1.Budget 2020’s focus on infra is towards regaining private sector confidence

The Union Budget mentioned Rs 100 trillion to be invested on infrastructure over the next five years.

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2.Economic Survey: Need to relax fiscal deficit for the current fiscal to revive growth

The Annual Economic Survey 2019-20, prepared by a team headed by the Chief Economic Adviser Krishnamurthy Subramanian, and tabled by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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3.Kochi Metro | Work under progress on the Rs 5,181.79 crore project

In Kochi—in God’s own country—the Metro is a fully elevated, 25.612-km corridor. Aligned along the north-south axis on the National Highway, it comprises 22 stations. “We are completing 11 out of 22 stations for the first phase,” shares Elias George, Managing Director, Kochi Metro Rail (KMRL). “We need to get the approval for the second phase, which is from JLN Stadium to Info Park.”

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