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Thursday, March 28, 2024
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Topic: FDI

FDI inflow up this fiscal: Piyush Goyal tells Lok Sabha

The commerce minister said the total FDI inflow into India in 2018-19 was $62 billion as opposed to $60.97 billion in 2017-18.

FDI has been stuck at $60 billion/year after big jumps in first 2 years under PM Modi

Modi had gone out of his way to woo investors in his first term too. But after a rush in the first 2 years, FDI plateaued for the rest of the term.

The panch tattva that Modi govt must adopt to revive Indian economy

Corporate tax cut provides relief to our slowing economic engine, but Modi government must prepare a roadmap of how it can bridge the associated revenue loss.

Modi govt’s FDI push won’t cover up inefficiency in insurance sector – or help consumers

Consumers with a dispute feel discouraged to approach the ombudsmen. Insurance firms’ control over these offices further complicates things.

Modi govt offers a deal to the world – take our billion consumers, give us jobs

India’s customers-for-jobs bargain could pay off if the easing of FDI rules is followed by less red tape & even small improvements in infrastructure.

Rahul Gandhi must think before he speaks, else it could be politically fatal for Congress

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Modi cabinet allows 100% FDI in coal mining, 26% in online news media

Cabinet also decides to relax the current FDI norms for single-brand retail and ease sourcing norms, apart from clearing a proposal for 75 new medical colleges.

Modi needs more than tax breaks to make India an investment hub

India lags behind ASEAN peers in winning over investors. Part of the reason is it’s harder to open and run a business in India than in Southeast Asia.

Budget 2019 will boost growth only if Modi govt is friendly towards business and profits

Nirmala Sitharaman’s push to get corporate India to invest more will depend on whether the budget inspires enough confidence.

Growth stagnant, Sitharaman promises to ease FDI norms but markets don’t buy it just yet

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says government intent on relaxing the cap on FDI in aviation, media, animation and insurance sectors.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.