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  Arun Jaitley urges more private investment in infrastructure

  November 27, 2016 7:23 IST

  Arun Jaitley on Saturday asked representatives of industries and trade to increase private investments.

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  Infrastructure sector growth at 3-month high in September

  October 31, 2016 20:15 IST

  Infrastructure sector witnessed growth at the rate of 5 per cent in the month of September -- the highest in three months -- on account of healthy performance by cement, steel and refinery products.

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  India needs Rs 100 lakh cr for infrastructure: Arun Jaitley

  June 26, 2016 9:35 IST

  Beijing: India needs over USD 1.5 trillion (Over Rs 101 lakh crore) in investment in the next 10 years to bridge infrastructure gap as the government intends to connect seven hundred thousand villages with roads

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  Govt eyes Rs 25 lakh crore infra investments to create 4 crore jobs: Nitin Gadkari

  May 24, 2016 19:00 IST

  New Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said that Government is expecting an investments worth Rs 25 lakh crore in the infrastructure sector by 2019 which will help generate 4 crore jobs. "First two years were

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  UN has disaggregated counter-terror infrastructure: India

  World | May 12, 2016 12:09 IST

  United Nations: India has criticised the "disaggregated" counter terrorism infrastructure of the UN, saying the world community has failed to address the menace of terror and there is a need to have a seamless structure

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  Budget should fund infrastructure to spur growth: Survey

  February 21, 2016 12:52 IST

  New Delhi: The Union Budget for the next fiscal (2016-17), to be presented on February 29 by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, should earmark enough funds for investing in infrastructure that will drive growth, a survey

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  Pakistan to shore up military infra in Gilgit-Baltistan: Report

  World | February 18, 2016 15:06 IST

  Islamabad: Pakistan is planning to set up a brigade-level military infrastructure in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) to provide security to its ambitious USD 46 billion economic corridor with China passing through the strategic

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  Bhubaneswar, Pune, Jaipur make cut in first list of 20 smart cities

  India | January 29, 2016 7:46 IST

  New Delhi: The government today announced the first list of 20 cities that have been identified for development as smart cities this year. This is part of the Central government's plans to develop 100 Smart

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  Iran seeks $8 bn Indian investments; wants expeditious decision

  July 26, 2015 13:39 IST

  New Delhi: Asking India to take advantage of the period ahead of lifting of sanctions against it, Iran has invited Indian investments of about USD 8 billion in infrastructure projects there without wasting time in

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  New tenancy bill to come up for cabinet approval

  India | July 17, 2015 20:31 IST

  New Delhi: The government on Friday said a new tenancy bill will come up for the union cabinet's approval soon."The upcoming policy would do away with some archaic rules that have governed this sector. The

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  Hiring activities likely to grow up to 15% in FY16: Survey

  July 12, 2015 23:10 IST

  Mumbai:  Indian employers appear to be upbeat about government initiatives like digitalisation and smart cities as they plan to increase hiring activities by up to 15 per cent in specific sectors such as IT, manufacturing

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  Arunachal budget to lay thrust on employment generation & skill development

  India | July 12, 2015 23:06 IST

  Itanagar:  Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today said the state budget to be tabled in the Assembly on July 15 next, is going to be a path breaking one with main thrust on employment

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  82% Roads along China border unfinished

  India | June 29, 2015 13:06 IST

  In 2006-07, India approved the construction of 73 strategic Sino-Indian border roads, but 82% of these–scheduled to be ready by 2012–are unfinished. The new deadline: 2018.Despite ambitious plans, India cannot seem to catch up with

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  Economic, institutional infrastructure must for Smart Cities: Venkaiah Naidu

  Politics | June 06, 2015 18:31 IST

  Mumbai: An enabled physical, social, economic and institutional infrastructure is a must for the success of the upcoming Smart Cities project in India, union Urban Development Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu said here on Saturday.Inaugurating a

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  Government admits lack of infrastructure for ice hockey players

  Other Sports | May 06, 2015 18:07 IST

  New Delhi:   Acknowledging that ice-hockey players were facing difficulties relating to lack of infrastructure, government today said it would soon take up with Uttarakhand government the issue of operationalising a full-size ice-rink in Dehradun.Responding

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  PM Modi chaired a high level meeting on infrastructure

  Politics | May 02, 2015 21:53 IST

  New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pushed for expediting projects in the areas of irrigation, affordable housing and toilets as he chaired a high-level meeting on infrastructure with focus on rural development, power, coal,

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  Budget 2015: Government pro-poor and pro-industry, says Jaitley

  February 28, 2015 17:47 IST

  New Delhi: Emphasising the need for a balancing act between infrastructure and welfare spending, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the BJP-led government is “pro-poor and pro-industry”.The Minister, who presented Budget 2015-16 in Parliament today,

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  Budget 2015 gives lion's share to infra to boost economic growth

  February 28, 2015 15:38 IST

  New Delhi: Asserting that India's infrastructure is a mismatch with its growth ambitions, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday proposed a sizeable Rs 70,000 crore increase in investment in the sector besides a slew of

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  Cabinet nod to BRICS bank for contingency fund, development projects

  February 25, 2015 21:33 IST

  New Delhi: Union Cabinet today cleared the creation of the proposed 5-nation BRICS bank that will mobilise resources for infrastructure projects and provide short-term liquidity to emerging economies in case of payment crisis.The proposal was

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  What is Union Budget and why it is important

  February 27, 2015 13:12 IST

  New Delhi: Union budget is a comprehensive statement of the government's finances including spending, revenues, deficit or surplus, and debt, for the fiscal year that runs from April 1 to March 31.The budget is the