Revival of consumer demand will be the big takeaway of this Budget: Nilesh Shah

Revival of consumer demand will be the big takeaway of this Budget: Nilesh Shah

“This is not about setting up physical infrastructure. It is about setting up intellectual infrastructure for the future. This is making India a much more stronger and a modern economy. And this I think is the big takeaway of this budget,” says Nilesh Shah, MD & CEO, Envision CapitalFinally, breathing a sigh of relief.This is … Read more

Changing landscape of healthcare technology infrastructure, Health News, ET HealthWorld

Changing landscape of healthcare technology infrastructure, Health News, ET HealthWorld

By Raja Jamalamadaka Healthcare has been an ever-demanding sector with growing concerns on sustainability due to the rising (and aging) population across the globe, the emergence of new and chronic diseases, the short supply of skilled workforce, growing complexities in existing life-threatening diseases and vitally, rising regulatory and quality standards. Providing affordable and accessible healthcare … Read more

What’s driving healthcare infrastructure in India – ET HealthWorld

What’s driving healthcare infrastructure in India – ET HealthWorld

By Anshuman Magazine Over the centuries, the healthcare industry has thrived on technological advancements. Better equipment, software, data storage programs, etc. are life-saving resources – critical particularly to the medical fraternity. Contrary to the popular opinion, COVID-19 did not lead to tech adoption across sections – instead it altered businesses’ perspectives, and patient expectations for … Read more

National highways length rises by 50 per cent in 7 years: Govt sources

National highways length rises by 50 per cent in 7 years: Govt sources

A day ahead of the inauguration of the Bundelkhand Expressway by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, government sources on Friday said the length of national highways has risen by more than 50 per cent in over seven years. While the total length of national highways was 91,287 km in April 2014, it was around 1,41,000 km … Read more

India aims to achieve 60% of capex target by September to keep inflation at bay

India aims to achieve 60% of capex target by September to keep inflation at bay

The finance ministry has asked key infrastructure ministries and departments to speed up projects, setting a target of achieving at least 60% of the FY23 capital expenditure budget target by the end of September. North Block wants to push capital expenditure to support the economy buffeted by high inflation, geopolitical risk and monetary tightening. “We … Read more

Modi coming to inaugurate incomplete projects: Sharad Pawar

Modi coming to inaugurate incomplete projects: Sharad Pawar

Nationalist Congress Party chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday took a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his proposed visit to Pune on Sunday, saying that it was to inaugurate infrastructure projects that were not yet complete. The government, Pawar said, should be focusing more on evacuating students stuck in war-torn Ukraine. The NCP chief, … Read more

No third wave impact on urban to rural remittances

No third wave impact on urban to rural remittances

Mumbai: Urban to rural remittances were largely unscathed through the third Covid wave, with such transfers rising 5-10% at the end of January over December. Most remittance companies ET spoke with said the third wave had little impact on business volumes, pointing to an economy on the mend. India processes more than ₹15,000 crore in … Read more

Highway construction speed to be enhanced to meet next fiscal target: Road Transport Secy

Highway construction speed to be enhanced to meet next fiscal target: Road Transport Secy

Terming the recent budget a “development-oriented” exercise, Union Road Transport and Highways Secretary Giridhar Aramane on Sunday said the pace of road construction will be further increased to achieve the target of expansion of national highways in the next fiscal. In the ongoing fiscal so far, he said, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) … Read more

Infra projects expected to route through PM GatiShakti’s NPG after Apr 1: DPIIT Secy

Infra projects expected to route through PM GatiShakti’s NPG after Apr 1: DPIIT Secy

The implementation framework for PM GatiShakti national master plan is taking its final shape at a faster pace and after April 1 this year, every infrastructure project is expected to route through the network planning group (NPG) constituted under this initiative, a top government official said. The PM GatiShakti plan was announced last year with … Read more