Compared to a 64 per cent penetration in Brazil (130 million users total) and 53 per cent in China (total 733 million users), India has barely 28 per cent penetration. Of the digital reach, almost 80 per cent are from affluent segments in urban areas. How can this change?
According to the guidelines approved by the government, 100 per cent FDI can be utilised in facilities like cleaning up trains and installation of bio-toilets in passenger coaches and setting up of mechanised laundry services.
About railways sector, the Survey said that it is facing stiff competition from other modes of transportation and the government is initiating various transformative measures to keep railways on track.
The overriding objective of the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) must be adequate economic return, not financial return.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav announced that a football stadium of international standard will be constructed in Lucknow for which a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) would be signed soon.
The government is optimistic that the Indian pharma industry with a strength of 25,000 companies will be a leading player in the sector in the years to come.
White labeled ATMs are set up by private non-bank companies that own and operate their own brand of ATMs.
SmartCity project is in advanced stage.
Privatisation is still regarded as beyond the pale but public-private partnerships have gained in popularity.
The demand for affordable housing is 535,400 units.
The NDA government announced making of 100 smart cities.
The Congress-led United Democratic Front on Wednesday suggested further tightening of the measures on liquor policy if it returns to power.
During the mission, Brand USA announced the launch of the 'USA Discovery Program' for the Indian travel trade.
The prime minister asked the government educational bodies to employ outside professionals and lease their infrastructure to private sector to impart specialised training.
The civil aviation sector is witnessing a number of initiatives
As FIIs pull out of road projects, doubts have surfaced about the future of new highways and roads
The company seeks floor area ratio of 3, against the permitted 2, from Uttar Pradesh.
Describing AIDS as a major challenge to human survival, the government on Monday said that the corporate sector must play a greater role by forging public-private partnerships to fight the dreaded disease.
The government will soon unveil a national strategy on public-private partnership for public health, a senior government official said on Friday.
Besides the chief minister of Telangana, Modi was accompanied by Governor of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana E S L Narasimhan, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri, Telangana's IT Minister K T Rama Rao and state Bharatiya Janata Party chief K Laxman in the much-awaited train's inaugural run.
The World Economic Forum's five-day annual summit began in Davos this evening amid hopes of recovery in global economy and a time of renewed terror threats after recent strikes in France and other parts of globe.
GE, Alstom land $5.6 billion deals to supply Indian Railways
A pod-like vehicle, which can touch top speeds of close to 1,200 km an hour, will make this amazing feat possible.
India had a transition from 'socialism with a limited entry to marketism without exit'.
The President said low cost airports would be developed to promote air connectivity to smaller towns.
'The two-word answer is: Proper oversight,' says T N Ninan.
The manifesto proposes to launch a Sagar Mala project to set up new ports and upgrading the existing ones and "stringing them together".
The session, which will continue till August 11, is likely to discuss issues like lynching incidents and vigilantism, the Kashmir situation and the border stand-off with China.
China is battling a property downturn, industrial overcapacity, sluggish demand and struggling exports.
To fly 10 start-ups to San Francisco HQ of the company
The partners intend to invest $2 million annually through the India Innovation Growth Programme for the entrepreneurs to develop technology-based solutions for the betterment of the society
Six months into his new role, Vishal Wanchoo, president and chief executive officer, GE, South Asia, speaks to Jyoti Mukul about how its horizontal business lines of additives and digital are playing across its verticals.
The debt-laden company, which recently won its first railway construction project, is looking at a four-fold increase in its order book next year.
There is a lot of optimism as regards the defence, railway and manufacturing sectors.
The move is part of a larger initiative by the government to speed up work in the highway sector.
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