Investments
PM launches 81 projects worth over Rs60,000 cr in UP
30 Jul 2018
The projects, announced in the run up to critical elections in three states, involve an investment of over Rs60,000 crore, which UP minister for Industries Satish Mahana says have the potential to create over two lakh new jobs
UAE to allow 100% FDI; offer 10-year residency visas for exceptional talents
22 May 2018
At present, foreigners generally cannot own more than 49 per cent of any UAE firm unless it is incorporated in a special "free zone"
Macquarie JV wins first toll-operate-transfer contract with Rs9,681.5-cr bid
01 Mar 2018
Macquarie’s winning bid is around 29 per cent higher than the second-highest bid placed by Canada’s Brookfield and exceeds National Highway Authority of India’s own expectation of Rs6,258 crore by one-and-a-half times
Karti Chidambaram arrested in INX Media money laundering case
28 Feb 2018
The INX Media case has been alive since January 2008 when the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU-IND) flagged the foreign direct investment of over Rs305 crore by three Mauritius-based companies in INX Media Pvt Ltd
AP signs Rs218,000-cr investment MoUs, including Rs52,000-cr with RIL
26 Feb 2018
Reliance will invest about Rs37,000 crore in an oil and gas venture with BP and another Rs15,000 crore in an electronics manufacturing plant near Tirupati, helping to create 25,000 new jobs over the next few years
Reliance to spearhead $9.3-bn investments in Maharashtra
19 Feb 2018
With huge investments by the Mahindra group besides industrial investments by more than 20 global firms, including Cisco, Siemens, Corning Inc, HP, Dell, Nokia and Nvidia being organised by Reliance Industries, PM Narendra Modi says Maharashtra is all set to become India’s first $1-trillion state
Modi to address WEF plenary as businesses look for new offerings
22 Jan 2018
Prime Minister Narendera Modi will join a bevy of the world's business and political leaders at Davos, located in the Swiss Alps
India to launch $350-mn fund for solar projects
19 Jan 2018
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