Flipkart to boost growth of small-scale businesses in Maharashtra

    2021-02-12T15:54:20+00:00February 12th, 2021|News in Brief|

    E-commerce marketplace Flipkart has signed a memorandum of understanding with Maharashtra Small Scale Industries Development Corporation (MSSIDC) and Maharashtra State Khadi and Village Industries Board (MSKVIB) to bring local artisans, weavers, craftsmen and SMBs into the e-commerce fold.

      Why India leads the way with sustainable innovation

      2020-12-11T07:59:43+00:00July 27th, 2020|The Big Story - India Global Business|

      With an intrinsic focus on frugal engineering, India has shown the world for decades how to make a profound transformation and impact on society and environment. Companies such as Google, PepsiCo, Siemens and Facebook have all followed the lead, and now more investments are pouring in to support this uniquely Indian idea.

        Why Start-up in Maharashtra?

        2020-06-08T10:12:02+00:00April 18th, 2019|2019, Home Page, Women's Edition – April 2019|

        An Indian politician lists down the advantages nascent firms can gain by choosing Maharashtra as the ideal market for their ventures. “Come, Make in India, we will say to the world, from electrical to electronics,” Hon Prime Minister Modi said in his maiden Independence Day speech as prime minister, pledging to set up what is unarguably the most ambitious efforts towards achieving a manufacturing powerhouse status for India. However, what began with that ambitious declaration by the Prime Minister is [...]

          Midlands-Maharashtra partnership offers exciting prospects

          2018-12-11T10:29:40+00:00December 6th, 2018|2017/2018, UK Edition – December 2018|

          The Mayor of West Midlands celebrates new direct air connectivity between the Birmingham and Amritsar and various tie-ups struck during a recent visit to the country. I have been to India many times, as a traveller and as a buyer when I was CEO of John Lewis. India has always fascinated me: the hustle and bustle, the hidden gems and the never-ending traffic! I have just returned from India but this time I went for the first time as Mayor [...]

            Short Takes

            2018-12-31T11:58:01+00:00November 25th, 2017|2018/2017, Flagship Scheme, India Investment Journal January Edition, India Investment Journal November Edition, Year|

            Vedanta to invest $9bn in India London-based Vedanta Resources Plc will invest roughly $9 billion in India over the next few years to expand its hydrocarbons, metals and mining businesses and meet more of India’s requirements of these commodities locally. Anil Agarwal, founder and chairman, Vedanta Resources Plc, said: “We are planning to invest $2.5 billion in oil and gas to step up our production to half of India’s crude oil output (from 26 per cent in 2016-17). "The other [...]

              Adani weathers storm over Queensland mining project

              2020-03-17T06:28:49+00:00October 27th, 2017|2017/2018, COVER FEATURE, October 2017, Year|

              Steadfast support from the public at large is likely to see Adani's $16.1-billion mining project, India’s largest outbound FDI, through the hurdles. There appears to be some sort of jinx revolving around projects carrying the twin labels of “largest FDI” and “India." Remember Dabhol? The power project by the now bankrupt US company Enron in Maharashtra was the largest inward foreign direct investment (FDI) project at the time. After several false starts, it is finally limping along as the Ratnagiri [...]