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    India-UK Future Tech Month promotes innovation ties

    2018-08-20T12:47:12+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship Scheme, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

    The month of November has been earmarked for a focus on cooperation between India and Britain in the field of digital innovation. The UK government’s Department for International Trade (DIT) has been running a month-long series of technology-focused business activities in the UK and India under the banner of India-UK Future Tech Month. The series of events are aimed at showcasing the very best UK technology and innovation to a high-quality Indian audience, including buyers, investors, and central and state-level government officials, DIT said. Sir Dominic Asquith, British High Commissioner to India, said: “November marks one [...]

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      Unlocking second homes: An alternate approach to homestays in India

      2018-08-20T10:22:39+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Story, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

      India’s diverse holiday destinations have thousands of locked second homes that can become fully managed vacation rentals, writes an Indian hospitality industry insider. India has always had very strong tourism potential given our rich cultural and historical heritage, variety in ecology, terrains and places of natural beauty that are spread across the country. And with a growing economy and ever-increasing government initiatives like ‘e-Tourist Visa’, ‘Digital India’, ‘Make in India’ etc, there has been an almost simultaneous increase in demand [...]

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        Limited Liability Partnership: An alternative choice of entity to invest into India

        2018-08-20T11:20:04+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, Other Highlights, Year|

        In recent years, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into India has been on the rise, with a significant percentage of such FDI originating from Singapore. Establishing a private limited company has traditionally been a popular means by which foreign investors set up an entity for (ease of) doing business in India. While a private limited company has its advantages, such as managing shareholders liability, perpetual succession, ease of transfer of ownership, it also incurs additional tax and compliance burdens in India. [...]

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          New findings inspire confidence in India’s reporting of methane emissions

          2018-12-31T12:21:31+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, Other Highlights, Year|

          Methane is the second most powerful greenhouse gas whose concentrations are rising in the atmosphere but India recorded little growth in its emissions over the last few years.  Methane is the second most powerful greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide and concentrations are rising in the atmosphere. Each tonne of methane emitted contributes roughly 25 times more to global warming than an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide. Because of its potency and quick decay in the atmosphere, countries have recognised that reduction [...]

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            The changing face of Indian real estate

            2018-08-20T11:33:10+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, Other Highlights, Year|

            India Inc. property expert analyses the pattern shifts in the Indian real estate sector due to changing laws and market trends. If one were to think that the pain in the Indian real estate industry is a matter that started in 2016 due to demonetisation and was made worse in 2017 due to the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and Real Estate Regulation Act, one would like to consider the fundamental changes in the IT, telecom and [...]

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              Born-again Andhra Pradesh in a league of its own

              2020-03-16T10:51:08+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, State Focus/Andhra Pradesh, Year|

              The state claims to be the best one to invest in India but does not make the mistake of resting on its laurels. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu is forever a busy man. His media advisor, Srinivasa Rao, says keeping pace with him is no mean task. He claims he has lost at least 5 kgs in the last one year. Ever since Telangana was carved out of the erstwhile state in June 2014, it will not be incorrect [...]

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                Make in India has opened doors for companies

                2018-11-21T07:49:55+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, The Big Story, Year|

                Alok Shrivastava, Director – Business Intelligence and Planning at Gionee India, talks ‘India Investment Journal’ through the China-headquartered smartphone manufacturers trajectory of growth in the country, its Make in India plans and gaining a competitive edge. How have Gionee's Make in India plans progressed since its entry into the market? The Make in India campaign has opened doors for the companies to build in India. India is one of the most important markets on the global map of Gionee and [...]

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                  When travel meets treatment

                  2018-08-20T10:17:45+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, Cover Story, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

                  Medical travel assistance experts elaborate on the co-dependence of medical tourism and the healthcare industry in India. It is not always possible to find the medical treatment one seeks in one’s own country because of certain factors like waiting lists, availability, underdeveloped healthcare facilities or expense that directly questions individual affordability. At times like these, one decides to explore the unexplored healthcare sectors of other countries. A process of exploration and experience highly stimulated by the need for a medical [...]

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                    Digital India can win the economic nationalism race

                    2018-08-20T11:05:24+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship Scheme, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

                    India has an opportunity to take a leadership role in technology and innovation in a changing global landscape, writes a tech expert. Economic nationalism has become the order of the day in many western economies. Given this backdrop, what are the opportunities for India, in terms of technology and innovation? In this article, I explore that while such sentiment may pose challenges, it also presents an opportunity for India, and despite Brexit, there is significant opportunity for research and innovation [...]

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                      India to retain second spot among world’s smartphone users

                      2018-08-20T10:35:12+00:00November 29th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal November Edition, The Big Story, Year|

                      The country will hit 530 million smartphone users by 2018, behind China’s 1.3 billion but ahead of the US figure of 229 million, a latest analysis finds. In 2018, 66 per cent of people across 52 countries will own a smartphone, up from 63 per cent in 2017 and 58 per cent in 2016, according to Zenith’s ‘Mobile Advertising Forecasts 2017’ report, published recently. The US-based analysis firm found that the top three countries in terms of smartphone usage will remain [...]

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