Accelerator programme will provide startups with an opportunity to showcase their business proposition to partner VC firms - Sequoia Capital India and Fireside Ventures - and also a chance to win a total equity-free grant of $50,000 from Amazon

Sandhu said according to a recent report, Indian startups raised $9.3 billion until mid-December this year

In the year-ago period, FDI equity inflows stood at USD 29.31 billion, as per the data of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)

An inter-ministerial committee has been formed by the government to scrutinise these proposals, they said adding most of the investments are for brownfield projects (means in existing Indian companies)

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says health and investment in health will be top priority for government; Budget 2021 will take note of all inputs received from health sector to take this forward

DPIIT Secretary Guruprasad Mohapatra said that the government is developing a technology-based single window, where investors can not only get all information on land, procedures, requirements and forms, they can also create a single unified sheet of information

As India's IT industry advances and its content economy grows, an effective IPR regime is foundational to achieving the government's goal of a USD 1 trillion digital economy, Biswal said

During April-September 2020, India attracted FDI worth USD 7.12 billion from the US and USD 2 billion from Mauritius, which slipped to fourth position, DPIIT data shows

Sectors which attracted maximum foreign inflows during April-September 2020-21 included computer software and hardware ($ 17.55 billion), services ($ 2.25 billion), trading ($ 949 billion), chemicals ($ 437 million) and automobile ($ 417 million)

Manish Sharma, President & CEO, Panasonic India & SA and Chairperson FICCI Electronics Manufacturing Committee, tweeted, \"This is a game changer! PLI for strategic sectors approved by government! @ficci_india is thankful to the government and industry stands committed\"

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26% FDI in digital media: The company would also have to adhere to certain conditions such as the majority directors on the board of the firm shall be Indian citizens; the chief executive officer shall be an Indian

With the COVID-19 pandemic presenting unprecedented business disruption, stock awards could be an effective tool for motivating and retaining key talent while deferring immediate cash outflow

By amending the general financial rules to impose restrictions on public procurement, the Centre, through DPIIT is empowered to reject or cancel the registration of a bidding entity without according any reasons for the same

Government wants to promote the domestic telecom equipment industry by keeping out Chinese vendors. But that's easier said than done

Govt wants to make India a self-reliant country in these segments, boost exports and become a global supplier

Piyush Goyal said the DPIIT has not maintained any data regarding the number of startups that have shut operation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and startups that are still operating

Indian authorities have been aggressively promoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's flagship campaign of a self-reliant economy by urging domestic manufacturers to cut down on imports

The fresh conditions were announced by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry on September 17

The national transporter is planning to levy the user fee across 700-1,000 railway stations. Railway board CEO VK Yadav said at a press conference that the Railways is going to keep a small amount of the user fee