Israel will discuss the issue of homeland security with West Bengal which is reeling under the brunt of Maoist extremism.
It's been full circle for Gautam Adhikari, erstwhile Washington bureau chief of the Times of India, who returns to the US capital and the think tank circuit as a visiting fellow at the East-West Center for a year-long residency co-sponsored by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, reports Aziz Haniffa.
Rajan Bharti Mittal, vice-chairman and managing director of Bharti Enterprises took over as president of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) at the conclusion of its 82nd annual general meeting (AGM).
Two days ahead of the high tide warning, corporate houses here are busy drawing plans to meet any possible recurrence of the 26/7, 2005 deluge in the metropolis.
Banks in India will need about $100 billion (Rs 5 lakh crore) of capital over the next decade as the system grows to meet credit requirements of an expanding economy, Om Prakash Bhatt, chairman of the State Bank of India said.
While India does not figure in the top 10 export destinations for Pakistani goods, it serves as a crucial channel for select goods such as leather hides and cheaper variants of fertilisers that are generally procured by importers at short notice.
The survey was commissioned by the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, to better understand the Indian business community in Kuala Lumpur. While 70 per cent of respondents reported slower sales in the last quarter of 2008, only one in 10 complained of insufficient cash flow, Singapore's daily Straits Times said.
You have to make yourself visible and create opportunities for yourself, advises Gaurav Goyal, co-founder, Scalenut.
The pre-Budget memoranda of the Indian Drug Manufacturers Association and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry have said more incentives are needed to spur drug research.
The Direct Taxes Code is likely to be implemented from 2011-12. Sources said the bill in this respect may be tabled in Parliament in the Budget session.
Following widespread drought and floods in various parts of the country, food inflation climbed to more than a 10-year high of 19.95 per cent in December, driven mainly by higher prices of potato, other vegetables and pulses.
Majority of American companies are overwhelmingly optimistic about China and rank the world's factory as the top investment destination for them in 2010, even as they face daunting challenges in their native market, says an industry survey.
Bharti Enterprises vice chairman and managing director Rajan Mittal said most of these will be Easyday stores.
'No nation can be self-sufficient in defence, nuclear and space technologies without domestic capabilities in hardware development and manufacturing,' says the Wipro chief.\n\n\n\n
Despite the inherent attractiveness of the rural market for telecom operators various challenges still mar their entry.
A year after the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, are we better equipped to avert another such attack? Security experts don't think so.
With the liquidity situation in India likely to be a little tight in the days and months ahead, the surveyed economists believe that the Reserve Bank of India may not raise interest rates in a hurry and ensure enough liquidity in the system to keep the growth momentum going.
After seven successive quarters of decline, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry's (Ficci) overall business confidence index has increased in the OctoberDecember 2008 with less number of respondents saying economic situation has worsened.
Handset firms Karbonn and Lava International launched their smartphones, while Maxx Mobiles introduced its feature phone targetted at the rural market.
The previous high in quarterly GDP growth was recorded in the January-March quarter of 2015-16 at 9.3 per cent.
A recent study conducted by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India indicates that the state's business confidence index is at 6.5 on a scale of 10.
Addressing a meet organised by PHD Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New Delhi, GAIL chairman and managing director B C Tripathi said his company was laying new pipelines to connect cities like Uttar Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Punjab and Haryana.
Hinting at tax reforms during the next fiscal year, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday assured the industry of better tax administration as he unveiled plans for Rs 60,000 crore
Calling for a strong collaboration between industry, the Centre and states to tide over infrastructure gaps, he said it is time the country catapulted itself into a major manufacturing hub by positioning it as an alternative to China, which is the world's factory now.
Despite domestic shortages, Pakistan is unlikely to import wheat from India owing to political reasons and different agri-trade regimes in the two countries, a Pakistani legislator and industry representative said in New Delhi.
Canada has started stressing on education as a trade catalyst with colleges and universities traveling to India and other countries in increasingly large numbers for recruiting students and faculty, signing agreements with foreign universities to work in close partnerships, opening satellite campuses in India, and offering joint degrees.
NITI is trying to partner with other knowledge institutions.
"So you will not have anything better... democracy loving, capitalist respecting environment... in India," Sitharaman said at the event hosted by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in association with the US India Strategic and Partnership Forum.
The minister addressed the Global India Business Meeting organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry in the German city. CEOs of leading firms from India, Germany, the US and Saudi Arabia, including Siemens, Volkswagen, AirAsia, Bajaj Auto, Genpact India and Infosys attended the conclave.
The memorandum of understanding calls on Ex-Im Bank and Ficci to exchange information on business opportunities for the US exporters and Indian buyers, and to cooperate on workshops and other initiatives to widen understanding of their respective programmes. At a function held at the Ex-Bank headquarters in Washington, the MoU was signed by the Ex-Im Bank Chairman and President Fred P Hochberg and Ficci secretary general Amit Mitra.
According to latest figures, food inflation stood at 19.83 per cent during the third week of December.
Referring to the ugly scenes witnessed in the Rajya Sabha recently and indicating action against those involved, he reminded elected representatives of their responsibilities.
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