<h1>Foreign Direct Investment approvals expand inbound investment via FIPB clearances and referrals to a higher economic committee.</h1> FIPB cleared seventeen foreign direct investment proposals amounting to about Rs. 992.61 crore across pharma, NBFCs, telecom infrastructure, publishing, duty-free retail, courier services and a foreign-majority LLP; it deferred five proposals, rejected five seeking post-facto regularisation or capitalisation of pre-operative expenses, kept four in abeyance for further scrutiny, and recommended one high-value foreign-state-owned airline investment for CCEA consideration due to the investment exceeding the threshold for FIPB-alone approval.