Infra 2019
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Union Budget 2019: Steel, iron makers seek removal of duty on coking coal; higher tariff on scrap
•Ahead of the Budget, domestic iron and steel players have sought abolition of 2.5 percent basic customs duty on import of coking coal - a key raw material used in steelmaking
Budget 2019: Govt should lay out paradigm of energy security, sustainability policies for business models
Sumit Singhania •Commitment to enhanced and affordable energy access has had the government setting substantial targets for cleaner energy capacity addition.
Gujarat govt eyes Rs 2.20 lakh cr investment in renewable energy; aims to generate 30,000 MW green power in 10 yrs
•Under their three-year plan for the renewable energy sector, the state government intends to generate 10,000 mega watt (mw) through solar energy and 5,000 mw through wind energy, Gujarat Energy Minister Saurabh Patel said.
Infrastructure growth slows down to 4.8% in October on contraction in fertiliser, crude oil production
•Eight infrastructure sectors of coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity had grown by 5 percent in October 2017.
India 2019: Govt should propel growth in infra, renewable energy sector to ease unemployment pain
Rn Bhaskar •India could focus on encouraging investments from China which has shown a huge investment appetite in the country – disregardful of the arbitration imbroglio or other irritants
Construction segment stable due to strong orders, infra pipeline; land acquisition delays pose risk to transportation sector: Report
•In the railways segment, the station redevelopment and the recently announced bullet train project is expected to provide significant opportunities to the construction companies, the agency said.