1.Toto India hosted the architect talk with Taro Muroi and Ar Tsuyoshi Tane

TOTO India successfully hosted the second edition of the Architect Talk at Trident, BKC, in Mumbai.

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2.Tax Concessions extended to Sovereign and Pension funds in Budget 2020

The detailed budget speech, one of the most comprehensive ones in recent past did have some significant positives for sectors like Infrastructure, Power, Banking and NBFC, Agriculture reiterating her focus on Affordable housing, Education and Healthcare sector.

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3.Union Cabinet approves NHAI’s request to set up an infrastructure investment trust

As reported, the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) received the Union Cabinet’s approval for setting up an infrastructure investment trust (InvIT) – permitting the body to monetise its completed national highways and therefore, fulfil its funding requirements.

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4.FASTags set the tone for Digital India

Government extends deadline to obtain FASTags, will aid in sale of highway road assets

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5.Capital Goods: NHAI – Fast tracking asset monetisation

Asset monetisation will pave the way for debt reduction

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6.Four companies emerge as potential bidders for nine NHAI roads spread across India

As reported, nine road stretches of around 566 km running through Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Tamil Nadu that were put up for auctioning under the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) model by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI), are expected to receive bids from Adani Enterprises, Cube Highways and Infrastructure, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) and IRB Infrastructure.

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7.ICRA: Time for a Hybrid Toll Model in road sector

NHAI may revert to BOT(Toll) mode of awards given the increasing financial burden

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8.The third tranche of NHAI’s TOT model sees prospective investors lining up

With a floor price of 49.95 billion, the recent proposal consists of nine highway stretches that run through the states of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu covering a total distance of approximately 566 km.

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9.Favourable response to the third TOT bundle critical for the success of TOT as a model

Timely monetisation of mature road assets through the toll-operate-transfer (TOT) route will be a critical determining factor in plugging the shortfall in budgetary allocations and fetch requisite funding to support ambitious execution targets set for the Bharatmala programme

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10.Brownfield Asset Recycling for the government’s divestment programme

The model’s low-risk nature will help kick-start private investment

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