The infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) is planning to raise Rs 2,000 crore from investors to acquire two to three road assets from its parent firm the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).

The national capital will soon have 11 new hospitals that will add more than 10,000 beds to the health infrastructure of the city. With these new hospitals, 10,000-plus hospital beds will be added to the capital’s healthcare infrastructure.

The Maharashtra cabinet decided to invite fresh bids for the Dharavi Redevelopment project and offer additional benefits for the project. This decision also entails formation of a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for one of the major infrastructure projects in the city.

State-owned National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) plans to raise close to Rs 10,000 crore from the capital market through infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs).

The Delhi government will soon install kerbside charging for electric vehicles (EVs) on all major roads. The state govt is working on the blueprint to set up kerbside charging near lamp posts and substation spaces which are closer to on-street parking.

RailRestro will be investing $20-30 million for building a robust logistics infrastructure and will undertake rapid expansion in coverage with a focus on the east.

IKEA plans to open small city outlets along with its mega format stores in India supported by online channel, tweaking its strategy in the wake of changing consumer behavior. The company has envisaged setting up 10 furnishing and home-ware stores as well as allied infrastructure in over 10 years in India

Road infrastructure work in India is expected to see accelerated growth with the Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MoRTH) aiming to expand the National Highways network to 2 lakh km by the year 2024 from present 1.4 lakh km.

BC Pradhan, Consultant Director (Technical) of National Rural Infrastructure Development Agency (NRIDA), said, “Till date, about 7 lakh km of rural roads have been constructed and the target is to build another 50,000 km by 2030 and the focus will be on usage of green technology.”