Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the construction of rural roads trebled under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana and 2.5 crore rural
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India fastest highway developer in world: FM Piyush Goyal in Budget 2019
NEW DELHI: India is the fastest highway developer in the world with 27 km of highways being built every day, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said Friday highlighting the importance of infrastructure sector in the nation’s development
Share market update: OMCs trade in the red; Petronet LNG slips 4%
NEW DELHI: OMCs were trading in the red in Friday’s afternoon session.
Government to allocate Rs 3,900 crore to service Air India debt
NEW DELHI: The government will provide a total of Rs 3,900 crore for servicing Air India’s loans transferred to a special purpose vehicle, according to
Jet loan restructuring to be under Sashakt scheme: SBI chief
Lenders of the cash strapped Jet AirwaysNSE 7.18 % will restructure loans given to the airline under the ‘Sashakt’ scheme, State Bank of IndiaNSE -3.15 % (SBI) Chairman Rajnish Kumar
Govt ‘walked the talk’ carried successful auction of natural resources, including coal: Goyal
NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Piyush Goyal Friday said the NDA government has conducted transparent auction of natural resources including coal and has “walked the talk”.
View: Can’t eradicate poverty if 85% oil is imported
The interim budget for FY2020 is big on vision and big on delivery. In one stroke, it aims to address the stress in the farming sector, provide social security cover to the unorganised sector, and put more money in the hands of our tax-compliant middle class. The government
Karnataka saving on hydel & coal stock to meet Bengaluru’s summer demand
Bengaluru’s technology and manufacturing hubs as well as shopping malls are unlikely to face any power shortage in summer months with the Energy department taking steps to conserve hydel and coal resources right away. The electricity
BHEL wins Rs 350 crore order for railway line electrification
New Delhi: Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd has won Rs 300 crore order for electrification of 440 track kilometers
Power public sector undertaking investments to dip 21.87 per cent to Rs 44,000 crore in FY20
NEW DELHI: The government has reduced the total investment by seven state-run power firms, including NTPC and PowerGrid, by 21.87 per cent to Rs 44,332.81 crore for 2019-20,
Government sets up committee to explore prepaid payments by discoms to generator companies
NEW DELHI: The government has constituted a committee under the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to explore prepaid payments by state electricity distribution companies to power plants, a government official said. The government is also simultaneously looking at a recommendation made by Cabinet Secretary P K Sinha led panel to put in place a bill discounting
Budget emphasises on renewables, EVs for India’s energy security
NEW DELHI: The interim budget announced Friday has pegged renewable energy and electric vehicles as the key drivers behind reducing India’s import dependence as the government drives towards attaining energy security.