India clears Tejas jet deal worth Rs 48,000 crore

In a major decision aimed at boosting the domestic aerospace industry, India on Wednesday approved a much-awaited deal worth Rs 48,000 crore to procure 83 indigenously-developed Light Combat......

'We couldn't imagine this 15 years ago'

'At the heart of the strategic relationship between our countries are economic ties.' US Secretary of State Antony J Blinken charts out the route for the 'defining relationship' of the 21st century......

India's nuclear infrastructure nearly ready

India is in the process of raising dedicated nuclear missile groups and constructing underground nuclear shelters,senior officers in military and civilian agencies involved in creating India's......

Development or caste: What will win Gorakhpur?

The BJP is banking on development. The opposition is raking up caste identities and the dangers of hyper-nationalism.But whoever wins, one thing is clear: Eastern UP is headed for a massive,......

$700-mn ADB loan for infra projects

Multilateral lending agency Asian Development Bank today said it will provide up to $700 million (around Rs 3,360 crore) loan to India for accelerating infrastructure projects through......

'Bond inclusion will lower cost of capital'

'The cost of financing the fiscal deficit will decrease, as new passive investors join in.' Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vikas Goel, MD and CEO at PNB Gilts spoke to Anjali......

Renewable energy: Avaada, others up the ante against conglomerates

When Vineet Mittal first got into solar power, sometime around 2009, and was planting solar panels in Gujarat, renewable energy looked like a sector ripe for startups. Renewables were clearly the......

Coming soon: rating system for infra projects

The new system is expected to place emphasis on various in-built credit enhancement structures. The government plans to introduce a new credit rating system for infrastructure. The finance ministry......

Pitlane tales: Daruvala finishes creditable fourth in Formula 2

IMAGE: India's Jehan Daruvala, a Red Bull Junior driver is tipped to become the third F1 driver after Narain Karthikeyan and Karun Chandhok. Photograph: Jehan Daruvala/Twitter India's Jehan......

Readers on where India has gone wrong

M KRISHNANAND:Dear SirI appreciate your efforts in getting valuable feedback from people on the reasons for India's poor form in ODIs and how we can improve it . Now that the Pakistan series is......