Investment

FDI in Food Retail Prime Minister Narendra Modi inspects a processing plant. Source: Ministry of Food Processing Industries. By Dr Amitendu Palit (This paper was first published by the Insitute of South Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore)....

Be proactive for agri-sector Source: Rabobank. Be proactive, says Marcel van Doremaele. India needs to be proactive on its agricultural schemes and policies, modernize the sector, raise the expertise level and increase knowledge among farmers, says Marcel van Doremaele, chief...

WB lends for solar Source: Fortum. Installation of solar panel on Fortum project. The World Bank would lend India more than US$1 billion for its huge solar energy programme, after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought climate change funds from its...

US companies in Smart Cities Source: Hosing and Urban Development Ministry. US companies are working on project proposals to take advantage of the investment opportunities under Smart City Mission and other initiatives. The companies told this to Urban Development and...

21 Sagarmala projects Source: Ennore Port. Railways Ministry will implement 21 port-rail connectivity projects, worth more than Rs20,000 crores, under the Sagarmala programme of the Shipping Ministry for promoting port-led development in India. In addition, another six projects are being...

World Bank assures World Bank President Jim Yong Kim calling on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on June 30, 2016. World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim has assured Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, of financing for India...

India can expect UK-FTA Source: India Inc. India is likely to increase its trade into the United Kingdom, which is expected to accelerate bilateral trade agreements with trading partners to offset the impact of any loss of business following its...

Amplus makes solar acquisition         Rooftop solar capacity at 40,000mw by 2022. Amplus Energy Solutions Private Limited, one of India’s leading solar developers and a portfolio company of I Squared Capital, has acquired the portfolio of commercial...

Target set for biogas plants The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has set a target to build biogas plants to replace 2.19 million liquefied petroleum gas cooking cylinders in the fiscal year 2016-2017. It is implementing a National...

Smart City Mission launched Modi delivering his address at the launch of the projects, SMART CITIES MISSION, in Pune on June 25, 2016. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched the flagship Smart City Mission into implementation mode with launch of...