Narendra Modi

Infrastructure

18 June, 2020

PM Modi opens coal mining to private sector

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday officially launched the auction of 41 coal mines with an annual production capacity ......

Finance

12 June, 2020

Govt's $40-bn plan to revive SMEs off to a slow start

India’s ambitious plan to provide some 3 trillion rupees ($39.5 billion) in loans to small businesses to boost an economy ......

Manufacturing

03 June, 2020

Govt unveils $6.7 bn plan to boost electronics manufacturing

India launched a $6.65 billion plan on Tuesday to boost electronics manufacturing, saying it would start by offering five global ......

General

01 June, 2020

India's coronavirus infections overtake France amid criticism of lockdown

India’s cases of coronavirus crossed 190,000, the health ministry said on Monday, overtaking France to become seventh highest in the ......

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Finance

29 May, 2020

How coronavirus threatens to derail years of effort to control India govt debt

When finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual budget in February, a little factoid went largely unnoticed and mostly under-reported. For ......

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Infrastructure

26 May, 2020

Why the $12-bn bailout for electricity distribution firms won't light up the power sector

Earlier this month, the Narendra Modi government decided to provide a credit line of Rs 90,000 crore (almost $12 billion) ......

General

22 May, 2020

India reports biggest 24-hour rise in virus cases as lockdown eases

India registered some 6,000 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, the country’s biggest jump in 24 hours, as ......

Economy

18 May, 2020

Why Modi govt's economic plan is unlikely to soften coronavirus blow

India’s $266 billion economic rescue package rests mostly on boosting company credit but contains scant new public spending, tax breaks ......

Economy

18 May, 2020

India economy to contract 45% annualised in April-June: Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs expects India's economy to shrink 45% on an annualised basis in the quarter to the end of June, ......

General

18 May, 2020

Govt extends lockdown to May 31, to relax rules in some areas

India on Sunday extended a nationwide lockdown to May 31, as cases exceeded 90,000 and further clashes erupted between police ......