Industry body to write to commerce ministry, seek regulation for e-tailers.
The government's new initiative appears to be timely for health and hygiene players, battling low awareness and the lack of use of branded products.
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But no general trade, because that is a completely different channel of distribution.
Kishore Biyani met Jeff Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, in Delhi last week and "discussed many things like the macro environment and the prime minister"
The group's much-touted acquisitions in recent years follow a series of disappointments in joint ventures.
Advertising taglines such as 'Bright in studies, bright in sports' attempted to drive home the message that Bournvita, a chocolate drink, could build a child's mental and physical faculties.
With inauguration of Tumkur food park, he has ambitious plans in the segment.
Household consumption recovered in urban India in May-July but remains weak in rural.
To tackle the resultant inflation, the Indira Gandhi government had imposed price controls on manufactured products, including soaps and vanaspati, in 1973.
Burger King's entry is expected to heat up the burger chain market in India, dominated by McDonald's.
Its market capitalisation tops those of the 3 largest Indian firms combined
Without factoring in the rupee-dollar exchange rate, the index has been touching new all-time highs repeatedly.
Tax department sends notices saying they are liable to pay MAT.
E-commerce, Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) as an advertising category, is expected to bring at least Rs 200 crore (Rs 2 billion) in ad spending next month, when there would be both Dussehra and Diwali.
Such brokers connect buyers to sellers, taking a commission on the deal.
The government is also working on Euroclearing, the world's biggest bond settlement system, for Indian debt securities.
Consumer durables and electronics companies are putting the final touches to their festive period plans.
A mechanism on whistle blowing is mandated from October and third-party entities managing such services give staffers far more confidence to blow the lid on wrongdoing.
While e-commerce operations for these firms are small at the moment, it is slated to grow in the next 3 to 4 years.
Higher growth justifies current run-up, say experts.
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