Economy

TN to get to a $1 trillion economy, the per capita income should become $10,000 to $15,000

Tamil Nadu has a lot of basic ingredients to get to a $1 trillion dollar economy, said C Vijayakumar, CEC and MD, HCL Technologies. It has a diverse, economic environment starting from manufacturing to services. Services are also quite broad-based between IT, technology , finance, agriculture and products, he said in a panel discussion on […]

Market capitalisation of NSE increased to $5.13 trillion, up 21.5% in 2024

MUMBAI: The Indian stock market witnessed substantial growth in 2024. The National Stock Exchange’s growth across listings, market capitalisation, investor participation, and funds mobilisation is better than the previous year.The NSE annual report data reveals that as of December 31, 2024, a total of 2,671 companies were listed, up from 2,527 in 2023.The market capitalisation […]

Deploying Balancing Power Could Accelerate India’s Energy Transition and Save €65 Trillion Globally by 2050: New Wärtsilä Report

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India:  Wärtsilä’s global power system modelling, published in the Crossroads to net zero report, compares two pathways from the year 2025 to 2050 with the aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and limit global warming, as per the Paris Agreement targets. In the first pathway, only renewables, such as […]

Indian entertainment-media industry to grow 8.3% CAGR to reach Rs 3.7 trillion by 2028: PwC report

NEW DELHI: India’s entertainment and media industry is projected to grow at a combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.3 per cent to hit Rs 365,000 Crore (USD 19.2 billion) outpacing the global rate of 4.6 per cent, according to PwC India’s report “Global Entertainment and Media Outlook 2024-28: India perspective”. Currently, the US leads […]

Economy

Key investment destination: FDI inflows in India exceeds $1 trillion

Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into India have crossed the $1 trillion milestone in the April 2000-September 2024 period, firmly establishing the country’s reputation as a safe and key investment destination globally. According to data from the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the cumulative amount of FDI, including equity, reinvested earnings […]

India invested $14 trillion since independence, over 50% in the last decade: Report

India’s financial landscape has seen a remarkable growth in investment spending since independence, particularly over the last decade during which more than half of the $14 trillion invested. A report by Motilal Oswal revealed that in the past 10 years, $8 trillion has been injected into the economy, to assist the country’s rapid expansion and […]

DLF’s KP Singh calls for blueprint to future-proof India’s cities for $5 trillion economy

The doyen of real estate, KP Singh – also the Chairman Emeritus of DLF Ltd – feels India needs to set up a high-powered cabinet rank committee to prepare a blueprint for developing  urban infrastructure across major cities that can support the proposed $5 trillion economy. According to him, India’s urban master planning should take […]