In the past decade, the Indian aviation industry has emerged as the 9th biggest aviation industry in the world. However, high taxes and slow pace of regulatory reforms have adversely impacted the growth of this industry.
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Industrial projects to get security okay in 12 weeks
Industrial and infrastructure project proposals will get security clearance within 12 weeks as the Home Ministry has streamlined the process by issuing a detailed guideline in this regard.
PM launches ´Make in India´ initiative
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the ´Make in India´ initiative with an aim to give the Indian economy global recognition.
Good Days Are Here…
The first 100 days of the Modi government have been encouraging. Now the Centre is firmly moving to mission mode. There´s much that the infrastructure sector can look forward to in the days to come. Let´s look at the various initiatives that the government plans to unroll.
Infrastructure has been a key sector attracting FDI
Devraj Singh, Executive Director - Tax & Regulatory Services, EY India discusses various issues related to FDI in the Indian infrastructure sector. What has been the trend of FDI inflows into the Indian infrastructure sector in the last decade
FDI Ultimate Game Changer
Though investment in infrastructure is expected to touch $1,025 billion in the Twelfth Five-Year Plan (2012-17), many hurdles are choking investment inflows despite the government´s overdrive to attract funds. The government´s recent decision to open up the railway sector to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
Rs 5 lakh crore needed to complete sanctioned rail projects
Railways need nearly Rs 5 lakh crore to complete all sanctioned projects for which it is mobilising additional resources including private investment, FDI and private-public partnership.
PEL partners with APG for $1billion infra JV
Piramal Enterprises Ltd (PEL) is tying up with the worlds second largest pension fund APG Asset Management (APG) to invest $1 billion in Indias roads, ports, airports, power plants, telecom towers, the education and healthcare sectors.
$1.5 bn FDI in telecom
In the first two months of the current fiscal, the foreign direct investment (FDI) in the telecom sector has registered US$ 1.5 billion against US$ 9 million in the corresponding months of the previous year.
Budget: Leapfrog from infra trampoline
The Union Budget 2014-15 presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has laid an infra tarpaulin and created a mood for growth. An eBiz integrated portal where all ministries would be integrated by December is underway to facilitate business. The allocations are across the spectrum of infrastructure, manufacturing and social sectors.



