Funding challenges are not limited to just one think tank. Several scholars say that access for conducting research and getting foreign funds has become a major hurdle for think tanks, with the government raising many questions regarding such inflows. As a result, many think tanks are keeping a low profile and becoming less prolific.
In this article, we analyse the performance and prospects of various infrastructure related sectors, including petroleum and natural gas. We have left the real estate sector out of the current analysis
Reliance has significant investments in telecom, consumer retail and media businesses in India.
The move is expected to create space for more budding entrepreneurs in the country to be eligible for self-certification, relaxed public procurement norms, rebate in patent filing, start-up funding, investment and easier closure compliance.
India Inc's order-book surged 80% to Rs 73,233 crore in 2006.
Industrial Development Bank of India and Life Insurance Corporation of India have forged an alliance to fund about Rs 35,000 crore (Rs 350 billion) worth of long gestation projects, including infrastructure.
Most of them had to wind up operations due to high operating cost, expensive fuel and longer than expected gestation period.
The reform priorities are clear: enhance savings, improve productivity. Just 25 basis points of moving interest rate up or down would not boost investment: Former RBI Governor Y V Reddy.
DOIT is a 100 per cent subsidiary of Morgan Credits in which Rana Kapoor's daughters Radha, Roshini and Raakhe, are directors. In 2018-19, the company incurred a net loss of Rs 48.76 crore on revenues of Rs 59 crore - a sharp contrast to 2017-18 when it had profits of Rs 2.7 crore on revenues of Rs 43 crore. To fund these aggressive investments into its subsidiaries in 2018-19, DOIT used debt which doubled to Rs 600 crore in 2018-19 from the previous year.
Total income during the reported quarter stood at Rs 11,776.63 crore as against Rs 10,258.13 crore in the year-ago period
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation said on Thursday that it would like to acquire public sector oil companies -- Hindustan Petroleum Corporation and Bharat Petroleum Corporation.
Bureaucratic delays are stifling growth in the sector. India should be far more aggressive in launching 'look alike' biological molecules in a fast track manner.
The government has approved three special economic zones and was considering granting approval for setting up 14 SEZs, Commerce and Industry Minister Arun Shourie informed the Rajya Sabha on Monday.\n\n\n\n
'People who have already got diabetes or heart disease or high blood pressure seem to be more badly affected by the disease.'
The last 25 years of Indian democracy have shown that anti-incumbency in state elections is on the decline. This is a positive trend because continuous terms will allow political parties to look beyond single-term policies and focus on long-term development, says Richard M Rossow.
In order to provide cheaper credit to farmers for buying tractors and equipment, SBI has tied up with Mahindra & Mahindra to offer a concessional interest rate of 11 per cent with one year's gestation period for the purchase of M&M's tractors.
Given the gestation period for regulatory clearances it is not possible to share any definite timelines.
According to the Sebi circular, commodities that require price control measures will be less conducive for the derivatives market.
For stressed loans, the need is to prevent disruption in cash flows from a systemic perspective, conserving employment and assets in untainted enterprises with the potential for recovery, says Shyam Ponappa.
For the sake of children's cinema in India, Raja Sen genuinely hope this film is a solid step forward.
Quinoa Salad is healthy and will keep you fuller longer.
Saurabh Patel, energy minister, Gujarat, who has handled the energy portfolio since 2002, speaks to Archis Mohan on GPSC's investment in the KG basin and says the criticism is politically motivated.
After a long time, real estate companies could hit the fund-raising trail. The reason is improvement in investor sentiment.
It is important to visit an obstetrician as soon as you miss your first period after intercourse, suggests Dr Danny Laliwalla.
Who is to take their place? Will a new generation of entrepreneurs start up with better business sense, or at least better luck? But the so-called unicorns are mostly copy-cat entrepreneurs whose cash flow is funded by overseas (including Chinese) money, notes T N Ninan.
According to a Lancet study an estimated 15.6 million abortions took place in India in 2015, of which about half of the pregnancies were unintended.
The new system is expected to give emphasis on various in-built credit enhancement structures.
However, some of the provisions in the draft Bill needs scrutiny, as these could scare away international investors
In 1996 there was opposition from a section of the shareholders when the company wanted to diversify.
The manifesto proposes to launch a Sagar Mala project to set up new ports and upgrading the existing ones and "stringing them together".
Banks might not have realised the exact implication of risky projects under PPP projects, which were getting implemented under high leverage
Budget should raise revenues & reduce spending to increase capital expenditure.
According to experts, banks have found better arbitrage opportunities in dollar terms in mature economies with mortgage and leverage rather than take equity exposure on Indian real estate.
ICICI Venture denied the allegations, noting it had extended the lifespan of the Dynamic India Fund III by three years
The company received a fresh equity infusion in 2012-13.
Taizo Son, SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son's youngest brother, is also planning to enter India.
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During April-February, the index of industrial production, a measure of factory activity, declined 0.1 per cent compared with a 0.9 per cent growth in the corresponding period of 2012-13.
'For investors who are willing to remain invested for two - three years, there exist quite a few good opportunities.'
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