Investment

DEA clears Rs.532 crore proposal   The Department of Economic Affairs has approved Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB) proposal to invest in India. CPPIB and Pantheon-HK Project Universe, LP, through Metaffinity Private Limited, will make downstream investment in Religare...

Defence Minister starts New Year with arsenal purchase Sitharaman (file picture). Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cleared two procurement proposals for acquiring Russian bombs and Israeli missiles in New Delhi on 2 Jan 2018 . The first proposal is related to...

ASSOCHAM suggests govt-PPP food strategy PM Modi (file picture) inspects a processing plant. Source: Ministry of Food Processing Industries. With India and its agriculture and food processing sectors facing grave nutritional challenges, an ASSOCHAM-EY joint report has suggested the Government...

Ministry list out main projects for 2018 Around 53,000 km of National Highways (NHs) have been identified to improve National Corridor efficiency, of which 24,800 km are to be taken up in Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase I, to be implemented over...

Elaborate programme worked out for delegates   High Commission of India, Singapore. Press Release ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (PBD) 2018 & India-Singapore/ASEAN Entrepreneurship Bridge (InSpreneur). The ASEAN-India Pravasi Bharatiya Divas (Overseas Indian Day) Convention is being held on 6-7 January...

Handholding for 100 SMEs Taking a determined step towards an agenda on Affirmative Action, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has signed an MoU with Center for the Study of Caste and Capitalism (CSCC) and its digital...

DRIP development extended by two years World Bank loans continue to lead in financing India’s mega water projects such as the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), according to information released by Public Information Bureau. A World Bank loan is...

Glass top coaches in the making Eleven projects, costing Rs.824.80 crore, have been sanctioned during 2017-18 for improving tourism sector in the country. With these developments, a total number of 67 projects have been sanctioned till date for an amount...

Tech-savvy war-asset acquisitions identified Prime Minister Narendra Modi post with Indian Defence Aircraft (past picture). The Government has finalized the policy on Strategic Partnerships in the Defence Sector for broader participation of the private sector. The Policy is intended to...

JV to build automotive steel plant   The Board of Directors of SAIL has approved the group’s joint venture for cold rolling mill with Arcelor Mittal, said the Minister of State for Steel Vishnu Deo Sai has told Rajya Sabha...