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UP Private Business Park Development Scheme, 2025: Key features, eligibility, and implementation

The scheme aims to develop plug-and-play business parks on government land through private investment to attract GCCs, technology firms and other knowledge-intensive service industries.

UP Bio-plastic Industry Policy, 2024: Key features, incentives, eligibility, and implementation

The policy offers incentives to attract a Rs 1,000 crore anchor PLA unit and develop a domestic bioplastics manufacturing value chain.

Minus N-power plans, fresh private investments fell 32% sequentially in Q1

India's fresh investment plans jumped 71% in Q1FY27, but excluding four mega nuclear projects, private investment weakened amid West Asia-related uncertainty

Marvell to invest $250 million, double India workforce in 3 years

US chipmaker will expand its engineering footprint in Bengaluru and Hyderabad as it steps up research and development for AI, cloud and data infrastructure

Adventz joins West Bengal investment advent with ₹1,700 crore push

Adventz Group will invest ₹1,700 crore in West Bengal for a wagon plant and logistics park while expanding into defence, AI, renewables and real estate

Starting anew: Despite Delhi connections, Bengal govt has its task cut out

There is no doubt that West Bengal's economy performed way below potential, and Mamata Banerjee's 15 years in power compounded the damage

Hindalco Industries lines up potential ₹1 trillion investment in India

Hindalco Industries will invest Rs 50,000 crore in India over the next three years across upstream and downstream businesses and is evaluating an additional Rs 50,000 crore of growth opportunities, creating a potential Rs 1 lakh crore investment pipeline, its Chairman Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Thursday. Speaking at the company's 67th Annual General Meeting, Birla said, "Across our businesses, Hindalco is executing an unprecedented investment to enhance capacities in our mines, upstream and downstream operations in India. We have already earmarked Rs 50,000 crore for strategic growth projects across the value chain. Another Rs 50,000 crore of opportunities are being evaluated." This potential Rs 1 lakh crore investment pipeline will lift the company's growth trajectory and put the company in a strong position to meet India's demands for metal solutions. Hindalco Industries, he said, is investing across the value chain to build scale, strengthen resource security and create ...

9 mega industrial zones on anvil to boost private investments in UP

UP plans nine mega industrial zones with plug-and-play facilities, skill hubs and employment centres to attract large private investments and boost manufacturing

Improving investment climate: Reforms at the state level can drive growth

NITI Aayog's investment index highlights wide disparities among states, underscoring the need for governance reforms, stronger institutions and balanced regional growth

PLI schemes led to investments of over ₹2.40 trillion until March 2026

The government on Tuesday said that Production Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes have resulted in actual investments of over Rs 2.40 lakh crore and generated over 14.15 lakh jobs until March this year. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said that the schemes have collectively enabled exports of over Rs 15.2 lakh crore since their inception, reflecting India's growing integration with global value chains. "As on March 31, 2026, under the PLI Schemes resulted actual investment of over Rs 2.40 lakh crore and employment generation of over 14.15 lakh (direct and indirect)," he said. According to the data provided by the minister in his reply, the maximum investment was received in the high efficiency solar PV modules (Rs 64,873 crore). It was followed by pharma (Rs 45,158 crore), auto (Rs 44,326 crore), speciality steel (Rs 23,896 crore), and the large-scale electronics manufacturing sector till March (Rs 20,580 ...

Momentum factor funds: Invest only with 5-yr horizon, high risk tolerance

Use them as part of a portfolio containing multiple factor strategies

Artificial intelligence investments must start delivering, say companies

AI adoption is shifting from experimentation to measurable returns as rising token costs push businesses to prioritise financial discipline and investment efficiency

Gujarat tops the NITI Aayog's 1st investment friendliness index for states

The first Investment Friendliness Index assesses 36 states and Union Territories across 84 indicators, with no state crossing the 60-mark despite five qualifying as top performers

China tops US in global favourability, shows Pew Research survey

An area the US continues to get better ratings than China is its respect for personal freedom. However, that gap is also narrowing

26000 exit in May 2026: Why are investors quitting ₹250 Chhoti SIPs?

Can you really start investing with just ₹250 a month? Yes—and that's exactly what Sebi's Chhoti SIP was designed to do.

Cabinet clears new urea policy to add 10 mt domestic production capacity

The Cabinet has approved NIPU-2026 to add 10 million tonnes of domestic urea capacity through 8-9 new plants, aiming to curb imports and boost self-reliance

HDFC Life, ICICI Pru post double-digit Q1 profit growth on premiums

HDFC Life and ICICI Prudential Life Insurance reported double-digit growth in first-quarter profit, supported by higher premium collections, investment income and healthy business growth

Cabinet okays national investment policy for 10 MT fresh urea capacity

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a National Investment Policy 2026 to create fresh domestic urea capacity of 10 million tonne and make India self-reliant in the most widely consumed fertiliser in the country. The new investment framework, approved in the cabinet meeting, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will support the setting up of 8-9 new natural gas-based plants. "India's import dependence has come down due to the addition of six new plants in the last decade. Creation of an additional 8-9 new plants will help the country meet its complete requirement locally and make it self-reliant in this fertiliser," I&B Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters after the meeting. Urea requirement is rising by 5 per cent per annum. India's urea production is around 30 million tonne against the demand of 40 million tonne. The gap of 10 million tonne is met through imports. The policy approved today aims to create additional urea capacity and become self-reliant, he said. Under

Cabinet may clear new urea investment policy on Wednesday to curb imports

The guaranteed buyback under the new policy, according to sources, will be available to the units for a period of eight years from the date of commencement of production

Ikea India plans to double investment to over Rs 21,000 crore by 2030

Swedish furniture retailer IKEA plans to more than double its investment in India to over Rs 21,000 crore by 2030 as it accelerates store expansion, strengthens local sourcing and deepens omni-channel presence to reach a turnover of Rs 8,000 crore, said its India business head Patrik Antoni. The company, which had committed to invest Rs 10,500 crore in India in 2013, when it received approval for single-brand retail operations, has already surpassed that level of investment, with the two upcoming multi-use Lykli centres in Delhi-NCR, the IKEA India CEO told PTI. "We made a commitment to the authorities that we would invest Rs 10,500 crore. This amount is already committed to India at the moment, and we see that we will probably double that investment going forward. By 2030, we should have doubled that at least," said Antoni. The new tranche of investments will be directed towards expanding the retailer's physical footprint, mixed-use developments, renewable energy projects, sourcing