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Banking
Funding
What are DFIs? How Will They Bridge Gaps in Infrastructure Sector Lending
The Government is keen of setting up a new Development Finance Institution in the coming months to bridge the gaps in infra-sector lending. How pertinent is this plan?
5 min read
Feb 9, 2021
Tech
Data Centres - What You Need to Know?
If data is the new oil, then data centres are where all this oil is stored. Data centres are where all the information on the internet and telecommunications is stored.
2 min read
Apr 21, 2020
Companies
16% of System-Level Corporate Debt Could Default Over Three Years, Project Completion Record Casts Doubts on Infrastructure Goals
India's poor record of infrastructure management casts doubt on ambitious infrastructure plans. 16% of system-level corporate debt likely to default over three years.
2 min read
Mar 2, 2020
Policy
Economy
Reviving the Ganga Waterway Could Create A New Freight Market for India
The 1,620-km Ganga watercourse (National Waterway 1) is being developed under a public-private partnership model to ferry cargo between Prayagraj, UP and Haldia, WB.
2 min read
Feb 4, 2020
Markets
Economy
Companies
Government Unveils ₹102trn National Infrastructure Funding Plan, Fiscal Deficit Rises While Current Account Deficit Decreases
Government unveils ₹102trn national infrastructure funding plan. Fiscal deficit rises while current account deficit decreases.
2 min read
Jan 1, 2020
Tech
Why Dubai Wants 25% of All New Buildings to be 3D-Printed
Dubai has announced measures to ensure that as many as 25% of all its new buildings will be 3D printed within the next six years.
2 min read
Nov 11, 2019
Policy
Economy
Transfin. Podcast E37: Plus Minus, Next Five, Mile High
Taponeel Mukherjee (Formerly at Citi & UBS, presently CEO of Development Tracks, an India-focused advisory and investment business) took some time out to chat on India's recent inf...
52 min listen
Jun 22, 2019
Economy
Companies
Markets
Uber to Fly in India, Google CEO To Not Show Up et al
Union Cabinet approves IN635cr additional funds for India Post Payments Bank. The additional INR635cr is on account of technology costs worth INR400cr, and 235cr for Human Resource...
2 min read
Aug 30, 2018
Policy
Economy
Why PPP Model of Infrastructure Development in India Is Yet to Takeoff?
Building institutional capacity, better regulatory oversight, a diversified source of funding, efficient dispute settlement mechanism – such initiatives can greatly leverage the PP...
4 min read
Jun 7, 2018
Policy
Infrastructure in India: Lessons From Chandigarh in Making India A Truly Smart City
Chandigarh was master-planned by Le Corbusier, reflecting the urban philosophy laid down by the Congrès Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne. As the city advances towards its visi...
6 min read
May 22, 2018