These firms invested $17.9 bn and have also contributed $147 million towards corporate social responsibility and $588 million as R&D expenditure in the US.
The government on Monday said the Budget 2006-07 allocated resources within fiscal deficit targets to boost agriculture and manufacturing.
The government will continue the policy of equitable burden sharing between the state, oil companies and consumers for absorbing the impact of the upward spiral in global oil prices.
The government plans to create 50 to 100 rural business hubs through public-private-panchayat partnership throughout the country, so as to equally distribute the benefits of economic growth.
The government is looking to sell 10-20 per cent of its holding in national carriers Air-India and Indian Airlines in their initial public offer, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said on Monday.
'The procurement cycle still consumes too much time; little has changed.'
SEBI chief M Damodaran on Wednesday said "standards are required" when companies, including those from the oil sector, give out information in public domain.
but it had a mixed view on the new tax proposals burdening the capital market.
'Why don't they suggest artificial intelligence training for SC/STs?' 'Why can't they be trained in computer programming?'
Stating that India was an attractive destination for long-term investments, US Ambassador to India David C Mulford on Thursday called for further removal of restrictions to attract more US investors.
The government is keen to divest stake in PSU firms .
After the resounding success of Delhi Metro, as many as seven cities have sought assistance of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation in implementing similar projects to be set up at an expenditure of Rs 31,000 crore (Rs 310 billion).
The government on Monday urged private operators to play a big role in providing rural telephony across the country to reach a respectable level of teledensity.
"India's middle class, small traders and farmers are the lifelines of its economic growth. By catering to these ambitions #Budget2019 infuses hopes for millions of dreams."
A team of 50 people led by celebrity chef Sanjeev Kapoor and NGO Akshaya Patra supervised the night-long preparations and yoga guru Ramdev put crowning tadka in the dish at the World India Food event that will conclude on Sunday.
The West Bengal government's inability to make police arrangements for the matches at the Salt Lake stadium, scheduled between January 18 and 20, forced the postponement.
Government should focus on achieving 12 per cent growth in manufacturing if the GDP has to grow by 8-9 per cent or higher on a sustainable basis
With a view to further strengthen Indo-British trade linkages, CII is taking a CEO's mission to the UK from June 19-22.
Expressing disappointment over the RBI's move for not cutting the key policy rates, India Inc on Tuesday asked the government to take immediate action to revive growth and boost investments.
India on Monday hoped Argentina would soon scrap the existing ban on its finished pharmaceutical products and increase trade between the two countries.
Hero Honda chairman B M Munjal on Tuesday said the five-day strike at the Gurgaon plant will not have an impact on the company's profitability and sales.
Assocham told Modi policy makers needed to act fast to "bullet proof" India from global jitters.
Mauritius on Monday said it would soon adopt the open sky policy and allow private airlines from India to use its air space.
Some initial reactions to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's announcement of demonetisation of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes with effect from midnight.
Amid speculation about Air Sahara selling its equity to raise funds for its expansion plans, liquor baron and owner of Kingfisher Airline Vijay Mallya
The central government will invest Rs 1,700 crore (Rs 17 billion) in setting up world-class automotive testing and R&D infrastructure with foreign collaboration.
India on Tuesday said it is in touch with Togo authorities to secure on compassionate ground the release of a jailed Indian sailor even as his family met the prime minister requesting his intervention to ensure the seaman is able to conduct the last rites of his 11-month-old son.
The Singapore government has chosen Tarun Das, chief mentor of Confederation of Indian Industry, for the prestigious Singapore National Day Award for 2004.
The government on Tuesday asked the industry to make its stance clear on the issue of reservations in private sector.
Amid long-pending dispute between the UK-based telecom giant Vodafone and the tax authorities in India, Finance Minister's advisor Parthasarathi Shome on Wednesday said the government should not use retrospective amendment of tax laws to raise revenues.
India Inc on Thursday rallied behind the Army's move to conduct surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control and said it was the time to act tough while ruling out any negative impact on the country's economy and trade.
Cisco, a global major in networking for the Internet, is aggressively looking at the Indian automotive sector, as it opens up to exponential growth and challenges from global auto markets.
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