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4 min read2 Dec 2018Existing land acquisition proceedings contrary to guidelines of JICA, which provided soft loan to the Indian government for the project, claim farmers
2 min read18 Sep 2018Telangana industries minister K.T. Rama Rao held talks with the Japan International Cooperation Agency for providing financial assistance to Hyderabad Metro Rail project
1 min read22 Jan 2018Proposed investments in Varanasi range from Rs20,000 crore for the metro to Rs170 crore for the multimodal transport terminal and Rs1,000 crore for a freight village
3 min read19 Sep 2017The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) says it will extend a Rs6,000 crore loan to India for procuring 200 electric locomotives for Western Dedicated Freight Corridor
2 min read16 Sep 2017The project cost of upgradation of Alang ship recycling yard in Gujarat is estimated to be about $111 million of which JICA is expected to pledge a funding of $76 million in the near future
2 min read7 Sep 2017The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended nearly Rs9,000 crore as concessional loans for the Chennai Metro Rail project
1 min read15 May 2017The IFC-JICA partnership aims to modernize infrastructure and expand access to basic services for underserved communities in emerging markets
1 min read9 May 2017A cabinet note will be moved for a Rs2 trillion loan from a Japan-based fund as part of a strategy to generate funds for India's new integrated infrastructure planning initiative
1 min read8 May 2017Japan's Jica signs an agreement with the MMRDA to provide around Rs8,600 crore development assistance loan for the ambitious Mumbai trans-harbour link project
1 min read1 Apr 2017The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared