Although the idea is to focus on all states to turn India into a global manufacturing hub, the department of industrial policy and promotion, the nodal agency to carry out the campaign, has selected a handful of states that have a sound industrial backbone such as Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and others.
Amul will now export dairy products to Russia.
In a significant move, the 13th Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, to be held in Gujarat from January 7 to 9, might see the overseas citizen of India and person of Indian origin cards getting clubbed, External Affairs and Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on Monday.
Using available government data, the team is targeting $30-40 billion worth of iron and steel products that are imported into India.
Dispute over IPR was a bone of contention in bilateral ties till a couple of months ago.
India has been opposing the pact as ITA will only benefit the country when its domestic manufacturing is robust.
The decision preceded long hours of tense negotiations and last minute hiccups from Argentina and Pakistan
US said access to affordable health care entails a large number of factors from rates, logistics to insurance reforms.
India had been engaged in a contentious battle with the US over the issue, especially in the pharmaceutical sector.
Under current laws, a company cannot sell mines but only transfer leases when it is acquired by another firm.
The November 26 meeting, the first of its kind, will also take up trade facilitation agreement.
Decades of a state-owned monopoly selling coal at a fixed price has taken its toll on production.
The new system will entail a periodic revision in the price of subsidised LPG cylinders so that the subsidy remains fixed.
It came down from $1.94 billion in 2009-10 to $1.17 billion the next year and to $1.11 billion in 2011-12.
The agreement on services, if ratified by all member countries, could prove to be a game changer for Indian professionals in education, healthcare & IT.
On the final day of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the US, that country on Tuesday extended its Defence Cooperation Agreement with India by another 10 years. The pact, which was to expire in June next year, will now be in force till 2025.
With the Supreme Court (SC) cancelling captive coal block allocations, Jindal Steel & Power Limited will be the worst-affected company.
It is up to the government to take a decision on this before it starts auctioning.
The Supreme Court order has created a new legal framework for coal mining by ruling that only the Union government and its entities can do it.
The Supreme Court is expected to deliver its final verdict on coal mine allocations later this week.