Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today proposed a Rs 4,770 crore package to help provide adequate infrastructure for the growth and development of Bangalore city.

Presenting the 2011-12 budget in the State Legislative Assembly, Yeddyurappa, who holds the Finance Portfolio, said "...for the overall development of Bangalore, an amount of about Rs 4,770 crore would be spent through various

Private equity firms concerned about falling returns and project delays
The infrastructure sector remained a favourite of private equity (PE) investors in the year gone by. With deals worth $4 billion being closed, the sector saw four-fold growth in PE investments.

However, things have become quite uncertain.

PESHAWAR, Feb 21: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has approved work plans worth Rs9 billion for rehabilitation and reconstruction of public infrastructure damaged in the last year floods, officials say.

Tech hub Bangalore tops the list in a new Morgan Stanley report on how India's booming cities cope with problems from infrastructure to job creation, with Mumbai, India's financial capital, trailing in 21st place.

Asia's third-largest economy is home to one-quarter of the world's 20 most densely populated cities but the slow pace of urban development has been a drag on economic growth.

The r

Trying to keep pace with infrastructure developments across the border in China, the Centre has sanctioned funds worth Rs 69.92 crore for up grade of road network in Arunachal Pradesh.

The money has been sanctioned from the Non Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) Fund for taking up development work in four districts of the state, official sources said.

The Ministry Development of Nort

After developing rating systems for homes, factories and SEZs, the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC)

As many as 27,000 people live per square kilometre in Mumbai, making the metro one of the densest cities in Asia, as per the Asian Green City Index.