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While there are many options available for non-residents to invest in India, ‘Real Estate’ is perhaps the fastest growing best option for non-residents. The reasons for this being the fact that this sector is self-organising from being an unorganised sector, and India is also one of the emerging economies of the world. Also returns from real estate investments have done better compared to other investment options available.

Non-residents can acquire, rent out, transfer and even sell immovable property. To add to this they can also take the money they get by renting or selling their property: this provision being subject to foreign exchange regulations. It is important to keep in mind that non-residents cannot acquire property like agricultural land, farmhouses and plantation.

Non-residents may purchase such immovable property either with the help of ‘home loan’ available in banks, or with their ‘own money’; the term ‘own money’ here referring to money received in India by way of inward remittance from overseas, out of income earned overseas, personal savings outside India. These funds can be remitted through Non-Resident External (NRE) or Non-Resident Ordinary (NRO) or Foreign Currency (non-resident) (FCNR) bank accounts.

In addition, non-residents can remit sale proceeds outside India for two such properties. Any remittance thereafter requires approval of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

Apart from real estate, non-residents can also invest in India through Bank Deposits. Non-residents can invest in Banks’ deposits accounts out of funds remitted from abroad or foreign exchange brought in India on a repatriation basis (better known as Fixed Deposits). In general they can open any kind of NRI Account, and they can also open FCNR accounts with US Dollar, Great Britain Pound, Euro or Japan Yen. Such FCNR accounts will be operational for a period of one to three years. They can also open NRE fixed deposit account with Indian Rupee. The duration for NRE account is the same as FCNR accounts.

Note: These accounts can be opened by fresh remittances or transferring remittances from existent accounts, and while remittances can be received in any currency, it can only be received in the designated currency in FCNR Accounts. These accounts can be a joint account with two or more non-residents holding an account. Such accounts are tax exempted.

Bank Accounts can be opened on a repatriation (NRE Account) and non-repatriation (NRO Account) basis. Nomination facility is allowed in favour of residents and non-residents. Non-residents can also maintain foreign currency account in India on permanent settlement in India.

Non-residents can invest in secondary market through Portfolio Investment in equity shares and/or convertible debentures.

In addition to these, non-residents can invest in Indian Mutual Funds. They can invest through company deposits on non-repatriation basis for upto a maximum of three years. Investment is also allowed in PSU Bonds and/or proprietary or partnership concern in India. Non-residents may also invest in air taxi operation and Commercial Paper issued by Indian Companies.

With the world becoming smaller due to globalization, there are a lot of options available to people for everything and the same rings true for home decoration. Today, one can decorate their homes in any style that they want – be it the Arabian Style, or the Indian Style, or even the medieval style. While home decor is interesting, today people who have themed hotels and restaurants can also look out for themed furniture, as there are several companies and firms that deal in themed furniture. Indian themed hotels and restaurants are quite famous in the western world. Here is some important information about Indian furniture for a restaurant.

Atithi Devo Bhavo:

India is one of the few countries that are known for its hospitality and the phrase ‘the guest is similar to God’. Therefore, Indian furniture is one of the most elegantly designed and comfortable furniture that one might ever get. A little bit of searching will help you find the perfect Indian wooden furniture for your restaurant, hotel or watering hole.

Indian Wooden Furniture is for all Rooms:

Indian wooden furniture is one of the most complete furniture sets in history. Therefore, one would get Indian furniture for the dining room, the bedroom, the drawing room and even the kitchen. Of course, the kitchen furniture has to be sturdy and specially made, simply because it has to withstand the work in the kitchen.

The same goes for furniture for restaurants and hotels. You will find the most elegant chairs, sofas, dining and serving tables etc that will add a quaint and retrospective Indian touch to the look and feel of your restaurant or hotel.

Form and Function:

Like everything else, Indian furniture holds a special place in a typical Indian family. Indians almost revere their homes and the same reverence is reserved for the furniture – which means that the furniture once bought is kept for almost a lifetime. Therefore, Indian furniture is much more durable and can take a lot more wear and tear than most of the modern type of furniture that we see. Therefore, one would not have to spend much on wooden furniture made from India, unless they are really buying a chunk of Indian history at an auction.

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If you are interested in the much happening Commonwealth Games taking place in Delhi, you must know about the Commonwealth Games Delhi bus tickets. Delhi Bus Transport is making special arrangements to make the venues more accessible for the visitors.

