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Mint Explainer | How infrastructure investment trusts are changing NHAI's funding model, the way India builds its roads

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- India's ambitious highway programme - from expressways to economic corridors - requires massive capital. But with the National Highways Authority of India's high debt load and go... Read More


Govt plans maiden public InvIT to expand investor base for highways

New Delhi, Nov. 20 -- India is taking a major step toward widening public participation in highway financing, with the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) set to launch its maiden public infra... Read More


Centre may offer option to raise insurance cover to Rs.5 lakh under PMJJBY, PMSBY

New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- The Centre may allow individuals to raise the insurance cover under the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) from Rs.2... Read More


Flat freight, new terminals: Railways aims to boost bulk cement transport

New Delhi, Nov. 18 -- Indian Railways has launched a new policy for boosting the movement of bulk cement, with an aim to increase its modal share of the commodity by developing bulk cement handling te... Read More


NUCFDC to urge RBI to allow small UCBs to offer digital services

New Delhi, Nov. 16 -- The National Urban Co-operative Financial and Development Corp. Ltd (NUCFDC)-the umbrella body for India's urban cooperative banks (UCBs)-plans to request the banking regulator t... Read More


Think-tank launches India's first ESG report, emissions tool for steel sector

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- Environmental think-tank iFOREST on Thursday released India's first ESG (environmental, social, and governance) report for the steel industry, introducing a common system to trac... Read More


Govt reviews performance of public sector lenders; AI, digital banking in focus

New Delhi, Nov. 13 -- The Union finance ministry on Wednesday held a meeting with the top officials of public sector banks (PSBs) to review their performance during the April-September period of the o... Read More


Department of financial services launches Start-up Common Application on Jan Samarth portal

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- In a boost for startups, the department of financial services (DFS) under the finance ministry, has launched the Startup Common Application Journey on the Jan Sammarth portal on ... Read More


MSME sector seeks easier finance, tech support, more market access in pre-budget meeting with finance minister

New Delhi, Nov. 12 -- Easier access to finance, delayed payments, and the need for better technology adoption, were some of the requirements of the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) sector th... Read More


Mint Explainer | How FASTag data is driving India's next highway reforms for developers and users

New Delhi, Nov. 11 -- When the government made FASTag mandatory in 2021, it was seen primarily as a way to end long queues at toll plazas and smoothen highway drives. Four years later, the small RFID ... Read More