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India not facing an energy shortage, says finance minister

New Delhi, March 17 -- India is well-positioned to withstand global shocks and is not facing an energy shortage despite the crisis in West Asia, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Rajya Sabh... Read More


Wholesale price inflation rises 2.13% in February

New Delhi, March 17 -- India's wholesale price inflation rose to 2.13% in February, driven largely by higher prices of basic metals and other manufactured food and non-food items, as well as textiles,... Read More


India's unemployment rate moderates in February, rural trend unchanged

New Delhi, March 16 -- India's unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above eased marginally to 4.9% in February from 5.0% in January, driven by a decline in joblessness in urban areas. The u... Read More


Mint Explainer | India to go barrier-free on highways. Inside the MLFF tolling plan

New Delhi, March 3 -- India is preparing for one of the biggest overhauls of its highway tolling architecture since the rollout of FASTag. Instead of the previously considered Global Navigation Satell... Read More


Private sector may commit a record Rs.1 trillion to highways construction in FY27

New Delhi, March 3 -- Private investors are expected to commit close to Rs.1 trillion towards highway construction in FY27, potentially marking the largest annual private sector investment in India's ... Read More


Private sector may commit a record Rs.1 trillion to highway construction in FY27

New Delhi, March 3 -- Private investors are expected to commit close to Rs.1 trillion towards highway construction in FY27, potentially marking the largest annual private sector investment in India's ... Read More


26% green steel mandate can unlock 16mtpa demand by FY30: CII study

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Mandating 26% use of certified green steel in public projects could unlock up to 16 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of demand from government-linked projects alone by 2029-30, sa... Read More


Barrier-free tolling runs into a Chinese security bump

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- Commuters looking to zoom past toll plazas on India's 1,46,560 km highway network will have to wait longer. Security concerns about surveillance cameras imported from countries l... Read More


Railways rolls out Rail Tech Policy, plans full digitization of claims tribunals

New Delhi, Feb. 26 -- India is opening its massive railway network to the country's startup ecosystem, offering to fund up to half of the development costs for new technologies in a bid to modernize t... Read More


Road construction to moderate through FY27 as subdued project awards squeeze order book: Icra

NEW DELHI, Feb. 25 -- India's road construction pace is likely to slow over the next two years as weak project awards shrink developers' order books and weigh on execution, ratings agency Icra said on... Read More