August 31st, 2016Emulating Singapore-model, India will offer residency permits of up to 20 years to foreigners willing to invest a minimum threshold in the country, under a new policy aimed at attracting more overseas investments.
The Cabinet, headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, approved a proposal to allow foreigners get 10 year residency...
August 14th, 2016HostGator India, an Endurance International Group brand and leading provider of shared, reseller and Virtual Private Server hosting solutions, has announced its support for 'Make In India' with the launch of 'Host In India,' an initiative for Indian businesses. Indian brands that are looking to establish their online presence can enhance...
June 24th, 2016IANS: The world's cheapest smartphone at Rs 251 (less than $4) is here, finally. Its makers, the Noida-based startup Ringing Bells Pvt Ltd, say they have made it possible despite allegations from various quarters that such a phone would not see the light of the day. Even an FIR was lodged against the company.
According to Ringing...
June 20th, 2016Apple Inc could open its first stores in India and might eventually start manufacturing in the country under new foreign investment rules for retailers outlined on Monday.
The new rules exempt foreign retailers for three years from a requirement to source 30 percent of the goods sold in company-owned stores locally.
That would allow...
March 15th, 2016Chinese smartphone maker startup OnePlus will start manufacturing smartphones in India, by the end of this year. In the press statement company announced on Monday, "OnePlus has partnered with contract manufacturer Foxconn, and is the recent company to join the Indian government's ambitious 'Make in India' initiative."
"Today is a...
February 28th, 2016Invoking eminent personalities like JK Rowling and Thomas Edison, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 17th edition of Mann ki Baat on Sunday gave a message of encouragement to the students who are set to appear for the upcoming board exams, saying that they need to hone 'discipline' as it was bound to help them focus in their studies and...
February 24th, 2016To support, Make in India initiative, India’s first smart electric scooter Ather debut the first model Ather S340.
IIT-Chennai batchmates Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain founded Bangalore-based Ather Energy in 2013. Ather (derived from the Greek word ‘aether’ for the purest form of air breathed by the gods) is a company that...
February 18th, 2016MUMBAI: The week-long Make in India event here has secured investment commitments worth Rs 15.2 lakh crore, with host state Maharashtra alone accounting for Rs 8 lakh crore.
Besides, it received investment enquiries worth Rs 1.5 lakh crore.
"The multi-sectoral Make in India Week has been a great success. We've managed to get...
February 17th, 2016The government should provide young entrepreneurs with more research centres to fuel innovation as that’s a must to develop a conducive environment for startups in Maharashtra, noted industrialist Ratan Tata has said.
“Apart from IITs and other institutes we have here, which are a source of innovation for young people, we need...
February 13th, 2016MUMBAI: India's second largest software exporter Infosys today announced cash awards for 20 entrepreneurs every year in order to encourage ideas that solve real life problems.
"Any individual can present the idea, there will be a jury judging those ideas. If the ideas are interesting and relevant to current problems, then we'll give...
December 22nd, 2015Betting big on the booming smartphone demand in the country, Chinese handset maker Vivo has set up a manufacturing and assembling facility in India with an investment of Rs 125 crore. Located at Greater Noida, the unit has a maximum production capacity of one million devices a month. "The unit will cater to the manufacturing and...
September 27th, 2015The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Snapdeal Rohit Bansal has praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Silicon valley, and said that the visit will create trust and give a vote of confidence to investors wanting to invest in India.
"In the last so many years, so many companies from the Silicon Valley have...
