Investment

ASSOCHAM study calls for vibrant distribution channels. Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) should pave way for more domestic participation in the Indian debt market which may witness less of foreign investors' interest, following hike in rates...

Emphsis on clean and green steel, and zero waste. Goods and Services Tax (GST), which came into effect 1 July 2017, is expected to bring down the time and cost of transportation and logistics by 40-45 per cent, said Steel...

Minister sees gold era for textile industry. Minister Irani (in saree) at the MoU signing ceremony. Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani said the current age is a golden era for development of textile industry, and affirmed the government’s commitment to promote...

Nakao agrees to ADB’s regional hub in New Delhi. Jaitley meets Nakao in New Delhi on 29 June 2017. The Asian Development Bank (ABD) will step up investment up to US$5 billion over next five years for development along the...

Strategic disinvestment also covers five subsidiaries. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs has given ‘in principle’ approval for disinvestment of Air India and five of its subsidiaries. The approval is for fourth tranche recommendations of NITI Aayog on strategic disinvestment of...

India-Dutch synergy for business opportunities. Modi meeting Rutte, at Amsterdam, on 27 June 2017. Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Mark Rutte have expressed the hope for an early resumption of negotiations leading to the conclusion of the Broad-based Trade and...

GST implementation will be a case study, says Modi. Modi in a group-photograph with the US Business Leaders, at Washington DC, on 25 June 2017. The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has told American businesses of advantage India with a young...

New Delhi to host mega event. India is all set to become the global manufacturing hub of the food industry, and to establish its presence and showcase its capabilities, the World Food India 2017 is being held in New Delhi,...

Rs.200bn greenfield project to 3,000-ha site. IGI Airport reaching full capacity. A Rs.200 billon international airport off Delhi will be developed under a public-private partnership, with first terminal to be operational in five to six years. An in-principle clearance has...

Jaitley underlines after-sale support for equipment. Jaitley co-chairing the 17th IRIGC-MTC meeting with General Sergei Shoigu, in Moscow on 23 June 2017. Indian and Russian defence ministers have explored new opportunities for Russian companies to participate in the Indian defence...