<p>The 2020 Africa SDG Index and Dashboards Report provides an assessment of where African countries stand with respect to the SDGs and their progress toward the goals, with the additional lens of “leave
The World Bank today approved four loans worth $4.3 billion (about Rs 20,631 crore) to help India finance its infrastructure programmes and further strengthen the capital base of state-run banks. The approved loan includes a a budgetary support of $2 billion for capital infusion in select public sector banks to help them maintain credit growth.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Madhya Pradesh have shared an enduring partnership in catalyzing a series of state-wide initiatives toward developing basic infrastructure.
BJP chief Nitin Gadkari has set up a study group to prepare a vision document
<p>The Eleventh Plan (2007-08 to 2011-12) sought to build on the gains achieved in the Tenth Plan and shift the economy to a path offaster and more inclusive growth.
Large mining projects can be salvaged from potential political controversies if the government adopts the model used in oil and gas sector for exploration of other minerals too, the Confederation of Indian Industry president Hari Bhartia has said.
Mumbai: Without stronger basic infrastructure, particularly better roads, water supplies, sanitation, electricity, information and communications technology and other essential services, developing countries will be hard-pressed to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) targets, said Asian Development Bank (ADB) president Haruhiko Kuroda. The MDGs are eight internationally-agreed targets,
Strict Laws, Uncertainty In Raw Material Supply Force Funds To Walk Away PRIVATE equity investments in Indian infrastructure projects look set to slow down as global investors in such funds seek details on environmental clearances and raw material supplies for new power plants, ports and roads. This scepticism on the part of limited partners
Progress of work in nine major sectors reviewed in the mid-term report Emphasises optimum utilisation of financial resources during remaining two years of Plan Calls for adoption of
One of the longest serving power plants in Delhi, Rajghat power plant, will be shutting down soon. The Delhi government had decided to down curtains on this coal-based power plant ahead of the Commonwealth Games to remove the polluting unit in the heart of the city, and provide to residents a recreational area in its place. The power plant was commissioned in 1989 and supplied 135 MW.
GMR Infrastructure, the Bangalore-based developer of power plant, airports, roads and urban infrastructure, is understood to be closing in on its second coal mine acquisition in Indonesia. The mine is expected to cost close to $150 million and has reserves of close to 200 million tonne.
