India invites Australian Superfunds to invest in infrastructure

July 2018

India has asked Australian Superfunds to invest in major infrastructure projects in the country....

Tags: Suresh Prabhu, Australian Superfunds, GST

We have awarded Rs.7.50 lakh crore projects in three years

March 2018

We are planning to raise Rs 2.9 lakh crore from the equity market, Rs 1.06 lakh crore from private investments and Rs 2.19 lakh crore from Central Ro...

Tags: Central Road Funds, TOT, NHAI, MoRTH, Port sector, Inland waterways, Sagarmala project, JNPT, Ro-Ro services, DPR, Rahul Kamat

Budget Reactions | Finance

February 2018

This year's budget has primarily focused on three key sectors namely agriculture, healthcare and infrastructure. The proposed plan of the government ...

Tags: Agriculture, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Rural Haat-s, MSP, Agro-logistics services, National Bamboo Mission, Construction, Pension Funds, Govind Sankaranarayanan, Tata Capital, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna scheme, Khushru Jijina, Piramal Finance, Piramal Housing Finance

REITs to boost retail asset investments beyond the metros

December 2017

With retail assets becoming more lucrative thanks to the impending launch of real estate investment trusts (REITs) in India, the ticket sizes of inve...

Tags: REIT, Pankaj Renjhen, JLL India, PE funds, Investments, Retail real estate

With InvIT funds, the company's overall debt burden will come down

June 2017

With the company raising Rs 5,035 crore by unlocking six projects, Virendra Mhaiskar, Chairman and Managing Director, IRB, elaborates upon on its uti...

Tags: Virendra Mhaiskar, RAHUL KAMAT, EBIDTA, CAGR, SPV, IRB, InvIT funds

Asian Development Bank extends $175-million loan to Power Grid

April 2017

The Asian Development Bank has extended a $175-million loan to public sector undertaking Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL)....

Tags: Asian Development Bank, PGCIL, Clean Technology Fund, Climate Investment Funds, ADB loan, Renewable energy sources

Healthy growth in traffic, decline in interest rates expected to accelerate M and A deals in roads sector | ICRA

April 2017

Asset sales in the road sector have picked up over the last 24 months with the relaxation in exit policy. Sponsors in around 20 road assets involving...

Tags: CCEA, PPP, Shubham Jain, Corporate Ratings, Brookfield Asset Management, Canadian Pension Funds, Macquarie, K Ravichandran, WPI, Abertis Infraestructuras, IDFC Alternatives, BOT projects

India to modernise rail network in next five years

April 2017

India will invest $140 bn to modernise its rail network over the next five years in collaboration with UAE-based sovereign wealth funds. Much of this...

Tags: UAE-based sovereign wealth funds, Introduction, UAE, Safety measures, Indian Railways