Washington: Despite a drop in investment commitments of US $6.2 billion last year, India has figured in top five emerging economies for highest investment commitments in private sector, infrastructure sectors – energy, transport and water,
I consciously avoided choosing “populist course”: PM ModiPrime Minister Narendra Modi has said that he has consciously avoided choosing a “populist course” and had instead opted for a “more difficult path” of correcting the defective
Washington: Reflecting on the completion of one year of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, the US media on Monday underlined various challenges facing his government, saying he "must face the reality that much of his
New Delhi: Aiming to attract overseas funds, government today decided that non-repatriable investments by NRIs, OCIs and PIOs will be treated as domestic investments and will not be subject to foreign direct investment caps. The
India, South Korea ink seven agreements; vow to expand defence, security cooperationSouth Korea today pledged USD 10 billion for financing infrastructure projects, including smart cities and railways, in India.This came during a summit meeting Prime
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had not achieved anything concrete on the ground and was still selling dreams, according to a senior Opposition leader."Modi had promised the countrymen to bring in 'Achhe Din' (good
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday enhanced the Foreign Investment Promotion Board's powers to recommend FDI proposals of up to Rs 3,000 crore. Earlier, the investment board had powers to recommend for investment approval of up
New Delhi: In a move that could embarrass the Bharatiya Janata Party-led central government, the Swadeshi Jagaran Manch, a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate, on Tuesday staged a protest at Jantar Mantar here against the “anti-farmer”
New Delhi: The government Wednesday approved 10 foreign direct investment (FDI) proposals amounting to Rs.2,857.83 crore."Based on the recommendations of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) in its meeting held on Feb 17, the government has
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board has cleared 10 FDI proposals worth Rs 2,858 crore, and referred the Holcim-Ambuja deal to the CCEA."The Government has approved 10 proposals of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) amounting to Rs
New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India more than doubled to $4.48 billion in January, the highest inflow in last 29 months.In January, the country had received $2.18 billion in FDI. It was in
New Delhi: The sensational corporate espionage scandal is getting murkier with each passing day. The CBI has now revealed a stolen document it had intercepted during its ongoing probe.The document, according to the central intelligence
New Delhi: Government today increased the defence budget by 10.95 per cent to Rs 2.46 lakh crore for the next fiscal as compared to the revised estimates of Rs 2.22 lakh crore for 2014-15 as
New Delhi: Indian Air Force, Army and Navy have placed orders worth Rs 83,858 crore from 2011 to the last fiscal while domestic defence industries have earned Rs 69 crore by export of military hardware.Defence
New Delhi: Congress today declared that its opposition to the land acquisition ordinance was non-negotiable and said it will “walk the extra mile” to ensure that it was withdrawn and the provisions of UPA's land
New Delhi: Ahead of the Budget session, the Narendra Modi government has notified rules to implement the decision to increase foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector.The government signaled its resolve to get the
New Delhi: The Union government's move to set the composite cap for foreign investment in the defence sector at 49 per cent, from earlier 26 per cent, is seeing few takers for this proposition.Even after
New Delhi: The government may start offering 13 online services on the e-biz portal. As per the reports all the 13 services will be available on a single-window platform by March 31 as part of
New Delhi: After cautioning the Government against taking the ordinance route, President Pranab Mukherjee today did some plain speaking, saying enacting laws without discussions “breaches the trust” reposed by people and is not good for
New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) into India declined by over 6 per cent year-on-year in November 2014 to $1.53 billion.In November 2013, the country had received FDI worth $1.63 billion.However, for the April-November period
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