No takers for BDA’s PPP model at GIM
The Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) which had great hopes from the just concluded Global Investors Meet (GIM) in the city , could not be more disppointed as not one investor has come forward to
Farmers say it’s a ‘Golmaal meet’
The anger of farmers over land acquistion for industries and broken promises on job creation by the government spilled over into the Global Investors Meet on Thursday, as some managed to sneak into th
‘What single windows? It’s doors and ventilators’
The founder and managing director of Jindal Alluminium, S.R. Jindal, who hit out at corruption and red tapism in government at the Global Investors Meet (GIM) – 2012 , explained where his anger stemm
Time for Karnataka to look beyond IT: Murthy
The advice was more startling as it came from the man largely responsible for placing Bengaluru on the global IT map. Chairman emeritus of Infosys, N. R. Narayana Murthy, took the audience at the Glo
GIM: Crores coming in
Making an all out bid to whet investor interest in the state, Chief Minister, D. V. Sadananda Gowda assured industry bigwigs at the Global Investors’ Meet (GIM-2012) , which kicked off in the city o
GIM Day 1: Tata, Birla & more
Despite scepticism from entrepreneurs and a protest by farmers over reckless land acquisition that briefly marred the opening day, the Global Investors Meet (GIM-2012) got off to a modest start here o
Big bucks: Wait begins
It was a poor start to a much-hyped event. The second edition of the Global Investors Meet (GIM) -2012 which kicked off on Wednesday at the Bengaluru International Exhibition Centre (BIEC) did not re
Rwanda eyes Karnataka as tourism hotspot
If all goes well Karnataka could soon find itself a hot favourite with tourists from Rwanda. In what could be a win-win move for both the state and the African country, a Memorandum of Understanding
City’s IT sector still hungry for mega investments
Bengaluru will continue to be a growth story in the IT sector, and the Global Investors Meet 2012 will see one of the biggest investments in the IT sector, expected to be in the region of `10,000-cror
GIM: Big dollar dreams
Chief Minister D.V. Sadananda Gowda on Wednesday struck an optimistic note when he said that the state government was confident of attracting large investments in energy and infrastructure sectors as