16 national and regional industry bodies and sectoral business lobbies video-conferenced with Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday and raised key concerns facing Indian industry in the wake of the 21-day lockdown over coronavirus.
Two prominent economists and industry figures in India say the new government that would assume office next month should accord top priority to the agriculture sector.
Wipro chairman Azim Premji on Wednesday said the company would explore the Pakistan market for its range of products including consumer products and information technology.
The formation of the Indian Business Leaders Forum was announced on Sunday by India Trade & Exhibition Centre Middle East established in Sharjah with the mandate from the Indian Ministry of Commerce and Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
China and India, who are poised to spearhead global economic growth, should not be complacent but strive to enhance productivity and develop critical thinking skills
Power Minister Anant Geete said on Tuesday that the finance ministry is considering a proposal to restart the Dabhol Power plant, now lying idle for nearly two years.
The FICCI president expressed concern over the proposed curbs on H1B and L1 visas and withholding of duty free imports on a large number of products from India.
Apollo Tyres chairman and managing director Onkar Kanwar on Tuesday took over as the new president of industry body FICCI for 2004-05.
Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry charted a roadmap for 8-10 per cent economic growth
Terming the ongoing telecom controversy as "hiccups of the learning curve", Planning Commission member N K Singh on Monday said it is for the regulator or the appellate bodies to see that the consumers are not affected.\n\n\n\n
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry is not worried over the recent statements made by the Left parties advocating radical changes in the economic policy and has recommended a 10-point agenda for the new government.
Showing an encouraging trend, Korea's trade with India grew by as much as 53 per cent during the first ten months of the current year.
Narendra Modi is to hold summit-level meetings with the heads of more than 50 African nations on Thursday.
India Inc has found renewed hope in the capital markets for the next six months but has painted a gloomy picture for the long-run due to the uncertainty arising out of impending general elections.
Australia on Tuesday offered to sell LNG to India even as it said that high tariffs in several areas including coal and wool were proving prohibitive in increasing two-way trade.
The government on Tuesday said that the textile exports from India will double from the current levels within a year of the Multi Fibre Agreement coming to an end.
Market for colour televisions is expected to show 15 per cent growth in April-September 2004-05 after the segment saw a fall of 10 per cent in volumes in the same period last year, according to a survey.
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry on Saturday said that economic growth of 8-10%, as envisioned by the NDA, was quite possible, and it has worked out an action plan in this regard for the next five years.
Handset firms Karbonn and Lava International launched their smartphones, while Maxx Mobiles introduced its feature phone targetted at the rural market.
Enthused by the high 8.4 per cent growth in the second quarter, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday revised upwards the economic growth for 2003-04 at 7 per cent.
Banks have outsmarted housing finance companies by cornering 65 per cent of the home loan market, which grew by a whopping 76 per cent to Rs 51,673 crore last fiscal, a Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry survey said on Tuesday.
For months, offline retailers and traders have been lobbying hard for a national retail policy to protect their business from the growing influx of e-commerce.
A prolonged war in Iraq would shake the Indian economy with oil prices going up and growth rate dropping to 2.5 per cent, A C Muthiah, the president of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
From installing water-saving aerators on taps to using cans for washing hands and dishes, Bengaluru is adopting diverse strategies to tide over the water crisis. While several citizens have taken to social media to urge Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to make work from home mandatory for IT companies, it appears that hybrid mode will continue to be the norm for most - although with new water conservation measures in place. Co-working space provider Urban Vault has, for instance, installed smart water meters to detect leakage.
The government also appointed Dr Vinod Paul, a pediatrician at the AIIMS, as a member of the NITI Aayog
According to a 2013 CLSA report , online retail in India was worth $3.1 billion, or about 10% of the country's organised retail market
India has announced suspension of all tourist visas till April 15 in a bid to contain the spread of the virus.
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