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Singapore bank gets in-principle approval for WOS Development Bank of Singapore (DBS) has received in-principle approval from Reserve Bank of India to set up a local incorporated wholly-owned subsidiary.   It said DBS Bank India is poised to accelerate its...

Bid Submission by 19 September 2017 Airport Authority of India (AAI) invites sealed Tenders from interested bidders for the Establishment of Futuristic Tele-Communication Infrastructure at 93 Locations under BOO model as per the scope of work, qualification and other technical...

Investment bankers to be appointed, says media report State Bank of India (SBI) is planning to raise US$3 billion through a green bond issue from the international financial markets, reported the Economic Times. The daily has named International Finance Corp...

Focus will be the spirit of Team India   Renowned economist Dr. Rajiv Kumar has taken charge as the new Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog 1 September 2017, replacing Arvind Panagariya. Addressing a press conference in the capital after assuming...

Baru brings rich experience political-Economic analyses Dr Baru. Dr. Sanjaya Baru today took over as the Secretary General of the apex industry body, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI). Dr. Baru brings with him rich experience of...

Reforms in the initial and mid-stages, says study India’s energy sector is facing low capacity utilization in power generation as plant load factor (PLF) is estimated to remain low at around 62 per cent until 2018-19, noted a recent ASSOCHAM-Crisil...

Testing Facilities for skilling Indians Defence Minister Arun Jaitley has inaugurated an Academy for Excellence and two state-of-the-art testing facilities affiliated to national/international universities. EMC Test facility and Near Field Antenna Test Range at the Bengaluru Unit of Bharat Electronics...

Vadodra centre to meet Indian demand Expanded technology centre at Vadodra. Technology is driving Axalta Coating Systems’ (NYSE: AXTA) businesses and customer service, especially in the automobile industry, said Dr. Barry Snyder, Axalta’s Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer....

Single window clearance system to support investors. Odisha state government has put in place a business-friendly tourism policy, providing lucrative incentives and subsidies to investors. It has also initiated single window clearance system, making the process of acquiring various clearances...

Indian corporate governance is in transition Girija Pande. India’s corporate sector will have to be aware of the challenges of adapting to global standard governance as the structure changes from family-backed operations to professional managers, says Girija Pande, chairman of...