1.Demand for housing to rise due to additional tax sops in the Budget

Housing sales fell 11 per cent in April-June 2019-20 across nine major cities to nearly 72,000 units

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2.Power sector to government: Ease of private sector participation necessary

National-level policy to harness immense potential of rooftop solar in India is the need of the hour

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3.ICRA: Capital support, finalisation of pending bills needed in port sector

The reelection of NDA will be credit positive for the domestic port sector

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4.ICRA has given a robust long-term outlook for the MCE industry during CY2019

General elections in mid CY2019 to however moderate growth and revenues in FY2020; recovery post elections will be contingent on the stability of the elected government

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5.Indian hotel industry’s RevPAR to see 9.5 per cent growth in 2019

With demand finally outpacing supply, the Indian hospitality industry is on an upswing. The 'India Hospitality Industry Review 2018' report by HVS ANAROCK predicts RevPAR to grow by 9.5 per cent in 2019.

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6. ICRA maintains stable year-end outlook for construction sector

ICRA has given a stable outlook for the construction sector, in its year end assessment of the sector.  The order inflow for construction sector has been robust over the last few years, supported largely by increased government spending towards infrastructure.

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7.Execution to remain strong while awards likely to remain subdued in 2019

According to rating firm ICRA outlook for the road sector, while the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) project executions may witness a temporary slowdown during the general elections; the build-operate-transfer (BOT) and hybrid annuity model (HAM) projects executions are expected to continue unabated.

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8.Bids for Jewar airport to be floated in July

As reported, the construction work on Jewar Airport in Greater Noida will commence in December. This is prior to the plan of the Uttar Pradesh Government and also well ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.

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9.Govt plans city specific projects

With an eye on the approaching civic elections, the state government is ready to set infrastructure projects worth over Rs 1 lakh crore rolling.

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10.More infra-projects for Maharashtra

Considering the upcoming Maharashtra elections, several highway and power projects in the state will be announced soon by the Government.

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