The Commonwealth Games Delhi bus tickets are a gateway to this mega sport event, which can be witnessed between 3rd and 14th October 2010 in Delhi. The city is speeding up its infrastructure development projects. Making Delhi buses more efficient is one aspect of the development programs. The concerned authorities are trying to make their services more efficient and the booking of Commonwealth Games Delhi bus tickets is much easier. Delhi buses will be plying at a higher frequency to tow visitors to the venues.

If you have already made up your mind to be part of this very distinct sport event, taking place in India after the Asian Games of 1982, then booking the Commonwealth Games Delhi bus tickets in advance will be a good idea. In fact you can make the booking of your Commonwealth Games Delhi bus tickets along with your Commonwealth games tickets to ensure you don’t miss out on the action.

Delhi buses are becoming highly efficient; they are determined to provide the visitors international level services during the Game. Delhi buses will be at the forefront during these games as special buses will be arranged from each venue to another and also between venues and the Games Village. Delhi bus Transport will also see fast buses running between railway stations, airports to various venues. To make an easy access to Commonwealth Games Delhi bus tickets several travel portals will be running over time in helping you book the best Delhi bus transport to get you to the games. They will also ensure that the best prices are offered to you. Whether it is booking a bus ticket to Delhi from various parts of the country or booking a Delhi bus to the venue of your choice, these portals will assist you to get you on the right prices on the fastest bus.

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With the global express service industry riding its growth on the wave of surge in global trade, how can the express service industry of India, amongst the largest and rapidly growing economies in Asia, be far behind? At its current estimated size of about US $1.60 billion, though Indias express industry is miniscule in terms of size as compared to that of the global express industry which was valued at around US $149 billion in 2005, it ranks is amongst the fastest growing sectors in India and has attained a size almost equivalent to that of the Indian shipping industry. No wonder that the Indian express service industry is fast catching the attention of some of the major global players in the arena.

The express service industry in India is highly fragmented with a significantly larger number of players from the unorganised segment. Several leading global players too have a presence in India. Apart from the few players that are listed companies, not much information is available relating the other players. The Postal department too offers express delivery services. It has the widest network in terms of locations covered and is estimated to be holding a share of about 13 percent. There are no restrictions on FDI in express industry. However, the industry operates under several laws such as Postal regulations, Customs Act, labour laws, etc. The industry operates on the hub and spoke model. Since a  larger scale of integrated operations does matter, lately several players of the organised segment have been ramping up their operating assets by adding fleet of cargo aircraft, commercial vehicles, branch/franchisee networks, etc. to equip themselves with ability to handle larger volumes of business which is expected to emerge inevitably on support of the sustained growth in Indian economy.

Apart form rising costs, rapidly changing technology is impacting the global express service industry the most. While the advent and extended reach of tools such as the internet and the telephone has reduced the need for formal communication, concepts like B2B and B2C holds immense potential for the express delivery industry. With shrinking geographical and political barriers with Asian nations, share of India in Asian trade is expected to rise significantly in the coming years. According to a report of IMF, Emerging Asia contributed to around one-half of the global growth in GDP during 2004-05. Further, during 2004-05 India’s external trade (including goods and services) surged by 44.2 percent and its export-import trade has grown at an impressive CAGR of 13.4 percent during the last decade driven by the opening up of the country’s economy. The Foreign Trade Policy 2004-07 envisages an average annual growth rate of about 16 percent in India’s global merchandise trade which speaks of potential volumes that India’s express industry would be required to handle in near future. With India increasingly being recognised as an outsourcing destination, activity in the manufacturing sector is expected to rise phenomenally in industries such as textiles, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, etc. The opening of banking, insurance and retail sector too would add further boost to the need for value added express services in India. Development of infrastructure and opening of the Indian aviation sector would aid the industry.

Satiating increasing customer expectations, upgrading technology to deliver the best services, combating on the fronts of increasing cost and competition as well as expanding core activity to other services like Third Party Logistics (TPL) and Supply Chain Management (SCM) are some of the major challenges Indias express service industry is expected to face in the coming years. Further, the proposed amendments to the Indian Postal Act, if enacted, pose a threat to the industry. Some of the significant changes proposed include restricting FDI in the industry, allowing Postal Department a monopoly on handling parcels weighing upto 300 gms, registration and annual renewal of players of the industry and contribution of 10 percent revenues towards Universal Service Obligation.

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