Narendra Modi

Finance

14 November, 2019

India's love for cash hinders move to digital economy despite demonetisation push

India's dependency on cash may slow the country's transition to digital payments despite large numbers of internet and mobile phone ......

Infrastructure

12 November, 2019

India to invite foreign firms to partake in oil companies' privatisation

International energy firms will be invited to participate in India’s privatisation of state-owned oil companies, the country’s Oil Minister Dharmendra ......

Premium

Infrastructure

12 November, 2019

In Charts: How India's $5 tn GDP dream faces mounting infra delays, cost overruns

On Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a meeting of PRAGATI, or the Pro-active Governance and Timely Implementation, a multi-purpose, ......

Economy

05 November, 2019

Asia trade pact doesn't reflect India's interests, decided not to join: PM Modi

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that he could not compromise the interests of farmers and workers at ......

Infrastructure

01 November, 2019

Goldman-backed ReNew says Andhra Pradesh woes could hurt India's renewables goal

Investors could be put off India by Andhra Pradesh state's difficult relationship with renewable energy companies, Sumant Sinha, chair of ......

Economy

29 October, 2019

PM Modi says Saudi Arabia to invest in India's downstream oil, gas projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday Saudi Arabia will invest in downstream oil and gas projects in India as ......

General

24 October, 2019

India jumps 14 places on World Bank's ease of doing business list

Faster bankruptcy resolution and issuance of construction permits helped India jump 14 places in the World Bank’s annual ranking of ......

Finance

15 October, 2019

PM Modi's switch to faceless assessment irks tax unions

Indian tax officials are pushing back against Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s new faceless tax assessment program, complaining about a lack ......

Economy

25 September, 2019

Why PM Modi's corporate tax cut is unlikely to spur job bonanza

With one eye on flagging demand, businesses in India are likely to bank the government's $20.4 billion corporate tax windfall ......

Manufacturing

24 September, 2019

Corporate tax cut may boost smartphone manufacturing in India

India’s lower corporate tax rate will help its smartphone industry expand, fuel research and development (R&D) investment and attract higher-value ......