The United Nations Media Department on Thursday made a faux pas when it identified Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma as his Cabinet colleague Kamal Nath.
The immediate trigger is the environment ministry's latest policy of asking corporates to mandatorily commit five per cent of project investments in environment protection measures.
Batting for exporters hit hard by global downturn, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Monday met Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and made out a strong case for fiscal relief for the export sector in the Budget next month.
Part of the official delegation accompanying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the Association of South East Nations summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, he was briefing the media on board the aircraft earlier on Sunday.
Says Indian Patent Law conforms fully with global obligations under the WTO IPR pact-TRIPS.
Etihad is in talks to pick up a 24 percent stake in Jet.
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Wednesday appeared to share industry's concerns over naming Kumar Mangalam Birla in an FIR in coal scam case saying it was unfortunate and could raise questions over investor confidence in the country.
The retail company has sought approval to invest Rs 10,500 crore to set up single-brand retail stores in the country.
Sharma said both US President Barack Obama and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh are firmly committed to take this relationship to greater heights.
Will achieve exports of around $300 billion .
Sharma was addressing the members of the Board of Trade, a body comprising captains of Indian industry.
In a move that is being seen as a snub to Walmart, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday cancelled a meeting with US retail giant's Asia head Scott Price.
Top Congress sources hinted on Thursday that Sharma will not have to resign as the party would re-nominate him by July. He is likely to get his third term in Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra or Andhra Pradesh.
Sharma said India was poised to grow at 8.5-9 per cent with its investor and FDI-friendly regime.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma takes on Narendra Modi, says: Gujrat cannot be sold as a model state as it has many flaws.
He said policy could not be rigid, while declining to say by when FDI in multi-brand retail would be allowed.
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma today assured Korean trade minister Kim Jong-Hoon that the stalled $12 billion-project of Korean steelmaker Posco would soon be resolved by obtaining the pending approvals.
A visibly elated Sharma said the decision gave India complete protection even if it breached the food subsidy limit under WTO rules
Commerce Minister Anand Sharma on Monday expressed optimism that the total FDI inflows this fiscal will the same as in the previous year's at $27 billion.
Annual event being organised by FICCI focuses on the investment potential offered by India's infrastructure sector.
The meeting assumes significance as Swedish furniture retailer IKEA, which plans to invest Rs 10,500 crore (Rs 105 billion) to set up its own stores in India, had sought relaxation in certain conditions related to the mandatory 30 per cent sourcing from micro and small enterprises.
Minister says rupee and market surge caused by current recovery in the external sector, 8% economic growth possible in next three years.
The Enforcement Directorate has been asked to investigate alleged violation of FDI regulations by e-commerce company Flipkart Online Services and cash & carry chain Bharti Walmart.
Without engaging with Pakistan, South Asian economic integration would not be possible
Asks India Inc for a list of concerns in 4 weeks, to coordinate policy response within 60 days; FM says prevailing cynicism based on perception, not facts.
Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma will be meeting Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to make a case for the extension of one of the most popular incentives to exporters, the Duty Entitlement Passbook Scheme (DEPB), which is slated for expiry on June 30. DEPB is a duty reimbursement scheme, launched 14 years earlier.
The company is preparing Information and Communications Technology master plan for four smart cities proposed under the DMIC project.
Rejecting the contention that adequate consultations were not held with stakeholders on Foreign Direct Investment in retail, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Thursday dared the Opposition to bring privilege motion against him in Parliament.
Union Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said that India has been less affected by the current global economic crisis due to the economy's strong fundamentals.
The task force was set up in July 2011. Although the industrial production during March improved to 2.5 per cent, the factory output during 2012-13 worked out to be only 1 per cent, down from 2.9 per cent in the previous fiscal.
Ahead of the third quarter monetary policy review by the Reserve Bank later this month, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has opposed monetary tightening, saying fund flows to the industry have not caused food inflation.
India with its promise of higher return on investments offers boundless opportunities for corporate America to invest in the country, particularly in manufacturing and infrastructure, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
Batting for the worried SEZ developers who fear withdrawal of incentives in the new direct tax code, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma on Friday said his ministry would ensure that the sops continue.
India has not changed its position on agriculture and industry at the World Trade Organisation negotiations on freeing global trade to protect the interests of its farmers and small enterprises, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma has said.
Eurofighter Typhoon, India-EU trade pact on agenda for April 11.
Well aware that the government cannot control inflation through RBI's monetary tools only, the Centre tried to inbuilt a supply-augmenting mechanism in the economy by opening multi-brand retail to 51 per cent FDI, but vehement opposition from the Opposition and even some of the United Progressive Alliance allies forced it to hold back the decision.
According to government statistics, Indian IT firms support 280,000 jobs in the US and have contributed about $15 billion to the US Treasury in the past five years.
With a view to simplify foreign direct investment process, the government plans to introduce a single FDI document by end-fiscal and is currently discussing the various modalities, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said on Monday.
Sharma was speaking to reporters after Coca Cola Co chairman and CEO Muhtar Kent met him at his office.
Getting to the magic growth, however, will require massive increase in investment in infrastructure, in labour force skills and manufacturing capacity.
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