REITs, InvITs may help raise Rs 50,000 crore: Assocham-Crisil report

January 2017

The real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) can help raise close to Rs 50,000 crore in the near-term, giv...

Tags: Real Estate Investment Trusts, InvIT, Infrastructure, NBFC, Assocham, Crisil, Building a new India, Generation, Solar, Wind capacity, Investments

REITs, InvITs may help to raise Rs 50,000 crore

January 2017

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and infrastructure investment trusts (InvITs) can help raise close to Rs 50,000 crore in the near-term, given c...

Tags: Real Estate Investment Trusts, InvITs, NBFC, ASSOCHAM, CRISIL, Vehicles, Real estate Infrastructure

Around 950 million Indians cannot access Internet | Study

January 2017

The Internet is out of the reach of nearly 950 million Indians, according to an ASSOCHAM-Deloitte joint study....

Tags: ASSOCHAM-Deloitte, Cybercrime, Affordable broadband, Smart devices

Around 950 million Indians cannot access Internet | Study

December 2016

The Internet is out of the reach of nearly 950 million Indians, according to an ASSOCHAM-Deloitte joint study. Internet penetration is increasing in...

Tags: ASSOCHAM-Deloitte, Global technology, Digital India programme

Indian telecom sector got $10 bn FDI in eight months of 2016-17

December 2016

The Indian telecom sector has received foreign direct investment (FDI) of $10 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal, Telecom Secret...

Tags: Telecom sector, FDI, J.S. Deepak, National Summit e-Governance, Digital India, Assocham, USSD, Mobile banking transactions

India to set up logistic hubs near sea ports

October 2016

The Indian government is setting up logistic hubs near sea ports with private sector participation to address several challenges related to receiving...

Tags: Inland Transportation, Nirmala Sitharaman, ASSOCHAM conference, Foreign Trade Policy, Logistic hubs, Sea ports

Infrastructure, business-friendly policies keep Gujarat ahead in exports

October 2016

Gujarat, widely acknowledged as the most business-friendly state in India, figures among the top five states that account for 69 per cent of the coun...

Tags: Maharashtra, Gujarat, Special Export-processing Zones, Infrastructure, Transport system, ASSOCHAM, Export Performance of States, PK Taneja, ACS, Industries, Mines, Gujarat Government

Unclogging legal and land blocks

September 2016

NITI Aayog is finally fixing the loose ends with the construction matrix to allow the multiplier effect to breathe its magical effect across the econ...

Tags: NITI Aayog, Construction Matrix, ASSOCHAM, NHAI, NDA, CIDCO, CW Architect and Builder Awards, CWAB