Apple sought exemption from mandatory local sourcing of components for its products
This can mean companies like Apple, Zara can sell in India through wholly-owned subsidiaries
Imports rise at highest pace in more than 2 years as crude oil price spikes.
New Delhi to push for services trade facilitation & food stockpiling.
Government planning to slash the number of days required to start a business in Mumbai, Delhi from the current 26.
The sharp rise was also due to a statistical illusion -- low industrial numbers in November 2015, and sharp reversal of a 12-month declining trend in capital goods.
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.
PM extended some old schemes and finally said yes to one that was legally mandated for past 2 years.
Powerlooms and a lack of policy have pushed heritage art towards extinction, say Shreya Jai and Subhayan Chakraborty.
'If there are any incidents of cyberattacks, they should immediately inform CERT.'
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.
These start-ups are different from the ones that have made it big in India.
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