Tourism

Tourism

India’s Domestic Tourists Seeking New Adventures Over the past decade, India’s domestic tourists have been visiting more states in India and traveling beyond the few 'popular' destinations. While the growth rate of both Foreign and Domestic Tourists have increased at...
Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojna

Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojna

MUDRA – Targeting micro and unorganized businesses What credit do the small businesses receive ? Pradhan Mantri MUDRA Yojana launched to increase credit availability to micro enterprises   Potential size of microfinance market: Rs.1.4-2.5 lakh crore at penetration...
Handloom Worker

Handloom Worker

  Handloom in India – Can the decline be reversed ? On 7th August 2015, the first National Handloom day was celebrated and a new brand “India Handloom” was launched. “India Handloom” is expected to create awareness about handloom products and provide a better market...
FDI

FDI

India: The Global FDI Destination? What are the FDI inflows to India? During the first 3 months of 2015-16, FDI Equity inflows increased by 40% compared to 2014-15. On 10th November, the Government brought FDI related reforms and liberalisation touching upon 15 major...
Disinvestment targets

Disinvestment targets

  Disinvestment targets: Will the Government meet the targets? In the last 5 years, the Government fell way short of the initial budgeted receipts under disinvestments. As per Budget 2015-16, the disinvestment target for the year is Rs 69,500 crore - Rs 41,000 crore...