GST council may propose a faster refund procedure, deferment of electronic way bill, further simplification of composition scheme
As many as 11 industry bodies related to food and pharma sectors on Thursday alleged that the food regulator FSSAI has become "den of corruption" and demanded a CBI inquiry into the functioning of the authority, which shot to limelight over the Maggi issue.
In 50 days, 60% of the work force was let off in retail, agri, textile and other sectors.
The Cabinet approval would help more than 200 fashion and apparel brands who are lined up to enter India, including international labels such as Avva, Colin's, Damat, Tudba Deri and Dufy
It has the potential to burnish his image as a strong leader, bring down inflation and could turn out to be common man-friendly.
It is still "discounts" that e-commerce players have to rely on to bring in customers, though they might claim otherwise.
'If Walmart is a physical retailer, why is it striking a deal with Flipkart for the online space?'
While brick-and-mortar retailers have been the most vocal in their protests, e-tailers do not seem to be in a hurry.
'The BJP certainly has an edge as the BJP has gone ahead of the Congress in pleasing the trading community.'
The recommendation, if implemented, is likely to face opposition from the government's key support base among Hindu traders and businesspersons.
Nothing much has changed since the first Kamasutra condom commercial aired in 1991.
Work in mandis across UP and in northern India which till Tuesday, witnessed heavy arrivals of newly harvested paddy, saw a steep decline.
Among other things, taking note of complaints against several Chinese e-commerce players such as Shein, Ali Express etc for sending shipments as 'gifts' to customers in India and avoiding duties, the government has now mandated that all e-commerce sites and apps must have a registered business entity. This will be the importer on record and subject to customs rules, report Subhayan Chakraborty, Neha Alawadhi and Karan Choudhury.
Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, last month urged small traders to compete with foreign retail chains through e-commerce.
The big boys of India's traditional retail have finally come together to fight the onslaught of their online counterparts.
Retailer bodies to demand govt action against I-Day sales offers, threaten legal action for breach of FDI rules.
The government is going all out to spread awareness about the new indirect tax regime, and training lawmakers is being seen as a necessary first step.
States are apprehensive of losing their rights to raise revenue during emergencies.
CCI investigation into predatory pricing likely
N Sundaresha Subramanian digs deeper into what Catalyst, an Indo-US project, brings to the payments ecosystem.
In order to counter the growing penetration of e-commerce portals, the ICT industry in Gujarat is also mulling initiation of its own portal for selling products.
Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan welcomed the apex court's order and urged people to abide by the SC guidelines and 'give green Diwali and our environment a chance'
E-vyapar.com to help small businesses manage inventory & accounts online.
"Not a single step has been taken by this government to empower small businesses in India," says Praveen Khandelwal, national secretary general of the Confederation of All India Traders and former treasurer of the Bharatiya Janata Party's Delhi unit.
Shopkeepers are losing buyers in droves to e-tailers for everything from fashion to smartphones, and are struggling to find solutions.
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