Other Briefings
The India Davos Debate: Can India Become a Superpower?
Oct. 29 – The World Economic Forum will be holding the India Economic Summit on November 8-10 in New Delhi. The theme is “India’s Next Generation of Growth.” According to the Forum, the questions to be debated will include answers from experts addressing the fact that India has the world’s second largest population and one […]
India’s Top Ten Business Schools Rated
Oct. 27 – Business India magazine has just released its tenth best business schools survey which ranks India’s top institutions. The top ten is as follows with the name of each school also linked to its website. 1) Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad 2) Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore 3) Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Venture Capitalist Firms Invest US$77 Million from July to September
Oct. 21 – Venture capital (VC) firms have poured in US$77 million worth of projects in India from July to September, says a study by Venture Intelligence in partnership with the Global-India Venture Capital Association (GIVCA). The value of the 17 deals is significantly lower compared to the same period last year which saw VC […]
Increased Iron Ore Handling Facilities at New Mangalore Port
Oct. 20 – The New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) has signed an agreement with Sical Iron Ore Terminal (Mangalore) Ltd., a subsidiary of the Chennai-based Sical Logistics to set up mechanized iron ore handling facility. The port has been handling iron ore fines in 2003 and volumes have been increasing steadily since then. Last year, […]
Foreign Investment to India Passes US$100 Billion Mark
Oct. 15 – India’s Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion says that foreign direct investment (FDI) to India from 2000 until July this year has already passed the US$100 billion mark. In total, FDI inflows during that period reached US$100.33 billion. In the first four months of this year alone FDI amounted to US$10.49 billion […]
Foreign Experts Brought in to Kick-Start Delhi Games Progress
By Chris Devonshire-Ellis MUMBAI, Oct. 14 – Following an inspection of the sites intended for the Delhi Commonwealth Games led by Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) President Mike Fennell, the Delhi Games Organizing Committee (DGOC) has the ignominy of having an Independent Technical Committee, made up of foreign experts oversee all aspects of DGOC preparations. The […]
Audi Predicts India will be Fifth-Largest Market by 2015
Oct. 9 – German luxury car maker Audi’s Managing Director for India, Benoit Tiers, predicts that India will be the fifth-largest market by 2015 and that company sales will grow by 80 percent. In an interview with The Economic Times, Tiers downplayed his growth projections by saying the company wants to be profitable rather than […]
U.S.-India Treaty Expected to Bring in More FDI
Oct. 9 – More American investment is expected to pour in when the U.S.-India bilateral investment treaty is finalized and streamlines the foreign direct investment process in terms of project bidding and return on investments. “Once the treaty comes through, it will enable billions of dollars of foreign direct investment to come to India . […]
