Investment

Green Urban Transport Kolkata Metro. Private investments is to be encouraged to improve public transport in cities under the New Green Urban Transport Scheme being planned with the Central government assistance of Rs. 25,000 Crore. City urban transport planning shall...

ADB $48m for Assam Power Indians and ADB officials at ADB US$48m loan signing. The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government has signed a US$48 million loan to help Assam state continue its drive to improve access to efficient...

IUKFP seeks MSME funding Recommendations have been made on improving credit access for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) as well as Low Income Housing through guarantee schemes. The recommendations were made in the paper by Co-Chairs of the India-UK...

India-UK Tech Summit Modi addressing the India-UK Tech Summit, in New Delhi on Nov 7, 2016. India and the United Kingdom have agreed to set up two joint projects covering solar energy and Anti-Microbial Resistance initiative. These were announced by...

TNB's strong foothold   Tenaga's US$300 million investment in India through GMR Energy operator of power plants including Kakinada. Malaysia’s Tenaga Nasional Bhd (TNB) sees future value in India’s large and supply constrained power market which is projected to have...

ECL's Masala bond Mumbai-based ECL Finance Limited has raised Rs5.02 billion (US$75 million) from its Masala bond from Singapore. The bond has a tenor of three years and two months, and was priced at 9.05%, said the Singapore Exchange (SGX)....

Opportunities missed! American businesses are bullish on doing business with India despite slow-paced reforms but President Barrack Obama, who leaves office January 2017, will not be able to help with the Indian civilian nuclear programme by getting China’s support, according...

DHL Express sees double-digit growth DHL Express is expecting a “strong double-digit” growth in its service in India, where annual economic growth is projected to average 7.5 per cent to 8+ per cent in the coming years as the liberalized...

Green bonds lead India is ranked 7th internationally for total labelled green bond issuance and is a global leader in external certification of green bonds, according to a report. The India State of the Market Report on Green Bonds launched...

Tata Power focuses on renewables Tata Power will increase its renewable energy footprint to 30-40 per cent of the total 20,000-MW capacity it aims to build and operate by 2025, said its chief executive and managing director Anil Sardana. Tata...