Every state in India has a unique economic profile that presents challenges and opportunities to any foreign investor examining the country for expansion. In this article, we provide a bird’s eye view of the economic features of the country’s top five investment destinations: Gujarat A leading industrial state, Gujarat enjoys faster GDP growth than India as a […]
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Mumbai: ReNew Power Ltd, India’s largest clean energy company, and state-run power utility NTPC Ltd have shown interest in the ongoing sale process of PTC India Ltd’s wind power business, said two people aware of the development, requesting anonymity. “ReNew Power and NTPC have been involved in talks with the company for the last few weeks and […]
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Globally, Singapore Airlines’ HighFlyer programme too aims at SMEs up to 30 travelling employees. As the aviation industry in the country soars, airlines in India are now gravitating to the idea of doing business with the oft neglected small and medium enterprises. The aviation industry has seen consistent growth and according to the International Air […]
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Whether you believe in cryptocurrencies or not, the asset class has gained a lot of traction and acceptability among market participants. India is now becoming one of the biggest trading hubs of cryptos and things will only get bigger once domestic policymakers lay out a clear regulatory framework for this space. Like equities, investors […]
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Dual disruptions caused by demonetization and the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) have permanently changed the way India’s largely unorganized and fragmented consumer goods distribution network operates. Distributors are struggling with a higher compliance burden and associated costs and have trimmed inventory levels, according to industry executives and distributors. While discontinuation of […]
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India’s domestic air passenger traffic grew by over 12% in July, a global airline association said on Wednesday. According to the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) global passenger traffic data for July, India’s domestic demand — revenue passenger kilometres (RPK) — was the second highest amongst major aviation markets like Australia, Brazil, China, Japan, Russia […]
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With an aim to teach students the basic life science techniques and let them execute experiments, the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur has started a facility for a genomics laboratory. Now, students from all engineering branches of the institute can benefit from the lab which will be open 24×7. Second year students will access […]
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A more important issue for the Indian growth story is that FDI cannot entirely meet the country’s capital needs and that it needs to rustle up its own capital. How is FDI faring in the Indian economy? Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently held a meeting to review the foreign direct investment (FDI) policy with commerce and industry […]
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Source: YouTube All it takes is a mouthful! Whoever it is, the person needs to be worshiped. He may not have known but when he first kneaded the dough and fried it to a gorgeous shade of brown, he was carving out a full-bodied beauty. When he added all the right spices to the chickpea and […]
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Photo: AFP More differently abled people in India are getting educated, with literacy levels among them seeing visible growth, as per data released by the central government. Data for 2011 shows 1.46 crore or 54.5% of India’s 2.68 crore differently abled people are literate now. In 2001, only 49.3% of such people were literate. Among […]
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