RIL had earlier decided not to pursue the cash-and-carry model due to a number of reasons, including a growing unrest towards organised retail.
As against the 2007 target of 10-15 stores in seven years, it is planning to touch around 25 cash and carry outlets in India by the end of 2012.
Formulation of food recall procedures in case of unsafe or hazardous products, mandatory compliance with GAP (good agricultural practices) for big retailers, labelling changes for packaged food items, organic food certification, setting water quality standards and verification of claims by food supplement companies are among the major reforms being planned by the sector regulator and the government.
Concept of a real estate Bill has been around in the government for almost 10 years now.
Unitech founder and chairman Ramesh Chandra gets into office at 9.30 am every weekday and leaves at 4 pm sharp. That has been the work schedule for Chandra, 70, over several years, perhaps decades.
The pilot scheme to develop satellite towns around seven mega cities will spill over to the 12th Plan period (2013 to 2018), as against the original deadline of April 2012.
Walmart is still waiting for the multi-brand retail sector to open for foreign direct investment.
The move comes after international studies revealed that Gatifloxacin posed 17 times higher risk of developing serious hyperglycemia than other antibiotics in elderly patients.
This will be MGM's first destination in India, and it expects to be ready by early 2014. There won't be any casino here, though.
That's a surprise since his protege Praful Patel has shouted down requests this week
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