With this contract, Adani Green now has a portfolio of 15 GW of renewable power generating assets.
"In India's development cooperation, we will be guided by our partners' development priorities. Our assistance does not create indebtedness and is without conditionalities," he said at the 44th Annual Meeting of the G-77 Foreign Ministers on Thursday, in a veiled reference to China's loans which has led to debt-traps in some countries.
Solar power is expensive. The cost of generating one unit of solar power is Rs 15 while it costs just Rs 1.19 per unit from coal (at Sasan ultra mega power plant). The Centre, in partnership with state governments, will give incentives worth up to Rs 12 per unit for generating power from solar energy.
Moser Baer, maker of computer compact discs, on Monday said it will invest $250 million over the next three years to set up a thin film solar fabrication facility.
Government headhunters Public Enterprise Selection Board selected Srinivasan after interviewing 11 candidates at its office in New Delhi on Tuesday.
India has a huge trade surplus with US - over $20 billion a year in the past five years.
'The competition between the two is definitely going to be of great interest to the Indian market.'
There is lot of potential in chip designing and solar energy going forward
'If you weed out corruption, you will bring glory to Goa.'
'In terms of growth rate, India is better than China.'
SoftBank's investments in the past two years include $627 million in online-retailing marketplace Snapdeal and leading a $210 million funding round in taxi-hailing app Ola Cabs.
"Sath hai, vishwas hai, ho raha vikas hai," the PM said.
Addressing the nation on Independence Day, the prime minister also spoke on renewable energy and the need to maintain a balance between development and the environment. Referring to the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), launched in January 2019, Modi said, "A special campaign is being worked out to reduce pollution in 100 selected cities with a holistic approach."
The leaders said trade ties were still fragile
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said a climate deal between the United States and China does not put pressure on India, but that global warming itself was reason to take action.
What will it take for Tesla to plug and play in India? Sector pundits say it's a mix of strategy, getting the price right, timing, the right talent, and above all, patience.
In the meeting with the Governor, the US Ambassador to India discussed a range of issues including investment in various fields.
Given India's reliance on coal, electric vehicles could at best be 10% more efficient than petrol in terms of CO2 savings.
The proposals were considered by the Foreign Investment Promotion Board at its meeting held on July 4.
The Railways could tie up with technical institutions for introducing railway-oriented subject for graduation and skill development.
Besides reviving investor sentiments, Vasundhara Raje's regime has brought reforms in the social sector.
'We have been telling the government that we need handholding.' So, we sent a series of recommendations to the government, but nothing happened.' 'And the condition of industry became worse.'
The move comes at a time when IL&FS Energy has joined hands with SB Energy
FDI inflows to India are picking up.
Next week, US Secretary of State John Kerry travels to India for the fourth annual US-India Strategic Dialogue
If not contained quickly, it will have a knock-on effect in the world economy and disrupt global supply chains, Crisil analysts warned.
The immediate need is to put more money in the hands of agriculture-based and rural households to improve their purchasing power, says S Mahendra Dev.
Unlike RIL, the Adani group has not yet brought in any big stakeholders to refinance debt or expand.
Andrew Anderson, a Glasgow-based designer, launched the OnBeat headphones on crowdfunding site Kickstarter and hopes to have them on sale by early next year.
Conserving energy, the prime minister said, is the need of the hour.
He said the coastal and deltaic regions of India are reported to be vulnerable to the risks of flooding.
However, Bajpai ruled out any possibility of an epic battle in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections between Sonia Gandhi and Arun Jaitley.
Stressing that Himalayan states have similar sets of problems and opportunities, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday proposed a "common model" for the their development.
The op-ed ends with a call to the world to work shoulder to shoulder to end hate, violence and suffering.
Hours before Chandrayaan-2's 'Vikram' module's proposed soft landing on the Lunar surface, Indian Space Research Organisation chairman K Sivan said on Friday things are progressing as per plan for the much-awaited event.
The letter was the latest sign of US frustration about the business environment in India.
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