The MSME sector, which is employment-intensive, accounts for 45 per cent of the country's manufacturing, 40 per cent of exports and nearly 8 per cent of gross domestic product.
Powerlooms and a lack of policy have pushed heritage art towards extinction, say Shreya Jai and Subhayan Chakraborty.
India Inc had cheered Donald Trump's decision to scrap TPP, but now there is a growing sense that it won't really lead to positive growth in trade with the US. Subhayan Chakraborty reports.
India is estimated to spend $1.36 billion more a year for every one dollar a barrel increase in crude oil prices, says Subhayan Chakraborty.
Debroy, in an interview with India TV news anchor Karan Thapar, said there would be no shortage of currency notes and the demonetisation exercise was justified -- it would be a deterrent for future generations.
Exporters believe the situation will also have a grave outcome for employment, with large numbers of casual laborers looking at no work, as well as downstream units facing a loss of work, reports Subhayan Chakraborty.
Overall business confidence index is at 6-quarter high: Ficci survey
Uber started its business three years ago in India and is now operating in over 20 cities with thousands of cab drivers.
Vetting by inter-ministerial board removed for benefits under Startup India Action Plan
With EU, it is part of the FTA that we will need to negotiate.
Anil Madhav Dave is a known conservationist but may have to fight green allegations.
There was buzz of Piyush Goyal being elevated to Cabinet rank but only Prakash Javadekar made the cut.
These start-ups are different from the ones that have made it big in India.
Of the first 189 whose credentials have been probed from the 400 applicants till date, barely 30 make it - and only one qualifies for IPR benefits.
The event will aim at drawing foreign investment in startups and push local partnerships.
The state is planning an event similar to PM Narendra Modi's Startup India.
The regulator had issued alerts in June and July of 2015.
Popular antacid Mucaine Gel, manufactured by Pfizer's subsidiary Wyeth Laboratories, was also found laced with the heavy metals as well as cadmium.
Tech giant allowed to set up fully owned shops, with 30% local sourcing like everyone else.
In 2013, Daiichi had launched the arbitration proceedings in Singapore.
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