Strengthening the portfolios of the home minister and the finance minister is a message that should not be missed, points out A K Bhattacharya.
India on Monday said it could consider imposing "some kind of safeguard duties' on Chinese imports to bridge the huge trade gap as it cannot be sustained in the long run.
States to come under DIPP watch on ease of doing business.
Capital dumping is being used by foreign e-commerce firms to subsidise and engage in predatory pricing, oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries (RIL) has told the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) in an internal document. The document alleges that this is leading to massive unemployment and financial distress among small merchants and kirana stores. It consists of various recommendations and proposed changes that deal with Press Note 2 of 2018 (PN 2), which RIL wanted Assocham to present to the government, according to sources.
Market place model of e-commerce means providing of an IT platform by an e-commerce entity on a digital and electronic network to act as a facilitator between buyer and seller.
What does Udhayanidhi's induction as minister mean? For the DMK, it indicates the future course, direction and leadership. It is continuity with change, and change with continuity, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.
Each dept could handle a designated area.
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved revision in guidelines for providing direct to home (DTH) services in the country under which licenses would be issued for 20 years, Union minister Prakash Javadekar said. The Union Cabinet has also approved 100 per cent FDI in the DTH broadcasting services sector, Javadekar said, adding that while the commerce ministry had spoken of 100 per cent FDI in the DTH sector, the guidelines of the information and broadcasting ministry needed to be changed.
Indian and global airlines such as SpiceJet, Emirates, Virgin Atlantic among others too are marketing Covid-19 insurance products to attract passengers.
Modi will get the maximum chunk of the session time.
On October 23, the top court said people in the country can only burst firecrackers from 8 pm to 10 pm on Diwali and other festivals. It also allowed the manufacture and sale of just "green crackers" which have low emission of light, sound and harmful chemicals. The apex court carved out an exception for Christmas and the New Year's Eve, saying crackers on these days could be burst between 11.55 pm and 12.30 am since the celebrations start at midnight.
Sharma says efforts on to bring dissenting ministries on board eBiz platform.
In his meeting with the secretaries of all government departments, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave the top bureaucrats space and time to voice their expectations from the new administration besides listing areas needing urgent attention.
The state is trying hard to improve ease of doing business by several notches.
Aiming to push India into the list of the top 10 agri export nations, the policy has been backed by the Prime Minister's Office
The coal ministry is likely to send the final list of files pertaining to coal blocks allocation which could not be located by Friday.
A large chunk of the Rs 8.8 lakh crore of investments the Patnaik government had attracted is in uncertain territory.
Cabinet nod not required after commerce ministry approval.
The main purpose of the meeting is to assess their views on reforms that are required to attract long-term capital into the country.
Apple sought exemption from mandatory local sourcing of components for its products
Many state governments are ready with policies to promote entrepreneurs, backed by funding plans
Sources estimate there could be about 60 applications at the department of industrial policy and promotion for up to 49 per cent foreign direct investment in single-brand retail.
Barring stray references such as the 'dual control' of banks and shifting the goalposts during demonetisation, he is not in a fault-finding mode with the government, notes Tamal Bandyopadhyay.
The bullet train is expected to cover 508 km between Mumbai and Ahmedabad in about two hours.
Ramesh Abhishek, secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, talks to Subhayan Chakraborty about India's performance on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking.
DIPP had proposed 100% FDI in Railways, which it had to now scale down to 74% in certain areas
The government hopes that the PLI schemes would provide 200,000-300,000 direct employment over five years, according to sources in the know.
India does not feature in the top 100 countries on eight of the 10 indicators of the World Bank study.
Though the mandate is seen largely an outcome of Banerjee's welfare schemes, she has promised to industrialise at a faster pace, or so read the manifesto.
Senior science journalist, Dinesh C Sharma told rediff.com that the way ahead would require higher public awareness and discourse on these factors and building advocacy for reversing such government policies
Prominent e-commerce marketplace players include Amazon.in, Flipkart, Snapdeal, Paytm, Shopclues and Jabong
Chidambaram has not been named as an accused in the FIR and the CBI is yet to file a chargesheet in the matter.
Centre has already started work on developing a mechanism to ensure states producing any item in excess is able to transport it to other states where there is demand
While the talks are still at a preliminary stage, sources said major retail players had held discussions with Amazon
US retail chain Walmart is awaiting a decision by its board decision on its India strategy, including its partnership with the Bharti group.
May include 'influencing a company's major policy decisions' in the current meaning.
At the heart of the issue is the way e-commerce is defined in the current draft policy.
Several CII defence committee members confirm this is now the official CII position, which conforms to that of industry bodies, Ficci and Assocham.
With 4G coverage spreading, Indian consumers will likely be more open to investing in smartphones
Company says faults, which were noticed soon after system upgrade on March 27, have been rectified
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