Economy

Minister Philip Dunne who was in Goa for Defexpo 2016. The United Kingdom is “very well placed to work with India on its new strategy and welcomed the Defence Procurement Policy (DPP), announced by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar at the...

Aramco's petroleum processing plant. Saudi Arabia's cash-rich group, Aramco, plans to invest in India's petroleum sector, according to a tweet by the External Affairs Ministry in New Delhi. Head of Aramco Khalid A Al Falih called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi during...

A Russian helicopter company has taken a multi-pronged approach under the 'Make in India' initiative by planning to start a chopper production base and a long-term supply chain network in India, reported Press Trust of India. Russian Helicopters (RH), along...

Uphold, the world’s fastest growing cloud-based financial platform, has announced services into India, allowing Uphold members, in any market, to instantly send money or make payments to anyone in India, redeemable directly through any Indian bank. “IDFC Bank intends to...

India has become the world’s fourth largest spender on defence, following a 13.1 percent increase in its 2016-17 defence budget, according to IHS Inc, the leading global source of critical information and insight. India’s climb in the rankings, from sixth...

The excitement surrounding the Indian Budget has subsided. The summary of all the comments appears to be that, while the budget numbers appear achievable, there is not enough content in the programme announcements, writes Dr S. Narayan, a Visiting Senior Research...

Boosting Confidence in India’s Economy: A Regulator for the Real Estate Sector An orderly revival of India’s real estate sector, in respect of the flow of funds and consumer confidence, will go a long way in boosting confidence in the...

A shopping mall in India where retail landscape is evolving rapidly, and is currently estimated at about US$600 billion with an average annual growth of 12 per cent, says HKTDC. Hong Kong-based manufacturers might consider relocating their China-based factories to...

Design of Dohlera International Airport and DMICDC CEO & MD Alkesh K. Sharma   One of India’s largest industrial development is seeking multi-billion dollars in investment and technology-savvy partnerships for developing two airports, two mass rapid transits (MRTs) and a...

Letter from Railways: Offer technologies now Indian Railways needs the world’s best technologies from bullet train to sensor-sensitive ticketing systems for managing people on platforms as well as an extensive level of maintenance facilities for wagons, tracks, locomotives/engines, electrical wirings,...