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1000 farmers oppose bullet train project in Gujarat High Court

Existing 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 2018
Politics

Minister hardsells Telangana in Japan and South Korea to draw investments

Telangana 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 2018
Industry

Varanasi turns showcase for infrastructure schemes

Proposed 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 2017
Politics

Railways to get Rs6,000 crore loan from Japan for 200 electric locomotives for freight corridor

The 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 2017
Politics

Chennai Metro gets Rs9,000 crore loan from Japanese agency

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended nearly Rs9,000 crore as concessional loans for the Chennai Metro Rail project

1 min read15 May 2017
Companies

IFC-JICA to co-finance $1.5 billion in emerging market projects

The IFC-JICA partnership aims to modernize infrastructure and expand access to basic services for underserved communities in emerging markets

1 min read9 May 2017
Industry

Roads ministry in talks with Japanese fund for Rs2 trillion loan

A 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 2017
Industry

Japan sanctions Rs8,600 crore loan for Mumbai trans-harbour link

Japan'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 2017
News

Japan’s Uniqlo bans Bangladesh travel after Islamist killings

Seven Japanese nationals were among the dead, which also included Italians, an Indian and a US citizen

1 min read4 Jul 2016
Industry

Delhi-Mumbai freight corridor work begins

The DFC Western corridor project from Dadri to Jawaharlal Nehru Port in Mumbai is being funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency

1 min read6 Jan 2016
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