Is India set to beat own emissions target?
There may be some good news for the Indian government’s renewable energy ambitions as a latest climate change tracker report indicates the country may be on the road to exceed its own emissions target.
Insuring the uninsured in Rural India: India Inc. Interview
Jaideep Devare is the managing director of Mahindra Insurance Brokers limited (MIBL), a Mahindra Group firm with operations across 30 countries. India Inc. caught up with Dr Devare during a recent London visit to explore these various aspects.
All eyes on Modi’s first UK visit as Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s visit to the UK certainly seems likely to provide a spectacle, with the event at Wembley Stadium likely to be the highlight. Whether the visit solidifies some kind of all-weather partnership between the two countries is more of a moot point.
What can India offer Singapore?
Singapore’s investment in India has increased significantly in the new millennium, especially after the conclusion of the Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement in 2005.
Ready, Set, Grow: India wins investment attractiveness race
Ernst & Young’s (EY) ‘Ready, Set, Grow: India Attractiveness Survey 2015’, conducted during March and April 2015, includes the views of more than 500 decision-makers from multinational organisations across sectors like automotive, consumer products, life sciences, infrastructure, technology, financial services and others.
India-Singapore: A people-to-people connect
India and Singapore enjoy historical relations dating back to the Chola period. Singapore which means ‘Lion City’ in Sanskrit, illustrates India’s influence on the city nation.
Gateways to Global Capital
Singapore and Hong Kong are significant gateways to global capital for India. Therefore it was apt, if not overdue, for foreign minister Arun Jaitley to visit these jurisdictions to give investor communities a first-hand feel of India’s policies and direction.
India rejoices in rate cut economic boost
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan sprang a pleasant surprise by cutting the repo rate, which banks benchmark their lending and deposit rates against, by 50 basis points (bps; 100 bps = 1 percentage point) to 6.75 per cent from 7.25 per cent.
Is India ready to get smart about its Cities?
The facts are chilling. According to a 2014 study by the World Health Organisation, Delhi is the world’s most polluted city, with the highest concentration of particulate matter less than 2.5 microns, which cause respiratory disorders and related health issues that can lead to death.
India’s mega urban challenge
The Indian government has allocated an outlay of $15,329.26 million to execute 100 smart cities, and the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), which is an urban rejuvenation programme for 500 towns and cities in the next five years.