India secured 154 of 169 valid votes at the 34th IMO Assembly in London, topping the category of nations with the largest stake in international seaborne trade. India has been re‑elected to the Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) for the 2026-27 biennium, securing the highest number of votes in Category B, which represents...
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IndiGo Expands Domestic Connectivity from Navi Mumbai International Airport
The new services strengthen Navi Mumbai International Airport’s position as a complementary hub to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). IndiGo, India’s largest airline by passenger volume and fleet size, has announced new domestic routes and frequency additions from the recently inaugurated Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA), reinforcing the airport’s role as a complementary...
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CII Calls for Green Finance Institution, Recycling Parks and Faster Clearances in Budget 2026-27
Industry body calls for a holistic transition to sustainability across finance, recycling and infrastructure, simplifying environmental regulations, strengthening compliance, advancing circularity, and ensuring India’s future building stock is energy‑efficient. The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) has called for a suite of institutional reforms and policy interventions to accelerate India’s transition to a green economy. In...
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PIDG Expands India Portfolio, Mobilises ₹29 Billion for Sustainable Infrastructure
PIDG’s credit‑guarantee unit GuarantCo supported Vivriti Capital’s ₹2.9 billion listed bond, KPI Green Energy’s ₹6.7 billion green bond, and Muthoot Capital’s ₹1.5 billion green bond this year. Blended‑finance pioneer Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) is expanding its India portfolio in 2025, focusing on mobilising domestic institutional debt for the country’s sustainability transition. The push follows...
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Anant Goenka Takes Charge as FICCI President; Centenary Logo Unveiled by Piyush Goyal
As FICCI’s new leadership prepares to steer the chamber into its 100th year, Commerce & Industry Minister Piyush Goyal unveiled the centenary logo, ‘100 Years of Building Tomorrow’, at the annual convention. Anant Goenka, Vice Chairman of RPG Group, has assumed charge as President of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI)...
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InfraPandit Awards 2025 Spotlight Doctoral Research Driving India’s Infrastructure Future
The first edition of the InfraPandit Awards, instituted by New Delhi‑based InfraVision Foundation and backed by $30.7 billion EPC and technology conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T), honoured doctoral research in clean energy and urban sanitation innovations. India’s next big leap in infrastructure creation will be propelled by emerging technologies and sustainability, supported by a strong...
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India Eyes US Trade Framework Deal by Year-End; FDI Strategy Expands Beyond Market Access
Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal has said that, alongside negotiations on a bilateral trade agreement with the US, India is pursuing a framework deal to tackle reciprocal tariff challenges faced by domestic exporters. A senior Department of Commerce official has said India is likely to conclude a framework trade deal with the US within this calendar...
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Centre Weighs Infra Status for Hotels to Unlock Tourism Investment: Shekhawat
Union Minister for Tourism and Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, addressing FICCI’s 98th AGM, outlined the government’s vision to transform tourism into a $1 trillion sector generating millions of jobs by 2047. The government is actively considering granting harmonised infrastructure status to the hotel industry, a long-standing demand that could unlock significant capital inflows and strengthen...
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India’s GDP Surges 8% in H1 FY26, Driven by Infra and Services
Private consumption has emerged as the key driver of India’s growth momentum, with Real PFCE rising 7.9 per cent in Q2 against 6.4 per cent last year, and expected to sustain in the current quarter. Buoyed by secondary and tertiary sectors of the economy, real GDP growth for the second quarter of the current fiscal...
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SIA‑India Pushes Bold Budget, Hybrid PLI to Power Space Sector Takeoff
Alongside higher allocations proposed over the next three Union Budgets, the industry association has urged a unique hybrid Production Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme to draw global investment into India’s fast‑growing space economy. Industry body Satcom Industry Association of India (SIA-India) has urged higher allocation for the space sector in the Union Budget 2026-27, along with...