August 11, 2011 in Investment Sectors by aloksinha

POWER

The power sector is high on India’s priority as it offers tremendous potential for investing companies based on the sheer size of the market and the returns available on investment capital. In the past few years, there has been considerable growth in power plants based on renewable sources of energy. The Government of India has [...]

August 3, 2011 in Investment Sectors by admin

REAL ESTATE

The real estate sector in India has assumed growing importance with the liberalisation of the economy. The consequent increase in business opportunities and migration of the labour force has, in turn, increased the demand for commercial and housing space, especially rental housing. Developments in the real estate sector are being influenced by the developments in [...]

March 3, 2011 in Investment Sectors by admin

ROAD AND HIGHWAYS

India has one of the largest road networks in the world aggregating to 3.34 million Km.The country’s road network consists of Expressways, National Highways, State Highways, Major District Roads, Other District Roads and Village Roads. About 65 per cent of freight and 86.7 per cent passenger traffic is carried by the roads. The share of [...]

March 3, 2011 in Investment Sectors by admin

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

 Information technology and electronics are still the fastest growing segment in India, both in terms of production and exports. With complete delicensing of the electronics industry with the exception of aerospace and defence electronics, and alongwith the liberalization in foreign investment and export-import policies of the entire economy, this sector is not only attracting significant [...]

March 3, 2011 in Investment Sectors by admin

FOOD PROCESSING

 The food processing industry provides vital linkages and synergies between industry and agriculture. The Food Processing Industry sector in India is one of the largest in terms of production, consumption, export and growth prospects. The government has accorded it a high priority, with a number of fiscal reliefs and incentives, to encourage commercialization and value [...]

March 3, 2011 in Investment Sectors by admin

BIO TECHNOLOGY

 The biotech sector in India is among the fastest growing knowledge based sectors with India emerging as a biotechnology hub in recent times.India has many comparative advantages in terms of knowledge, skills, R&D facilities and costs in the sector. The institutional infrastructure in the country provides the basic foundation for these strengths to translate them [...]

March 3, 2011 in Investment Sectors by admin

OIL AND GAS

 The Indian oil and gas sector is one of the six core industries in India and has very significant forward linkages with the entire economy. India has been growing at a decent rate annually and is committed to accelerate the growth momentum in the years to come. This would translate into India’s energy needs growing [...]

March 3, 2011 in Investment Sectors by admin

MINING

Mining and minerals industry in India is one of the sectors which attracts the highest Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). All the investments including FDI in the Indian mining and minerals industry were earlier governed by the Mines & Minerals (Development & Regulation) Act or MMDR Act, 1957. But realizing the tremendous growth potential and opportunities [...]

March 3, 2011 in Investment Sectors by admin

BANKING, FINANCE AND INSURANCE

 Indian federal government has opened up the banking sector for foreign investors raising the ceiling of foreign direct investment in the Indian private sector banks to 49 percent. However, the ceiling of FDI in the country’s public sector banks remains unchanged at 20 percent. Foreign banks having branches in India are also entitled to acquire [...]

March 3, 2011 in Investment Sectors by admin

AUTOMOBILES

The automotive sector, comprising of the automobile and auto component sub sectors, is one of the key segments of the economy having extensive forward and backward linkages with other key segments of the economy. It contributes about 4 per cent in India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 5 per cent in India’s industrial production. The [...]