The infrastructure continues to be the focus to push the economic growth rates in India. This month’s update provides the developments around the financial institutions such as India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL), Rural...
Infrastructure needs of growing countries such as India and their population are vast. Sectoral experts and financial institutions have recognised that while often also referring to the funding gap in the demand and supply...
This sectoral review attempts to look into the documents available in public domain related to development of port and coastal infrastructure projects in India and the pre-existing and emerging issues around it.
At a conceptual level, a cluster or enclave approach to promotion of industrial development is not new in India (Sampat, 2010; Cross, 2014; Jenkins et al, 2014). The role of the state in promotion of...
It is widely accepted that infrastructure is key to India’s economic growth. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has termed it as an important pillar for the continued economic growth in the country, with...
The infrastructure sector has been a very dynamic space in the last few years given the push by the government on creation of infrastructure for businesses as well as to meet SDG targets. This...
The update on the developments in the infrastructure sector in August 2023 brings forward perspectives on infrastructure finance from the ongoing G20 summits, an update on the long drawn and awaited multinational India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral...
 In this update on the infrastructure sector and its financing in India the central government and the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Highways continued to focus on road and highway infrastructure of the country...
Infrastructure Finance Update for the month of April 2023 covers majorly the developments from the national financial institutions for infrastructure building like the National Infrastructure Investment Fund (NIIF), National Bank for Financing Infrastructure Development...
The infrastructure finance update for the month of March 2023 covers mostly updates from the sectors of roads and highways, smart cities, ports and logistics. The government is making significant investments and working to...
Infrastructure Finance Update for the month of February 2023 covers the updates from the railways, ports and roads and highways sector. For the upcoming fiscal year, the Center has substantially boosted its budgetary capital...
The infrastructure sector has been highlighted by the government agencies and the financial institutions to be a key driver for the Indian economy, propelling India’s overall economic development. Infrastructure development enjoys intense focus from...
In the post 1990s era in India, the urban areas in the country have been in focus with cities being named as “the engines of economic growth”. This has been highlighted by various national...
INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE UPDATE | JANUARY, 2023 The infrastructure finance update for the month of January 2023 primarily focuses on three sectors, namely, railways, roads and highways, and ports. The last month’s news coverage also focuses...
A new report has raised concerns over massive environmental clearances given to projects in eco-sensitive zones (ESZ) and Protected Areas (PA). The report has flagged that the dilution of environmental laws is a major...