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    Solar sector in India goes into acceleration mode

    2018-12-04T12:06:29+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Solar India, Year|

    Renewable energy projects led by solar and wind projects have become the key focus of a country quite keen to scale up its power capability rapidly. Here is an analysis of the factors behind this trend in India and its ability to attract the $100bn investment required by 2022. The renewable energy sector is currently emerging as the only viable driver of the Indian energy industry, despite accounting for only 13.0 per cent (ex hydro) of the country’s 298GW installed [...]

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      An insight into India’s tough but fair negotiator

      2020-03-12T08:13:00+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Policy India, Year|

      Senior columnist Ashok Malik delves into what makes one of India's most dynamic ministers, Nirmala Sitharaman, ideal for the commerce and industries portfolio. As India’s commerce and industry minister, Nirmala Sitharaman has two major mandates. The first is to promote Make in India, a programme of enhancing the role of manufacture in India’s economy and integrating India with global supply chains. The second is to give political support to India’s trade negotiators in a time when protectionism and “plurilateralism” are [...]

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        Generational trends in attitudes to Wealth Management

        2018-12-04T12:07:20+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Wealth, Year|

        An analysis of three key trends and changing attitudes set to become more prominent in the wealth management space for HNWI. High Net Worth Individuals (HNWI) in India and the Indian Diaspora community are a rich (pun un-intended) mix of generation X and Y and illustrate well the changing attitudes of HNWI as well as emphasising the challenges globally for wealth management professionals seeking to retain and grow their client base. During the last decade, whilst working with HNWI and [...]

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          Making wallets more mobile in India

          2018-12-04T12:52:46+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

          India is slowly but surely embracing the digital wallet. Current Reserve Bank of India (RBI) rules have a Rs 10,000 ($114) cap on such mobile friendly payment options with acquiring complete “know your customer” (KYC) details. However, this does not seem to be putting off many start-ups who are banking on this trend catching on among India’s burgeoning middle classes and, indeed, the rural sector with increasing access to affordable mobile technology. The most popular mobile payment apps in terms [...]

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            Engaging with the true potential of waste

            2020-03-18T11:29:04+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Clean India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

            Pronita Saxena is Founder & CEO of Citizengage, a start-up aimed at building technology for residential and commercial communities to self-manage their waste by connecting with waste collectors, processors, and recyclers. Here she explains what makes this Bengaluru-headquartered initiative work, how India has a better understanding of waste management than the West and why technology is the key. What is the ethos behind your start-up idea? We want to prevent any waste that can produce energy, compost, or recycled products [...]

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              Modi says Hey Presto!

              2020-03-12T08:12:37+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, From The Top, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

              India Inc. CEO Manoj Ladwa digs deep into the Indian government’s recent Reforms Rush and explores what it means for India and the world economy. Just when criticism was mounting at the pace of reforms and foreign investors were getting jittery, the Narendra Modi government announced a raft of reforms to open up some of India's most protected and strategically sensitive sectors, such as defence and aviation to 100 per cent foreign investment and made it much easier for foreigners [...]

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                Some gains on ease of Doing Business, but more needs to be done

                2020-03-12T14:41:52+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Policy India, Year|

                The World Bank’s representative working at the heart of the definitive ‘Doing Business’ rankings revisits the Indian government’s pledge to improve the country’s rating on global charts. The overall assessment is good but there is a long road ahead to achieve a truly business-friendly environment. The private sector is often described as the ‘engine of economic growth’, given its critical role in creating jobs, which enable citizens and countries to prosper. However, several factors, such as lack of access to [...]

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                Swachh Bharat interventions to avert a ticking time bomb

                2018-12-04T11:50:43+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Clean India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

                The chief of Max India’s CSR initiatives explains why the Clean India mission is the perfect avenue for corporates to make a difference. Prime Minister Modi's Swachh Bharat Mission is a timely call for action which is urgently required. India seems to be sitting on a time bomb of garbage, which could explode into serious health hazards with far reaching repercussions. The ticking has started. Basics like clean drinking water, toilet facilities and proper solid waste disposal are not in [...]

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                  Why foreign investors are bullish on Solar India

                  2018-12-04T11:51:39+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Solar India, Year|

                  India has laid down a very aggressive road map for solar power in the country, with an overall target being 100GW by 2022 – nearly five times from current levels. Co-founder of Rays Power, a pioneer in the field of solar power generation in the country, gives his view on achieving this goal. There is a very huge requirement for equity capital investment in the Indian solar sector and a lot of that capital will come from foreign markets. London, [...]

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                    Digital disruption and trends in marketing

                    2018-12-04T11:52:07+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

                    A banking expert weighs up what the digital revolution has in store for the world of banking and beyond. We are on the cusp of entering the fourth industrial revolution, known as digital revolution, which supposedly removes barriers of different known/unknown interventions and consents interplays between digital, physical and biological spheres. The speed of the current breakthrough has no historical precedent in its entirety, leave alone its velocity and scope. It would unquestionably transform the way we think, act, react, [...]

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