Budget 2019: Govt contemplating higher FDI in aviation, media, says Sitharaman

Global FDI flow slipped by 13 per cent in 2018 to USD 1.3 trillion, from 1.5 in the previous year.

Ficci for increasing FDI cap in insurance to 74 per cent

In line with 100 pc FDI in food retail, a similar policy could be considered for multi-brand retail in products, said Ficci.

No information is available about the number of proposals received for FDI under automatic route.

Existing regulations state that e-commerce firms cannot exercise ownership over the goods sold on their online marketplace.

India received USD 1.4 billion in FDI in the retail sector between 2000 and 2018, which is only 0.36 per cent of the overall FDI inflows.

The TSRTC employees unions have given their strike notice to executive director, Mr M. Ravinder at Bus Bhavan on Monday.

The government has been focusing on post harvest management and logistics.

50 per cent of the total foreign direct investment has gone to four technology- driven sectors.

The increase in FDI is crucial in 2018-19 as increase in import bill is expected to widen the current account deficit (CAD).

The government has put in place a liberal and transparent policy for FDI.