Climate policies as catalyst for green FDI
This paper assesses the role of climate policies as a catalyst of low carbon technologies deployment through foreign direct investment (FDI). Leveraging detailed cross-border project-level information,
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
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Unions, NGO activists slam Budget priorities
Various trade unions and social organisations, including the RSS-backed Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), criticised the first Budget of the Narendra Modi Government. They said the Budget failed to give any
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Smart city project to create 10-15% employment
AURANGABAD: Terming the Union budget presented by finance minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday as 'pragmatic and sensible', the city's industrialists said the budget would send a positive signal to investors
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River linking plan, FDI in defence draw flak
Budget proposals 2014-15 evoked mixed reactions from economic experts in the city on Thursday, with the Agri-Infrastructure Fund welcome, while the decision on FDI in defence and other areas faced came
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Union Budget 2014: Big boost for infra, cheer for industry
Investors looking to a bull run following finance minister Arun Jaitley’s maiden Budget were a confused lot, with the Budget scoring as many hits as misses. Eventually, after an exceptionally volatile
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Budget 2014: FM Arun Jaitley says targetting expansion of economy without burdening common man
PM Narendra Modi's new government on Thursday unveiled a Budget it said can revive growth after the longest slowdown in a quarter of a century even while curbing borrowing. Narendra Modi's government,
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Rail Budget puts more burden on people: CPM
The CPM today termed the first Rail Budget of the NDA government as a cosmetic exercise, high on rhetoric and low in substance and stated that it had belied the expectations of the people of the state
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10 things to know about Modi govt's maiden rail budget
Mumbai-Ahmedabad gets first bullet train; govt to launch diamond quadrilateral of high speed trains Railway minister Sadananda Gowda in his maiden rail budget today said the bulk of future railway projects
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Economic development in Africa report 2014: catalysing investment for transformative growth in Africa
Investment is a major driver of long-run growth and development. It is necessary to build productive capacities, transform the structure of economies, generate employment and reduce poverty. Over the
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Teesta III hydropower project to go on stream in early 2015
Delayed by over two years due to natural calamities, the 1200 MW Teesta III hydropower project in Sikkim is scheduled to commence commercial production in the first quarter of 2015. With over 100% of
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World investment report 2014: investing in the SDGs - an action plan
This edition of the World Investment Report provides valuable analysis that can inform global discussions on how to accelerate progress toward the Millennium Development Goals and shape a long-range vision