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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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        India-UK strike new R&D pacts in solar & nano technology

        2020-03-12T14:42:09+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Solar India, Year|

        India’s minister for science & technology and earth sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan, was in the UK recently for the fifth Indo-UK Science and Innovation Council (SIC) meeting. The two sides clinched a crucial agreement to work together as R&D partners in Solar Alliance. He gives details of the deliberations to ‘India Investment Journal’ after his talks with UK counterpart, Jo Johnson. As a part of our commitment to the Solar Alliance, India and the UK have agreed to establish India-UK [...]

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          Reforms Rush

          2018-12-04T11:53:49+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Policy India, Year|

          The Narendra Modi government is pushing ahead with economic reforms – with renewed vigour and welcome urgency. After appearing to be blindsided for a while by the obstructionist tactics and filibustering by the Opposition and some of its allies, which surprised everyone by punching well above their weight, the ruling side has regained its mojo. The momentum began to swing the government’s way in the Budget Session of Parliament, when the Rajya Sabha, where the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) [...]

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            India jumps up global retail investment charts

            2018-12-04T11:51:05+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Policy India, Year|

            A spike in GDP growth, improved ease of doing business environment, and better clarity regarding foreign direct investment (FDI) regulations are among the key factors behind India being named as the second most attractive destination for retail investments in the world. In a clear indication that the Narendra Modi led government’s reforms agenda is bearing fruit, India jumped 13 positions from 2015 to be ranked second, after China, in A.T. Kearney’s Global Retail Development Index (GRDI) for 2016. India’s retail [...]

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              Open Sesame: The FDI magic India had hoped for

              2020-03-12T08:13:44+00:00July 8th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Policy India, Year|

              The Narendra Modi government firmly underlined its reformist credentials and signalled unequivocally to foreign investors that it is serious about economic liberalisation by opening up or easing foreign direct investment (FDI) norms for nine sectors including defence, pharmaceuticals, food processing, single brand retail and aviation. “Today's FDI reforms will give a boost to employment, job creation & benefit the economy," Modi said on Twitter shortly after the announcement of the new FDI norms. The Indian Prime Minister, who invoked his [...]

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                Short Takes

                2018-12-04T12:09:37+00:00July 7th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Policy India, Year|

                Denmark keen to Make in India The government of Denmark has embarked on a number of steps to be ahead of the curve in doing business with India. Danish firms like Danfoss, Grunfdfoss, sRamboll, Novo Nordisk and Novozymes are all keen to benefit from the Narendra Modi led government’s Make in India initiative. Danfoss and Carlsberg already have a base in India, while others are in the process of setting up. Indian ambassador to Denmark Rajeev Shahare pointed out that [...]

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                  Short Takes

                  2018-12-04T12:10:05+00:00July 7th, 2016|2016, Digital India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

                  Italy to partner India’s Smart Cities Italy, in its own initiative for 100 smart cities for the next 20 years with an investment of $1.2 trillion, is keen to partner with India. Italy has the largest number of smart cities in Europe. Francesco Pensabene, Italian trade commissioner and director of its trade promotion office, said: "Italy can be a strong partner for smart cities in terms of design and technology. We are very attentive and focussed on India's smart cities. [...]

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                    Short Takes

                    2018-12-04T12:10:36+00:00July 7th, 2016|2016, Clean India, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Year|

                    Germany to help rejuvenate river Ganga Under the ‘Namani Gange’ programme of the Narendra Modi government, India solicited support from various countries to rejuvenate the river Ganga and Germany has come forward to support the flagship programme. The government of Germany, with its vast experience in cleaning and rejuvenating European rivers such as Rhine, Elbe and Danube, was keen to collaborate with the government of India. Under the agreement signed between India and Germany, the latter will support India in adopting and [...]

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                      Short takes

                      2018-12-04T12:11:07+00:00July 7th, 2016|2016, India Investment Journal June/July Edition, Solar India, Year|

                      Spain’s Gamesa plugs into Solar India Gamesa Corp, Spain’s renewable energy firm, has brought 58 MW of solar parks in India in the first quarter of 2016. Gamesa has commissioned a total of 12 MW of solar capacity with an eye on the Indian govermment’s renewable energy drive. The firm’s expansion in the Indian solar market aligns with its goal to explore opportunities in businesses that complement the wind industry, the firm said. Gamesa is one of the many multinational companies [...]

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