With the Union government clearing the way for foreign direct investment (FDI) in the railways, the Railway Board is devising a plan for operations, maintenance and construction projects.
Also the companies should be self-sufficient in product designing and have maintenance and life cycle support facilities.
At least a dozen officers from Gujarat are handling key assignments in various important central positions
The loan will be utilised in several developmental projects that Nepal wants to undertake. Nayanima Basu reports.
In a turn of events, India on Friday said it was "hopeful" talks for a global deal on easing Customs norms, or a trade facilitation agreement (TFA), would be revived in September, even as it failed to meet the July 31 deadline due to lack of consensus among members over food stockholding and farm subsidies.
After clearance in 2012, single-brand showpiece still to decide on a single location, with first store unlikely before 2017.
Critics have even suggested that India is doing this because it is not prepared to take on the requirements of TFA, with a relatively weak trade infrastructure.
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Arvind Kumar Sharma, a 1988-batch IAS officer and one of the many joint secretaries in PMO, definitely wields some power.
According to a senior commerce department official, though India is ready to sign the TFA and take necessary actions towards that, it is imperative that a discussion on public stockholding gets its due importance.
India will raise the issue of illegal immigration, a "major cause of concern" for the country. Nayanima Basu reports
In a curious turn of events on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi picked Rajeev Topno, a 1996 batch Indian Administrative Service officer from the Gujarat cadre and a part of the Prime Minister's Office under former PM Manmohan Singh, as private secretary.
E-commerce pilot for wholesale begins from July in Hyderbad and Lucknow
Narendra Modi, who used to tweet frequently, is said to have decided to maintain a single voice on Twitter after becoming prime minister. Nivedita Mookerji reports
Retailers present in India are in talks with Carrefour to buy its assets piecemeal, rather than the whole business.
In a significant departure from tradition, the United States has decided to host Prime Minister Narendra Modi by working out a "special gesture date" around the 69th Session of the United Nations General Assembly meeting that is scheduled to take place on September 26 in New York.
FDI in the defence sector during 2000-2014 has been a meagre $4.94 billion, despite the total FDI flow into the country across sectors standing at $321.81 billion.
At present, the NMP states a series of fiscal incentives, including tax sops, will be offered but only to small and medium enterprises.
Prime minister-elect Narendra Modi's first official visit as head of government will likely be to Dhaka, where he is expected to sign the much-awaited Teesta water-sharing agreement with Bangladesh Prime Minister Hasina.
The two companies have been negotiating to remain separate entities after a merger.
Experts are looking at a timeframe of anything between 12 and 18 months from the time of the new government for concrete signs of revival.
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