Investment

Industrialists have suggested ways to reduce time for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) approval during the Pre-Budget meeting with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi on 19 Dec 2019.

The National Rail Transport Institute (NRTI) is to set up its first Centre of Excellence for Next Generation Transportation Systems for which it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Birmingham.

The price gap between ready-to-move-in (RTM) and under-construction (UC) homes in the top 7 cities has been reduced to a mere 3-7% in 2019, according to data from property consultants ANAROCK.

The Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO) has called for “Double Tax Deduction Scheme for Internationalization of MSMEs” to allow MSMEs to deduct against their taxable income, twice the qualifying expenses incurred for approved overseas activities including market preparation, market...

Tripura Industrial Development Corporation (TIDC) Ltd is setting up a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) for the Agro-based food processing industry, at an estimated cost of Rs.1,550 crore.

Steel Minister Dharmendra Pradhan wants to make the steel sector more efficient and globally competitive and backed it with assurance that the Government will facilitate in the growth process.

The Government is stepping up engagement with EU, US, and UK to secure markets for Indian exports even as it withdrew from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has assured delegates at Export Summit 2019.

Representatives of the Agro-processing and Rural Development sectors have told Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to boost investment in agricultural sector and enhance market access to farmers.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has signed a US$250 million loan for Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) to expand energy efficiency investments in India that will benefit agricultural, residential and institutional consumers.

The government is in the process of adopting new and smart technologies which will help in making the 30-km per day road construction target more ambitious, said Gen (Retd) V K Singh, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways.