Investment

Policies boost power investments Singapore's Sembcorp investment in power sector reflects foreign investors' confidence in the Indian market. Favourable government policies have boosted private investments in power generation over the last decade and resulted in significant capacity additions, says Federation...

DSF round gets 134-eBids   Pictures: DGH. Oil wells in Indian hydrocarbon basins. Directorate General of Hydrocarbons (DGH) has received 134 e-Bids for the 34 contract areas under the Discovered Small Fields (DSF) Bid Round 2016 by deadline on 21st...

Real estate on radar Indian real estate is now on fund managers' radar. Indian real estate is on the radar of fund managers with large institutional investors in long-term growth potential, said John Fitzgerald, chief executive for Asia Pacific at...

Adani's solar project ahead of schedule Adani investing in solar energy. Adani Enterprises Ltd is using top notch technology to set up 100 MW solar plant project which has started commissioning almost six months ahead of schedule in Punjab. The set...

Defence technologies Brig. Gen. (Retd) Mishel Ben-Baruch speaks of cooperation and technology transfer. Israel is willing to cooperation with the Indian in defence sector and is committed for ‘Make in India and Make with India’ in security domain, a market...

President's FTA call Reuven Rivlin, President of the State of Israel, has hope his visit to India will open the way for a full Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries. He also called on business leaders to work...

Nagpur Metro gets French credit   Nagpur Metro has secured a credit of Euro 130 million from AFD (French Development Agency) for funding Signalling, Telecom, Automatic Fare Collection Systems and Lifts and Escalators. Order for rolling stock has already been...

Singapore sees opportunities Minister Wong highlighted innovative developments in Singapore. Singapore, with its expertise in urban solutions, sees many opportunities to work jointly with India on international standard projects and create more sustainable cities for the future. Making this call,...

Kerala launches Vyapar 2017 Chief Minister Vijayan has invited global investors to "Vyapar 2017". Projecting Kerala as an attractive business-friendly destination with robust economic fundamentals, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has invited the global investor community and industry stakeholders to...

Challenges and Opportunities by Dr Pratap Kumar, Economic Adviser, Urban Development Ministry. India is the fastest growing large economy in the world with a growth rate of 7.6% in 2016. Orderly urbanization is necessary for sustaining this growth rate and...