamic and interconnected with the global economy. The AEC …

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Experts' take on Belt and Road Initiative
1 year, 2 months ago

Experts' take on Belt and Road Initiative

China Daily  

Only BRI truly meets infrastructure needs The 10th anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative marks its coming of age amid rising geopolitical tensions. As the Belt and Road Initiative makes new inroads in Latin America, once dubbed the "backyard of the US", the post-pandemic Southeast Asia is now on the threshold of economic recovery with an escalating demand for …

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