Foreign Direct Investment

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Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

No proposal to review FDI in multi-brand retail: Sitharaman

Current foreign direct investment policy permits overseas players to hold 51 per cent stake in an Indian retail company.

10 Apr 2017 3:41 PM

To attract investments, the DDA has reduced the limit of built-up area for FDI from Rs 50K sqm to Rs 20K sqm.

New Delhi Development Authority policy to check graft

No building permit to be required for minor construction works.

09 Apr 2017 1:27 AM

Posco project site at Paradip in Odisha’s Jagatsinghpur.

Posco project site looks like war-ravaged land

Tidal inundation fear looms after 3 lakh trees felled for jinxed steel plant.

22 Mar 2017 2:01 AM

Insurance penetration in the country was 3.4 per cent in 2015 against the world average of 6.2 per cent.

Govt considering 100 per cent FDI in insurance broking

The FDI policy, at present, allows 49 per cent foreign investment in the insurance sector.

21 Mar 2017 2:14 PM

FDI seeks foreign money into identified local businesses.

Govt mulls FDI relaxation in multi-brand retail policy

Govt was also considering a proposal to increase FDI limit in print media to 49 per cent from 26 per cent.

18 Mar 2017 5:46 PM

FDI is short for Foreign Direct Investment.

FDI inflow zooms 18 per cent to $46 billion in 2016

Highest foreign inflows were in such sectors as services, telecom, trading, computer hardware and software and automobile.

24 Feb 2017 4:37 PM

Government has revised its target of renewable energy capacity to 175 GW by 2022-end.

Country received FDI worth $1.77 bn in renewables

Total FDI equity inflow in the non-conventional energy sector during April 2014 to September 2016.

19 Jan 2017 10:38 AM

Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani.

Will complete investment of Rs 1.25 lakh cr in Guj by Mar: Mukesh Ambani

Gujarat has also attracted the highest FDI among all states.

10 Jan 2017 7:27 PM

Expect high FDI momentum in 2017 too: Govt

FDI inflows in January-September jumped 21 per cent to USD 32.18 billion.

16 Dec 2016 11:03 AM

India received USD 101.76 billion from Mauritius between April 2000 and September 2016. The cumulative FDI inflows during the period amounted to USD 310.26 billion.

India crosses $300 billion foreign direct investment

FDI came through the Mauritius route, as investors wanted to take advantage of India's double taxation avoidance treaty.

04 Dec 2016 1:58 PM

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: PTI)

Sitharaman pushes for no FDI in tobacco sector

The ministry has proposed to ban FDI in licensing for franchisee, trademark, brand name and management contracts.

24 Nov 2016 12:20 PM

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