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Govt chalks out plan for Rs 100-lakh cr investment in infrastructure over 5 years: Piyush Goyal

The Centre has chalked out a plan envisaging an investment of Rs 100 lakh crore in the infrastructure sector over the next five years, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday

Nepal eyes railway deal with China during Xi Jinping visit; deal expanding railway link between Kathmandu and Tibet likely

Both sides are expected to sign a deal expanding a railway link between the Himalayan nation and Tibet, officials said

Naveen Patnaik to lay foundation stone of Subarnarekha port in Balasore today; will be 4th port in Odisha

Chennai-based Creative Port Private Ltd had signed an MoU with the Odisha government on 18 December, 2006 to develop the project

Private investments plunge to 25% in FY18; fall 1200 bps from FY08 high: Crisil report

Private investments, which averaged 37 percent between fiscals 2008 and 2013, fell by 600 basis points (bps) between fiscals 2013 and 2017 to 31 percent, which fell a steep 600 bps further to 25 percent in FY18, as a plethora of stalled projects and stressed assets dampened investor interest and risk appetite.

Constitution grants immunity to port, airport projects from green clearances, says Nitin Gadkari

The remarks come at a time when projects worth more than Rs 25,000 crore are lying stuck at India's 123 major ports in want of green clearances.

No foreign direct investments in defence, ports, coal in April-December period, says government

During April-December 2017-18, foreign direct investments (FDI) into the country grew by a meagre 0.27 percent to $35.94 billion

Profits from major ports to touch Rs 7,000 crore: Union minister Nitin Gadkari

Profits from 12 major ports in the country was expected to touch Rs 7,000 crore this year, up from Rs 3,000 crore in 2014, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said

Infrastructure focus: PM Modi underlines consolidated approach to complete road, rail, airport projects

The highest ever average daily construction rate of 130 kms has been achieved for rural roads under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana

La Liga: Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane 'hopeful' over Gareth Bale's return despite calf injury

Zinedine Zidane remains positive Gareth Bale will feature for Real Madrid again this season despite being diagnosed with the latest in a series of calf injuries on Tuesday.

Now, Gadkari wants an underground ring road in Mumbai: Is he going overboard?

A cursory glance at some of his statements leads one to wonder if the transport (and also shipping) minister is making promises he may find difficult to live up to