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Net FDI in India declined to USD 6.95 billion in FY26 from USD 27.99 billion in FY23 due to higher repatriation by foreign investors and increased ODI outflows, the government told Rajya Sabha. Gross FDI, however, reached a record USD 94.84 billion

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will lead a high-level Indian business delegation to Spain, Belgium, and Finland from July 13–17. The five-day visit aims to deepen trade, investment, and technology ties while expanding business-to-business partnerships with European industries

NITI Aayog held consultations on implementing the SHANTI Act, 2025, which permits private participation in India's nuclear power sector. Discussions focused on regulations, FDI, financing, manufacturing, workforce development and operational readiness to support the country's long-term clean energy goals

India remains relatively insulated from the West Asia conflict due to strong domestic demand, policy buffers, and public investment, the Finance Ministry said, while warning of inflation, fiscal pressures, and wider trade deficits, with risks hinging on energy supply disruptions and global uncertainties

Government may raise FDI limit in pension sector to 100 per cent, aligning with insurance sector reforms. A Bill amending the PFRDA Act is expected in upcoming Parliament session, separating NPS Trust from regulator to strengthen governance and investment inflows

Diversifying beyond the services sector and boosting investment in agriculture and manufacturing, especially processing industries, can help India attract stable and long-term FDI inflows

Government’s move to raise FDI limit in the insurance sector to 100 per cent is welcome, but it must address genuine concerns with openness and fairness

India recorded a 16 per cent rise in FDI inflows to USD 50.36 billion in the first half of FY26, the highest ever for the period. Minister Jitin Prasada said FTAs, including the EFTA pact securing USD 100 billion investment, are strengthening investor confidence.

Gross foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows remained strong, rising by around 14 per cent to USD 81 billion in 2024-25, from USD 71.3 billion a year ago. However, net FDI inflows moderated to USD 0.4 billion in 2024-25, from USD 10.1 billion a year ago.

Focus should be on facilitating tie-ups between international and Indian firms while ensuring a level playing field

Cabinet nod to liberalise FDI policy in the space sector gives regulatory clarity for foreign investments

If we compare FDI equity inflow with China, we still fail to attract a significant share of world FDI mainly due to lack of institutional framework

The government is looking at further easing foreign direct investment (FDI) norms in the space sector to attract overseas players, a top official said on Monday

FDI inflows stood at USD 16.58 billion during April-June 2022-23. Inflows during January-March 2023 too had contracted 40.55 per cent to USD 9.28 billion

More than 120 CEOs founders of online skill gaming companies and game developers along with all the industry bodies have written to the PMO.

The sharp measures outlined in the December MPC review clearly indicate that fight against inflation will continue.

The global financial institution said that the revised update was mainly due to greater resilience shown by the Indian economy against global shocks and better September quarter figures.

By B Sambamurthy India has been striving hard to accelerate the growth of the manufacturing sector. There has been no surfeit of initiatives by governments over the last two decades. But the results are suboptimal. The share of manufacturing, which was about 15% of the GDP during 2000, crawled over the next two decades to […]

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Hyderabad: The Indian pharmaceutical sector was one of the worst-hit sectors due to the Covid pandemic. The industry faced twin shocks of raw material shortage as well as an increase in prices of primary raw material for drugs- active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). As the factories in China were hit by lockdown, India faced challenges to […]