Tuesday, 27 August 2013

India infrastructure projects set to boost economy

An Indian man works at a welding workshop in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013




Indian government has approved infrastructure projects worth 1.83tn rupees ($28.4bn; £17.7bn) to revive the economy and boost the falling rupee.

Finance Minister P Chidambaram said 36 stalled projects in oil, gas, power, road and railways sectors were cleared.

The announcement came on a day the rupee hit a new record low, touching 65.6 against the US dollar.

Recent attempts to reduce volatility in currency markets have so far failed to have any result.

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