Besides urging the Centre for extension of loan moratorium, the hotel and travel industries have also demanded deferment of GST and advance tax payments and waiver of fees for all forthcoming licences and permits.
Telecom major Bharti Group, hotelier Lalit Suri and Kolkata-based Peerless are among the companies which have proposed investments of Rs 1,000 crore (Rs 10 billion) in Jammu and Kashmir under the ambit of industry body FICCI.
Despite optimism about export prospects, investments and recruitment in the next six months, India Inc's business confidence index fell in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2004-05 compared to the previous period, a FICCI survey said on Monday.
Farmer leader Kanwalpreet Singh Pannu said that thousands of farmers will start their 'Delhi Chalo' march from Rajasthan's Shahjahanpur through the Jaipur-Delhi Highway at 11 am on Sunday.
In a communication to chief secretaries and director generals of police of all states, the ministry asked them to take action to allay apprehensions and maintain peace and tranquillity, and inform people about the availability of food, medicine and other essential commodities.
Kiren Rijiju said the coronavirus-forced nationwide lockdown, which has been extended till May 17, forced his ministry to delay the resumption of the training camps at Sports Authority of India (SAI) centres. The lockdown was earlier meant to end on May 3.
The beneficiaries of the second set of announcements are expected to be micro, small, and medium enterprises, farmers, women, poor, migrant workers, and other marginalised sections of the society, reports Arup Roychoudhury.
Narendra Modi's coming to power will not make any difference to Pakistan's trade ties with India, says Zubair Ahmed Malik, president of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce & Industry.
While its widely being publicised that Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan resigned from the council of ministers to work for the Congress party ahead of the crucial Lok Sabha polls, political observers point out that 'growing unhappiness' over her performance during her ministership could have possibly led to the move. Renu Mittal reports.
Among the sectors seen as most vulnerable to corruption are the government and the public sector, infrastructure, real estate, metals, mining, aerospace, defence, power and utilities.
West Bengal Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee, on Friday invited industrialists to set up base in the state, but cautioned against acquiring land forcefully.
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Centre plans to acquire land and then give it on lease to miners.
Calling the 'events' along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) very disturbing, the external affairs minister said they have raised some very 'basic concerns'. When asked whether it will be a long-haul or a breakthrough is expected soon, Jaishankar said: "I would not go into prediction zone at all whether it is going to be easy or not, and what will be the timelines and so on."
For the first time in three years, 2004-05 saw an increase in foreign direct investment into India touching $5.5 billion, while FDI made by Indian companies doubled to $2.5 billion during the last fiscal, FICCI has said.\n\n
Industry chambers also sought conducive policies for completion of large infrastructure projects in time.
With a growing penetration of the Internet, which reaches to rural areas of the country, the retailers would be able to deepen their market
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Although the SARS outbreak had a 'moderate' effect on trade and investment flows between India and ASEAN countries, domestic industry could expect a spur in business in tourism, human resources, consultancy and food processing.
Pullela Gopichand called P V Sindhu and Saina Nehwal -- his two most successful pupils -- as 'precious diamonds'.
Telecom sector has seen phenomenal growth over the past decade or so, says the prime minister.
'Raghuram Rajan's contribution to the country's economy is "exemplary" and he would always be remembered for his outstanding work.'
Days after RBI tightened liquidity to check rupee fall, HSBC country head and Ficci president Naina Lal Kidwai said the move was bad for industry as it would eventually lead to hike in interest rate.
'Fashion shows, qawwalis and comedy fests can only be included in a much more meaningful menu of dialogue which occurs when the guns are silent, infiltration is a thing of the past and the people's mood permits such extravaganzas, feels Tarun Vijay, MP.
Says Finance Ministry is working on tax structures as suggested by the Parliamentary committee
Sharma, who has been regularly reviewing the situation with senior officials, has expressed concern over the drop in industrial performance in the recent months, the statement said.
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India Inc on Tuesday welcomed the 0.25 per cent interest rate cut by the Reserve Bank saying it would help revive confidence of industry and hoped for further cuts in the coming days.
The government, he said, was speaking from a "position of strength" on the Kashmir issue.
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The proposed comprehensive free trade agreement between India and the 27-nation EU bloc includes relaxation of visa norms for professionals.
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