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    Karnataka: Investor’s darling

    2018-12-31T12:06:45+00:00September 20th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal September Edition, State Focus: Karnataka, Year|

    Having attracted the most investments in 2016, Karnataka is already a favorite with investors but blessed with rich minerals and abundant skilled manpower, there is still a lot of untapped potential. The year 2016 was a landmark one for Karnataka. As per the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), during the year the proposed investments in the state saw a massive five-fold jump from Rs 31,668 crore ($4.8bn) in 2015 to Rs 1,54,173 crore ($23bn). It placed the state [...]

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      India transmits its pay as you save energy efficiency model

      2018-05-30T12:49:28+00:00August 17th, 2017|2017/2018, August 2017, Guest Columns, Year|

      The Government of India’s Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) has been making its global mark across the UK, Canada and South-East Asia with its unique business model. Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), under the administration of Ministry of Power, government of India, is working towards mainstreaming energy efficiency and is implementing the world’s largest energy efficiency portfolio (worth £5.6bn over a period of three years). As of now, EESL has explored opportunities and commenced establishment of operations in the UK, [...]

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        A world beyond the grid is becoming a reality in India

        2018-12-31T13:24:54+00:00July 21st, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal July Edition, Sector Focus/Renewables, Year|

        Sunil Misra, as Director-General of the Indian Electrical and Electronics Manufacturers Association (IEEMA), has an inside track on the country’s renewables challenge. He speaks to ‘India Investment Journal’ on what gives India an edge in this sector and how the 175GW target for renewable electricity generation by 2022 is on course. What are the main factors behind a surge in India's electrical industry sector? India has seen significant and continued growth in its GDP and per capita income. There has [...]

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          Germany: India’s gateway to the EU

          2020-03-16T11:37:40+00:00June 15th, 2017|2017/2018, December 2017, Hot Spot, INDIA-EU, June 2017, Year|

          One of the European Union’s (EU) leading economies sets out what makes it the right gateway to Europe for Indian companies. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was only in Berlin for 24 hours on May 30, but the wake of his visit has left little doubt as to how important India is to Germany and the EU. German Chancellor Angela Merkel used a joint appearance in front of a business audience to emphasise that agreeing an EU-India free trade agreement (FTA) [...]

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            Powering ahead

            2019-01-02T07:32:53+00:00May 26th, 2017|2018/2017, India Investment Journal May Edition, State Focus, Year|

            A proactive, business-friendly government, great location and sound macro fundamentals are powering Haryana’s economic surge. This is not the kind of news that makes for banner headlines. So, it was no surprise to find the news on Gurugram, the commercial capital of Haryana, getting an International Arbitration Centre (IAC) buried in the inside pages of most newspapers. The city, part of the National Capital Region (NCR) and till recently known as Gurgaon, will be the second Indian city after Mumbai [...]

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              Blended finance is the answer to sustainable development

              2018-10-22T12:35:10+00:00May 9th, 2017|2017/2018, INDIA-UK, Special Edition – May 2017, Year|

              Suma Chakrabarti has been charged with one of Europe’s leading development banks for five years and has spent considerable energy in striking a strong connect with India. Sir Suma tells ‘India Global Business’ how Indian companies can take the lead in re-defining the world’s development agenda. What is your bank’s engagement with India like? The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) already works with a number of Indian companies in our countries of operation and we want to engage [...]

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                Malawi: Land of untapped investment opportunities for India

                2018-10-31T10:33:53+00:00June 6th, 2016|2016, Africa, May/June 2016, Year|

                With more than 100 Indian companies active in the region, Malawi offers a much wider market for India in the years to come. One of the country’s leading investment promoters makes his pitch for Indian business. Malawi has had a cordial long-standing bilateral relationship with India which dates back to 1964, when Malawi gained its independence from the British. Malawi has a functioning Mission in Delhi, which it opened in February 2007. Since then, there have been nine major Head [...]

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                  Ground set for good times ahead

                  2018-05-18T13:06:28+00:00December 2nd, 2015|2015, THE YEAR THAT WAS 2015, Year, Yearend 2015|

                  The year 2015 will go down in history as one that laid the groundwork for the promised “acchhe din” (good times), with enough concrete indicators that the Indian economy is set for a bounce. A series of far reaching measures taken by the Narendra Modi government is slowly beginning to bear fruit. The most important of these is the decision to front load the government’s capital expenditure, especially in the roads and highways, railways and rural infrastructure sectors

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                    Modi Impact: UK remains India’s gateway to Europe

                    2020-03-12T08:17:18+00:00December 2nd, 2015|2015, UK Welcomes Modi, Year, Yearend 2015|

                    India Inc. took stock of the recent visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the UK with a high-profile summit to assess the impact on India-UK relations. “This visit has truly been a vibrant illustration of the partnership and the commitment we have to India… the UK will remain the place for India to come to within Europe,” was the message from Priti Patel, Britain’s employment minister.

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