The Union ministry of food and consumer affairs proposes to insert a new clause in the fresh discussion note for the Cabinet on allowing foreign direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail.
The decision to go ahead with the mission is certain to anger China, which said last month it would "never allow any country" to violate its territorial waters and airspace around the islands, the Washington Post reported.
United States President George W Bush has sent the nomination of Santanu K Baruah, an Indian-origin former management consultant whom he picked as an Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development, to the Senate for approval.
The trade mission will visit Hyderabad, Mumbai and New Delhi between November 26 and December 3, a media release announced.
Sharma says efforts on to bring dissenting ministries on board eBiz platform.
GVK Biosciences is the latest Indian firm to come under international scrutiny over quality issues.
Credit to priority sectors as well as small and medium industries will be discussed to find ways to accelerate economic growth.
The nuclear nonproliferation lobby has urged the United States administration to ensure that America's dual-use technology is not diverted by New Delhi to its nuclear weapons programme.
The Department of Commerce is preparing guidelines for setting up single-window clearance systems in states for special economic zones (SEZs). he move comes after a recent review by the department, in which it was found that the SEZ developers were facing problems in getting approvals in many states.
The US and India likely to sign a high quality bilateral investment treaty to create an enabling business environment.
The United States has set in motion regulatory changes to lift the ban on India's frontline technology establishments Indian Space Research Organisation and Defence Research and Development Organisation and their removal from the entities list could come soon, top American officials have indicated. A formal notification of the US Department of Commerce for this is in the advanced stage, they said.
'We need to confront such people else they will be encouraged to harass more women in the future,' notes HR guru Mayank Rautela.
India and the US have discussed "practical steps" to reduce the barriers to bilateral high technology trade while enhancing security of such trade.
Swadeshi Jagran will be leading the delegation on a multi-city tour, expected to start on September 21. The week-long trip will include meetings with industry bodies and government agencies.
Snapdeal and Flipkart to battle it out over Express Delivery
Traditionally, most PSUs have been cash-rich, which added to their value. However, the government has been tapping regularly into their cash resources to boost revenue for the exchequer
Even as India gears up for election results on May 16, a group of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leaders have taken up an informal initiative to see how a 'Modi ministry' will look like, in case the party forms the government at the Centre.
Amazon, however, claimed that it is just a service provider and doesn't own goods at any point of sale due to which it is not liable to pay this tax.
Six metros in which FDI in multi-brand retailing will be permitted are Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad.
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After a high-level meeting held on Friday chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, it has been decided that the Commerce and Industry would soon start a consultation process to address 'dangers inherent' in the current model of FDI in brownfield pharma units.
The new entrants are young, enterprising Chinese men and women who want to tap into the promising Indian market.
To tap the growing Indian interest, the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, in conjunction with the Dubai Properties Group will organize Dubai real estate road shows in 2007.
The government is likely to announce significant policy measures relating to allowance of foreign direct investment (FDI) in the multi-brand retail segment, even as the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (Dipp) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry is giving final touches to the draft report prepared by an inter-ministerial committee.
The approvals would be handled independently by administrative ministries of different sectors.
Indian mangoes are all set to tickle the taste buds of Americans with the Bush administration clearing the way for exports to the US this harvest season, which would give farmers here access to the global market.
Court cases likely over interpretation of the new levy proposed in the Budget for digital economy.
Cap in single-brand retail likely to be 74%.
According to a senior commerce department official, talks between India and the Association of South East Asian Nations (Asean) - the 10-country trading bloc - have hit a roadblock, with some of the advanced developing countries demanding greater flexibilities from India.
It is mind-boggling to find our prime minister putting exports on the back-burner, says Jayanta Roy.
Modi will have limited choice other than stressing upon a request for more time to decide on tariff rates, especially with elections in 2019.
He alleged that the people of Madhya Pradesh were 'befooled' by the saffron party as there was no council of ministers or a health or home minister in place in the state amid the crisis due to the coronavirus outbreak.
'Don't panic. Believe in yourself.' 'This is a preventable illness. Only you can prevent it.'
Despite Uber facing a ban across many states, including Karnataka and Maharashtra, for Lingaraju, a driver employed by the company in Bengaluru, it is business as usual.
It, however, does not manufacture devices on its own and rather does it through contract manufacturers.
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