http://indiainvestopedia.com Reviews about markets, news, investments going on in India Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:42:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en INDIA is witnessing a lot of entrepreneurial activity in the last couple of years attracting investor interest in the process. Despite 2006 being a blockbuster year with as many as 299 deals worth $7.5 billion being transacted in the overall venture capital/private equity space, the country is yet to see ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/seeding-dollar-dreams-not-yet/ BHARTI Airtel and Microsoft on Sunday announced a strategic partnership that will offer a range of software and services for SMBs in India. The partnership will begin by offering to Indian SMBs Microsoft Solutions for Hosted Messaging and Collaboration. It will also offer other hosted applications like CRM, Accounting, ERP, ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/bharti-microsoft-in-alliance/ Haryana gives in-principle nod to project to be spread over 20,000 acres to real estate giant DLF Universal Ltd is going to match Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd in setting up a 20,000 - acre multi-product Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Gurgaon. Senior Haryana State Industrial Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/after-reliance-dlf-plans-sez/ Warehousing hub at Kandla A Rs 200-300-crore warehousing hub is coming up outside Kandla Port. Jointly promoted by Kandla SEZ and IL&FS, the facility is said to be India's first in scope and dimensions. Already about 20 plots have been allotted for warehouse facility outside the port for setting up container ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/warehousing-hub-at-kandla/ Gold Souk IPO in 2007 NEW DELHI: Bullish on jewellery consumption in the country, Aerens Gold Souk, a jewellery mall under the Aerens group, is planning to come out with an IPO next year. The company is also negotiating with US and UK-based real estate funds, and hopes to finalise talks ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/gold-souk-ipo-in-2007/ Government may revise the fuel prices quarterly Indian government is planning to make a model in which the fuel prices in India at for the retail consumers will be revised in every 3 months. After seeing the steep rise and falls in the oil prices in the recent past, the government ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/government-may-revise-the-fuel-prices-quarterly/ Reliance found more Gas in the Krishna Godavari Basin This is good, Reliance has found more gas reserves in the Krishna Godavari Basin. Now the company will start the pumping process by June 2008. The company earlier had gas in this region in the shallow sedimentary basin, but now what they ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/reliance-found-more-gas-in-the-krishna-godavari-basin/ SEZ: Is it Export promotion or Real Estate Promotion: says RBI Now the SEZ fever has disturbed the (Reserve Bank of India) RBI too. The RBI has said that the SEZ policy 2005 sees to be more focused on the Real Estate promotion rather that Export promotion. In the recent reports, ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/sez-is-it-export-promotion-or-real-estate-promotion-says-rbi/ Kerala inviting partners for SEZ in State. The Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) is inviting proposals, the real estate developers to partner into the SEZ that they are willing to set up in Kerala State. The corporation has acquired land in the Districts of Kannur, Kozhikode and Malappuram. KSIDC ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/kerala-inviting-partners-for-sez-in-state/ After Reliance and Bharti: Birla also explore for Retail Birla has also joined the retail race going on in India. After Reliance Retail and Bharti coming up with their Retail outlets, Birla is also exploring opportunities to grab some market share. Birla’s have joined hand with McKinsey to study and explore ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/after-reliance-and-bharti-birla-also-explore-for-retail/ Prudential ICICI MF /ahead of UTI MF Prudential ICICI Mutual Fund (MF) and UTI MF are competing hard for number one position in the mutual fund business with the gap in asset under management (AUM) by the two fund houses narrowing down to just Rs 28 crore at Rs 30,143 crore ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/prudential-icici-mf-ahead-of-uti-mf/ Rs 15,000-crore refinery in Jamnagar SEZ : Essar As the SEZ fever is going on in the country. Essar group has decided to set up a Rs 15,000-crore, 16-20 million tonne green-field refinery in its upcoming SEZ near Jamnagar. Jamnagar already boasts of the world's largest grassroots refinery built by Reliance ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/rs-15000-crore-refinery-in-jamnagar-sez-essar/ Industrial Model Town ; in Faridabad THE HARYANA government has decided to set up an Industrial Model Town (IMT) in Faridabad. The Haryana Small Industrial Development Corporation (HSIDC), entrusted with the task to develop the IMT, has started the process of acquiring 1,850 acres. According to Ballabgarh MLA M.S. Sharda Rathore, ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/industrial-model-town-imt-faridabad-in-pipeline/ DDA bidding hotel lands at unreasonable prices In a study of the land auctions to be done in Delhi for the Commonwealth games in 2010, The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has grand plans to cope with this shortfall, by carving out specific areas for building hotels. The DDA is looking to ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/dda-bidding-hotel-lands-at-unreasonable-prices/ SEZ Caps: Central and State governments stands against each other. So the SEZ war is on between the Central and the State Governments. PRESSURE is building on the central government from states for removal of the ceiling on SEZs by the empowered group of ministers (eGoM). The EGoM, ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/sez-caps-central-and-state-governments-stands-against-each-other/ FDI norms for Real Estate Development in India can be eased Government of India is planning to ease the entry of the foreign investors in the country. The norms which were earlier being set by the Indian government were difficult so that the overseas Real Estate Developers cannot get into the ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/fdi-norms-for-real-estate-development-in-india-can-be-eased/ Newly proposed policies by the Ministry of Finance for Special Economic Zones (SEZ) So the Finance Ministry has come up with THEIR approach for the Special Economic Zones (SEZ’s). The Ministry has the following points to say: (1) The New Units that are going to come up in these Special Economic Zones ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/newly-proposed-policies-by-the-ministry-of-finance-for-special-economic-zones-sez/ Air Sahara expanding bases to 14 more cities Air Sahara, one of the most preferred airlines in India has announced an expansion plan to 14 cities across the country. The company must have already lost much market share because of the news of takeover by Jet airways, so this step seems ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/air-sahara-expanding-bases-to-14-more-cities/ Lupin planning SEZ in India for themselves Lupin, a global market leader in API and formulations in the Pharma Industry, is planning an SEZ in Maharashtra. The initial investment would be Rs 200 crore, which may go up to anywhere between Rs 400 crore and Rs 500 crore. The company has ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/lupin-planning-sez-in-india/ Mahindra & Mahindra investing Rs 1,500 cr in Maharashtra Mahindra & Mahindra has shortlisted four states Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttranchal and Karnataka. The company is planning to invest Rs 1,500 crore in next 2-3 years, under its automobile, infrastructure and information technology business in Maharashtra. The company has signed an ... http://indiainvestopedia.com/mahindra-mahindra-investing-rs-1500-cr-in-maharashtra/