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Four-tier Goods and Services Tax structure approved in India
November 5, 2016
A four-tier Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure that was proposed by the GST council headed by the Indian Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley, in October this year, was passed on November 3
Read MoreAir pollution the root cause of 1.6 million yearly premature deaths in India
June 28, 2016
A recent International Energy Agency (IEA) report on energy and air pollution, ‘World energy outlook’ (WEO), estimated that air pollution causes 6.5 million premature deaths across the world in a year, with India alone being the contributor of 1.6 million premature deaths, al...
Read MoreIndian PM Modi’s fruitful trip to Doha
June 8, 2016
Larsen & Toubro won a contract to construct the stadium for Qatar’s 2022 world cup worth 135 million dollar.
Read MoreIndia becomes a $2 trillion dollars economy
June 1, 2016
The acceleration of growth in the 4th quarter – January-March, at 7.9% has powered the Indian economy that has crossed the symbolic mark of a 2 trillion dollars economy, at INR exchange rate of around 67 dollars. On the whole, in 2015-2016, India grew at 7.6%, boosted by th...
Read MoreEcology and Paris agreement
April 20, 2016
India on Tuesday urged the developed world to declare its enhanced action plan for the second period of Kyoto Protocol, after the Paris Climate Change Agreement. Addressing a press conference on the eve of his departure for New York for the signing of Paris Climate Change Agreeme...
Read MoreEnergy mix
March 3, 2016
Facing huge power needs, the Indian government is planning to set up new nuclear power plants and studying new locations, notably in Bihar, Haryana and Punjab, to triple in the next 10 years its nuclear power generation base. A huge market where international companies, notably U...
Read More2016-2017 economic forecasts
February 18, 2016
Moody’s, one of the leading credit rating agencies, forecasts in its last Investors Service report that the Indian economy will experience a 7,5% growth in 2016 and 2017. It expects India will take advantage of low commodity prices and limit its exposure to external problems li...
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