Since much of the voting was on religious lines, Mamata's rural focus became irrelevant.
Though it has been a year since Nathula in East Sikkim was reopened after over four decades for border trade with China, trading activities are yet to pick up through the route.
India's shrimp exporters heaved a sigh of relief last week following the decision of World Trade Organisation's anti-dumping panel to set July 24 as the deadline for the final hearing on the issue.
The Department of Business Economics, University of Delhi, invites applications for admission to its Masters Programme in Business Economics.
After India filed its complaint at the WTO in 2012, the dispute settlement panel of the body in July this year had ruled in India's favour against the USA's imposition of higher duties on New Delhi's steel imports.
Businesses that are engaged in both taxable and non-GST supply have re-structured themselves into separate entities to avoid elaborate compliance, says Sudipto Dey.
If the provisional figures released by the department of commerce are any indication, India is unlikely to meet the export target of $125 billion in the 2006-2007 fiscal.
The roadshow will bridge any existing gaps and assist Indian companies seeking to invest in Dubai.
India has emerged as the second largest manufacturer of cement in the world, according to a latest report released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion in the commerce ministry has asked state governments and central ministries to re-examine and streamline existing procedures, so as to provide a hassle-free environment for business.
Key events that rocked India Inc in 2014 and one of them is Vishal Sikka taking over reins at Infosys.
Tata Motors has more than doubled its investment plans for the small car project in Singur in West Bengal.
Services attracted the most FDI during the first eleven months period of 2015-16.
In a meeting with the commerce minister, India Inc hammered Sharma on the collapse of investments, structural nature of the current account deficit and stagnant growth in agriculture.
In August, RBI allowed 11 business houses to start a payments bank.
These top level changes have come soon after Flipkart co-founder and Group CEO Binny Bansal resigned over allegations of serious personal misconduct in November.
Aziz Haniffa reports from Washignton, DC, on Foreign Secretary Sujatha Singh's three-day visit to the US capital.
With a view to boost the vibrant pharma industry in the state, Andhra Pradesh government plans to set up mini-pharma cities
In a letter dated November 30, the PMO asked the commerce ministry to prepare a detailed note on the venture, in the anticipation that it would come up for discussion in Parliament.
The long-awaited Sino-Indian border trade through the Nathula Pass in East Sikkim will resume next month.
India has decided to put the process of bringing down duties on edible oil on the fast track to reach an early agreement with Asean for a Free Trade Agreement.
The government on Monday approved the proposals of Reliance Industries, Wipro, Hewlett Packard and Biocon to set up Special Economic Zones -- a move that is expected to generate at least 67,000 jobs by March 2006.
Government gives 60 institutes freedom to fix courses, collaborate with foreign peers.
Cement makers have agreed to hold prices for a year, but refused to roll back the recent price hike, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said on Friday.
'The belief that FDI will shift from China appears to be a strategy of politicians to keep the media busy, chasing irrelevant news to ward off pressure and questions about the government's plans to deal with COVID,' observes Debashis Basu.
The government expects foreign direct investment into India to cross $7 billion in 2005-06, with auto and mining sectors expected to attract huge funds.
Chairing an exclusive roundtable with 42 global CEOs and top executives from across 20 sectors, Modi stressed on continued political stability in India, predictability of policy, and pro-development and pro-growth policies.
The United States has accused several Indian companies, including industrial giant Reliance Industries, of "dumping" bottle-grade polyethylene terephthalate resin, used to manufacture bottles, sheet and strapping for the packaging industry, in Americ
The government would not withdraw fringe benefit tax, which was introduced in the 2005-06 Budget, but the process would be made less painful, Central Board of Direct Taxes chairman M S Darda said on Friday.
Increased gold trade between India and Dubai scaled up trade between both the countries by 37.9 per cent at $11.8 billion in 2005, compared to the previous year.
According to a department notification, Tech Mahindra has approached the Board of Approvals under the Department of Commerce for transferring rights of three SEZs (one in Tamil Nadu and two in Andhra Pradesh) and the proposal will come up for a discussion before the BoA on August 30.
India on Tuesday mooted a marketing policy for the sector though domestic players opposed any move to allow overseas investments in the retail space.
The United States disputed India's stand that its proposal for reduction in trade-distorting domestic support for the agricultural sector did not amount to "real cuts".
India expects an inflow of $12 billion foreign direct investment into the country during the 2006-07 fiscal, a government official said on Saturday. \n
The government should stick to the recent clarifications released on FDI in multi-brand retail trading and not ease the conditions for foreign retailers.
