Investment

Amb. Sandhu highlights 3 collaborations for COVID-19 vaccine The US Development Finance Corporation (DFC) has announced a US$600 million financing facility for renewable energy projects with a permanent presence in India this year, said India’s Ambassador to the US, Taranjit...

Roundtable on Future Investment Plans The UK India Business Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) to proactively better the latter’s business environment and strengthens collaboration with British business. The MoU was signed...

COVID-19 realities changed dynamics of MSMEs A 400-acre MSME park in Dandu Malkapur near Hyderabad will be expanded to 2000-acres as the Telangana government extends all support to develop the MSME sector in the state. “We are offering land at...

Sandhu leads selection committee With an aim to facilitate investment in the highway sector, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) is in the process of setting up an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) to act as an investment manager. It...

RailMin invites RFQ under private investments A private sector investment of about Rs.30,000 crore is expected in operations of train services of over 109 Origin Destination (OD) pairs of routes through the introduction of 151 modern Trains (Rakes) for which...

India excels in small ship manufacturing, says Kumar The Government is encouraging more FDI in the shipping sector, allowing joint ventures in ship ownership and seeking Indian diaspora investments in the shipping sector. "We want to liberalize our registration regime,...

IEA-India collaborate in the natural gas sector International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Dr. Faith Birol sees India as a centre stage of all global energy players in the longer term. India has set a very ambitious target of increasing...

Govt allows 100% FDI in gypsum products Gypsum consumption in India would grow at a CAGR of around 5% from 2018-19 to 2024-25 as demand increases from cement, gypsum board and ceramic industries, according to a report by ResearchAndMarkets. Also,...

Incentives for private sector participation in affordable housing The World Bank has signed agreements for two US$250 million to help low-income groups Tamil Nadu get access to affordable housing and strengthen the state’s housing sector policies, institutions, and regulations. The...

India needs to identify strategic opportunities A new report by NITI Aayog and Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) identifies how COVID-19 is beginning to influence the clean energy transition in India, specifically for the transport and power sectors. The report recommends...