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Core infra industries’ output grows 4.9% in Nov

The output of India's eight infrastructure industries in November 2016 increased by 4.9 per cent, as compared to the same…

IANS | New Delhi | January 2, 2017 12:20 pm

Core infra industries’ output grows 4.9% in Nov

The output of India's eight infrastructure industries in November 2016 increased by 4.9 per cent, as compared to the same month of 2015, on the back of higher production of coal, oil, steel and electricity, official data showed on Monday.

Reflecting some impact of the government's November 8 demonetisation measure, however, the Index of Eight Core Industries (ECI) growth slowed down sequentially, as compared to the rate of 6.6 per cent logged in October 2016.

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Gadkari reviews National Highway projects to boost NE infrastructure

Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, Nitin Gadkari, chaired a high-level review meeting in New Delhi to assess the progress of National Highway projects in Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, and Nagaland.

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IFC keen to collaborate with UP govt on infrastructure and agri-tech development

International Finance Corporation (IFC)'s Global Managing Director, Makhtar Diop, paid a courtesy visit to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath at his official residence on Saturday.

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FCI’s silo projects strengthen storage and transportation infrastructure

The Food Corporation of India (FCI) has successfully developed several state-of-the-art silo projects under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model toward modernisation of India’s food grain supply chain, ensuring efficient and sustainable storage and movement of essential commodities.