Infrastructure Development

January 16, 2026 8:17 PM

Vietnam targets $5.5 billion in foreign loans for 2026 to boost infrastructure development

Vietnam plans to secure $5.5 billion in foreign loans in 2026 as it seeks to speed up the construction of large-scale national infrastructure projects and tackle persistent bottlenecks in the disbursement of development finance, its government said on Friday. Last month, the Southeast Asian nation commenced construction on 234 infrastructure projects worth 3,400 trillion dong ($129.42 billion). Of the total, 18% will be funded by the state, with the remainder to come from private and other inve...

July 18, 2025 8:35 AM

PM Modi to visit Bihar, West Bengal today, unveil development projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Bihar and West Bengal today (Friday), where he will launch a range of developmental projects worth over Rs 12,000 crore. After giving a major thrust to infrastructure development in both states, PM Modi will also address public gatherings in Motihari in Bihar and Durgapur in West Bengal. The projects, amounting to over Rs 7,200 crore for Bihar and over Rs 5,000 crore for Bengal, aim to elevate the region’s connectivity and overall infrastructural g...

May 27, 2025 10:57 AM

PM Modi wishes Nitin Gadkari on his birthday, praises ‘notable contributions’ in infrastructure

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday extended warm birthday greetings to Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari, acknowledging his key contributions to India’s infrastructure development. In a post on X, the Prime Minister said, "Birthday wishes to Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, who is making notable contributions towards upgrading critical infrastructure in India. May he be blessed with a long and healthy life." Several senior leaders and cabinet colleagues al...

May 26, 2025 3:46 PM

An ode to the fourth-largest economy of the world

In May 2025, India stands as the fourth-largest economy in the world, surpassing Japan and trailing only the United States of America, China, and Germany. With a Gross Domestic Product of over four trillion dollars, the economic might of the nation is now evident to the world. In the last decade, India’s GDP has more than doubled. To put things in perspective, it took India more than 65 years to reach its first two trillion dollars, and only eleven years to add the next two. The economic upl...