Right to shelter should be embedded in a separate legislation as the problem is complex in view of the fact that housing is essentially a state subject, Singh said at the India Economic Summit in New Delhi.
"We are not only looking in India but scouting for acquisitions in the US, China and Europe. But, if pricing goes up, it can be affected."
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Sunday India would continue to work with like-minded people to make the Copenhagen climate change conference a success.
The Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation and The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, in collaboration with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), have opened nominations for India's 'Social Entrepren
The government may look at relaxing 5,000 hectare-ceiling on land for Special Economic Zones once the the Land Acquisition Act is in place, commerce secretary G K Pillai said on Monday. "Now that the new Relief & Rehabilitation policy has come into being, the government may think of relaxing the upper limit of 5,000 hectares for SEZs (once the land acquisition law is enacted), he said on the sidelines of the India Economic Summit.
Ways to expand cooperation with East Asian countries will top the agenda of two-day visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh who left for Singapore on Tuesday to attend the ASEAN and East Asia Summit. Noting that the trade between India and the ASEAN had been growing rapidly, Singh said it had "surpassed" the expectations as it stands at $30 billion.
The minister was also hopeful that economic growth would touch 9-10 per cent towards close of the 11th Five-Year Plan ending 2012.
The Maldives still considers India a friend, the tourism-dependent country's economic minister has said while defending President Mohamed Muizzu's stand against the presence of "foreign soldiers" in the archipelago nation in the Indian Ocean.
There was more to him than he let on, asserts Aditi Phadnis.
India and Canada have mutually beneficial political and economic linkages. The two countries should get together and find a solution. The expulsion war should, in the meantime, be a guarantee against any deterioration of the situation, asserts Ambassador T P Sreenivasan, the first Indian head of mission to be ever expelled by any country.
United States President Joe Biden is all set to visit India and is 'very excited' about the important initiatives he will be championing at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, according to senior White House officials.
India on Saturday pulled off a big diplomatic win after the G20 summit held under its presidency adopted a consensus declaration overcoming major differences on the Russia-Ukraine war, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for ending the "global trust deficit".
India had planned to end the Eleventh Plan with a growth rate of 10 per cent but the global financial meltdown derailed it.
The country's third largest software exporter, Wipro Technologies, on Tuesday said it is looking for an acquisition in the BPO space, which is likely to be the next engine of growth for the IT industry.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said despite a global slowdown and its impact on countries, India remains insulated from the economic fallout.
Though India is not a member of the G-7 grouping, Modi has been personally invited by French President Emmanuel Macron.
It has to put in place the physical and social infrastructure for getting an international finance centre along with expediting reforms in the financial sector.
NIIT Technologies said on Tuesday it has got the regulatory approval to set up a special economic zone in Greater Noida.
On Thursday, in his first interview with the local media since assuming office, Muizzu said India was instrumental in providing aid to the Maldives and has implemented the "greatest number" of projects.
On India strategy, Barclay said it would continue to grow the business in the same way as it has been growing in the last 5 years.
The Kerala unit of the Congress instantly gets a headache when Shashi Tharoor lets loose one of his observations showering flowers on enemy territory. With every such action triggering controversy within a nervous Congress party, some feel it is high time Tharoor showed a degree of solidarity with the ideals of his party, notes Shyam G Menon.
The Confederation of Indian Industry will organise a round table on investment.
The government will come up with a legislation, which will have a fiscal package, including a 20-year income tax holiday for special economic zones, by December end, a top government official said on Tuesday.
Amid an uproar over corruption in Parliament, leading industrialist Rahul Bajaj on Tuesday hit out at large corporate houses that pay bribes to get jobs done and claimed he never did it.
The US Congressman, who had once demanded that Washington cut off aid to India, expressed support for the nuclear deal on Monday
Pharmaceutical major Nicholas Piramal India Ltd on Monday said the company was looking for acquisition in United Kingdom and North America to expand its overseas operation.
Johnson also reiterated his plan to visit India ahead of the G7 summit, after a scheduled visit for Republic Day this month was called off due to the coronavirus crisis.
Europe's largest carmaker Volkswagen will roll out the Beetle--fondly called the people's car after its maker--on Indian roads by beginning of next month.
To attract foreign investors to bid for road projects in the country, road transport and highways minister Kamal Nath said on Sunday the government would award the first mega highways project in two months.
Government to examine whether rules and regulations were adhered to in the Bharti-Wal-Mart retail deal, says Commerce Minister Kamal Nath.
The device would be Internet enabled, the comapny said refusing to divulge details of the timeline of the launch.
Korean Airlines is awaiting formal clearance from the Indian government to start eight additional flights between the two countries.
Saturday's Quad meeting in Delaware is taking place against the backdrop of China's assertive behaviour in the South China Sea, its sabre-rattling in the Taiwan Strait and increasing footprints in the Pacific and Indian Ocean, asserts Rup Narayan Das.
Vilasrao Deshmukh's biggest enemy is not the BJP-Shiv Sena combine. It is not the NCP, however much he may grumble about them. The enemy is his own party.
"A rising rupee is a good time to go and acquire companies abroad," Godrej Group Chairman Adi Godrej said at the India Economic Summit in New Delhi on Monday.
The minister emphasises the need for greater urbanisation of rural India to curb the rising migration from villages to metropolitan cities.
The meeting, which comes after the Doklam standoff, is aimed at a working a new paradigm for the bilateral relations for the next 15 years.
