Top Indian Infrastructure Industry News & Updates - 26 Feb 2026,Thursday

🏢 Industry & SEZ

Housing prices in Jaipur, Kanpur, Chennai drive All India House Price Index up 1.2%
 
Will Tier-2 cities become the new growth engine for India’s retail REITs?
For decades, the narrative of organised commerce in India was confined to the glass-and-steel corridors of a few major metropolitan cities, a trend that seems to be moving to new, emerging urban centres. Cities like Jaipur, Lucknow and Indore are no longer just points on a map for regional trade; they are transforming into high-growth consumption hubs that, in turn, are fundamentally reshaping the country's Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) landscape.
📝  109th NPG meeting evaluates key rail, metro, and airport projects under PM GatiShakti
📝  Infra projects see cost overrun of Rs 5.52 lakh cr
📝  Infra.Market raises ₹1,250 crore in debt ahead of IPO
📝  Union Cabinet has approved infrastructure projects worth ₹13 lakh crore since June 2024
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🏗 Construction

L&T share price up 2% after Rs 5,000–10,000 crore power transmission orders in India, Middle East
The share price of Larsen & Toubro jumped nearly 2% in early trade, as the company’s power transmission and distribution vertical announced a major order win worth Rs 5,000-10,000 crore for the establishment of power transmission infrastructure in India and the Middle East.
📝  Telangana plans debt revamp, land monetisation as it moves to acquire Hyderabad metro phase I from L&T
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🏘 Real Estate

Lodha Developers acquires development rights for Malabar Hill property
 
📝  Puravankara to launch 3 luxury projects in upmarket Mumbai, eyes Gurugram entry
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🛍 Cement

📝  Cement sector poised for gains as South India leads the way
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🚙 Roads & Highways

MoRTH road execution to moderate in FY27; toll growth seen at 6-8%: ICRA
New Delhi: Road execution by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is expected to moderate to 9,000-9,500 km in FY2026-27, primarily due to a sustained slowdown in project awarding over the past three years, according to a ICRA report released on Wednesday.
MoRTH road execution to moderate in FY27; toll growth seen at 6-8%: ICRA
New Delhi: Road execution by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is expected to moderate to 9,000-9,500 km in FY2026-27, primarily due to a sustained slowdown in project awarding over the past three years, according to a ICRA report released on Wednesday.
Highway toll growth set to moderate to 6–8% in FY27
Mumbai: Toll collections across national highways are expected to remain healthy, but marginally moderating to 6–8% in FY27 from 7-9% this fiscal supported by traffic growth despite lower inflation-linked toll rate hikes.
Five civic infra projects account for 42% of BMC capital expenditure
As the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) tabled its annual budget before the civic standing committee on Wednesday, allocations for five major infrastructure projects together accounted for 42 per cent of the total capital expenditure of Rs 48,162 crore for the financial year 2026–27.
📝  Road construction to moderate through FY27 as subdued project awards squeeze order book: Icra
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🚃 Railways

IRFC OFS sees weak institutional demand; bids hover near floor price
The government’s 4 per cent stake sale in Indian Railway Finance Corporation (IRFC) met with a lukewarm response from institutional investors on Wednesday. The offer for sale (OFS) received bids for just 223 million shares, against a total offer size of 522.7 million shares. Even the base issue size of 261 million shares was subscribed only 85 per cent.
📝  Haryana clears final alignment of Gurugram-Faridabad-Noida-Greater Noida Namo Bharat RRTS corridor
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