The Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021
The Insurance (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was introduced in Rajya Sabha by the Minister of Corporate Affairs, Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman, on March 15, 2021. The Bill amends the Insurance Act, 1938. The Act provides
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
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African Economic Outlook 2016: sustainable cities and structural transformation
The African Economic Outlook 2016 presents the continent’s current state of affairs and forecasts its situation for the coming two years. This annual report examines Africa’s performance in crucial areas:
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Indian economy to grow 7.3 per cent in 2016: UN report
Notwithstanding delays in domestic policy reforms, India’s economy is “slowly gaining momentum” and is projected to grow by 7.3 per cent this year, a United Nations report on Thursday forecast. The
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Driving foreign investment to renewable energy in India: a payment security mechanism to address off-taker risk
As India prepares to meet its increasing energy demands, which will likely double by 2030, the government has set a path towards ambitious renewable energy targets of 175GW by 2022. Raising enough finance
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Odisha's mega Posco dreams all but over
Bhubaneswar: In June 2005 when the Naveen Patnaik government signed an MoU with the South Korean steel behemoth, Posco, for a 12-mtpa mega steel plant in the state, the public euphoria reached its peak.
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End of the road for Rs 50,000 crore Posco plant?
Suspense over the fate of the Rs 50,000-crore Posco steel project in Odisha has deepened with the South Korean giant showing disinterest in pursuing it because of the hurdles it continues to face on grounds
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Africa's blue economy: a policy handbook
Africa’s “Blue word” is made of vast lakes and rivers and an extensive ocean resource base. The Blue Economy can play a major role in Africa’s structural transformation, sustainable economic progress,
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Stitches to riches?: apparel employment, trade, and economic development in South Asia
South Asia is in the midst of a demographic transition. For the next three decades, the growth of the region’s working age population will far outpace the growth of dependents. Close to one million individuals
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Budget 2016: Suit gets boot, govt sings 'Jai Kisan'
It was late CPI member A B Bardhan who had disdainfully dismissed the panic in the stock markets after the shock defeat of the BJP-led government in 2004, saying he did not give two hoots to what happened
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100 per cent FDI in food marketing to boost small players
The domestic food processing industry may get a boost with the Budget providing for 100% FDI via the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) route in marketing of food products manufactured in the country.
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Economic Survey 2016: India a haven of stability amidst gloomy global economic landscape
NEW DELHI: Presenting an optimistic picture of Indian economy, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian's Economic Survey 2015-16 said that amidst the gloomy landscape of unusual volatility in the international