New Delhi : Global entrepreneurial mentoring network Techstars on Monday announced to open its first mentorship-driven accelerator in Bengaluru to nurture Indian start-ups in the emerging technologies. To begin with, the Techstars accelerator in India will invest...
Tripura to execute Smart City project with ADB loan
Agartala : The Tripura government has taken a Rs 500 crore loan from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Hudco to execute the Rs 1,000 crore Smart City project here, Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb said here on Wednesday. "The state government has taken Rs 500 crore...
China introduces changes in restrictions on overseas investment
Beijing : China has restricted the investments its companies can make overseas in several sectors including property, hotels and equity investment funds while easing curbs in sectors like electricity and telecoms, it was reported on Monday. The National Development...
Bengal nets over Rs 2.19 lakh cr of investment proposals
Kolkata : The two-day "Bengal Global Business Summit 2018" organised by the state government has received new investment proposals worth Rs 2,19,925 crore, which is less than last year by about Rs 15,000 crore, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced here on...
Sebi allows REITs, InvITs to raise funds via debt securities
Mumbai : Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday said it has allowed Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) and Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) to raise funds by issuing debt securities. "In order to facilitate growth of InvITs and REITs, Sebi...
Indian envoys tour Himachal to identify investment opportunities
Shimla, (IANS) A group of Indian envoys on Thursday called on Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh here and discussed investment opportunities in the state, a statement said. The envoys which included High Commissioner to Britain Navtej Singh Sarna,...
FIPB to take up 47 foreign investment proposals
New Delhi:(IANS) The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) will on Monday take up 47 proposals of foreign investment, including a host of them from pharmaceutical majors like Glaxo SmithKline, Novartis and Mylan Laboratories, an official said. Other investment...
POULTRY VENTURE CAPITAL FUND – A BOON FOR POULTRY SECTOR
By: Dr. Majdood Ahmad, Consultant, (Retd. Dy. Comm. Poultry, Govt. of India.) The Poultry Venture Capital Fund Scheme was sanctioned by the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries (DAH&D), Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India during 11th...