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After US giants, SMEs make pitch in India

After US giants, SMEs make pitch in India

Rediff.com11 Nov 2009

The US department of commerce's first Aerospace Supplier Development Trade Mission to India is currently on a five-day trip to the country. The mission has 11 aerospace companies, many of which are suppliers to Tier-I and Tier-II aerospace companies in US and different parts of the world.

BJP govt responsible for coronavirus crisis: Kamal Nath

BJP govt responsible for coronavirus crisis: Kamal Nath

Rediff.com12 Apr 2020

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.

Why boycott calls against China, India's largest trade partner, will fail

Why boycott calls against China, India's largest trade partner, will fail

Rediff.com19 Oct 2016

Apart from cotton, copper, petroleum and industrial machinery, India does not export much to China. This means that India buys six times the merchandise it sells to China, points out Abhishek Waghmare.

Menon to brief NSG troika ahead of Vienna meet

Menon to brief NSG troika ahead of Vienna meet

Rediff.com20 Aug 2008

On the eve of the Nuclear Suppliers Group's extraordinary plenary meeting to decide on nuclear commerce with India, Foreign Secretary Shiv Shankar Menon will brief the current chair Germany and two other key members of the 45-nation NSG.

'Curve may flatten soon because of lockdown effect'

'Curve may flatten soon because of lockdown effect'

Rediff.com22 Apr 2020

'Don't panic. Believe in yourself.' 'This is a preventable illness. Only you can prevent it.'

PE funding likely to shrink if founders have the last word

PE funding likely to shrink if founders have the last word

Rediff.com1 Aug 2018

Most of the unicorns or billion-dollar valuation firms including Flipkart, Paytm and Ola have had the maximum stakes owned by foreign funds. The founders of all these firms have either single digit stakes in their companies or in low double digits.

Tata to hike wages despite meltdown

Tata to hike wages despite meltdown

Rediff.com19 May 2009

Speaking on the sidelines of an HR conference organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce, S Tambe, vice president, human resources & corporate administration, TML said, "There are companies that haven't given a raise this year but we are definitely looking at giving increments this year."

Govt mulls tariff policy to contain prices

Govt mulls tariff policy to contain prices

Rediff.com9 Jul 2008

For the first time, the government is considering the merits of a tariff policy to contain prices that could include allowing external agencies to import commodities and cultivating some essential crops overseas. An inter-departmental team from the ministries of finance, food and consumer affairs and commerce has been asked to work out a strategy to this effect.The finance ministry's department of economic affairs has submitted its views and a final paper is under preparation

SEZ applications to go online

SEZ applications to go online

Rediff.com28 Nov 2008

The zones will be required to register themselves with www.sezindia.nic.in. Currently, developers have to send SEZ-related applications to the Department of Commerce, after which the inter-ministerial Board of Approval (BoA), headed by Commerce Secretary Gopal K Pillai, takes a call on them.

Wholesale inflation surged to 8-month high in Dec

Wholesale inflation surged to 8-month high in Dec

Rediff.com14 Jan 2020

Among food articles, vegetable prices surged by 69.69 per cent mainly on account of onion, which witnessed 455.83 per cent jump in prices, followed by potato at 44.97 per cent.

TDS process to be simplified further

TDS process to be simplified further

Rediff.com25 Jul 2003

The government is simplifying the procedure for filing tax deducted at source returns to assist taxpayers and mop up higher revenues.\n\n\n\n

'Make in India will have to be worked on'

'Make in India will have to be worked on'

Rediff.com17 May 2017

In the run up to three years of the National Democratic Alliance government, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry (Independent Charge) Nirmala Sitharaman says it is time to consolidate some of the major initiatives as well as take new steps.

FDI not allowed in retail, Min rules out change

FDI not allowed in retail, Min rules out change

Rediff.com2 Jun 2009

Anand Sharma, who took charge of the nodal ministry for FDI on May 29, said there is no need for a relook at the policy amended in February by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion. While the policy does not allow overseas inflow into this sector, the changes in February were perceived to be opening the sector to FDI up to 49 per cent in an Indian firm that has a downstream subsidiary firm in retailing.

Govt creates 'Japan Plus' to fast track Japanese investments

Govt creates 'Japan Plus' to fast track Japanese investments

Rediff.com10 Oct 2014

The commitment by Japan to invest $35 billion or 3.5 trillion YEN is for infrastructure sector over five years.

'I have never seen police beat people'

'I have never seen police beat people'

Rediff.com16 Jul 2020

'I have many times bought meals for the accused, and the police pay for it.'

Rohit Nandan to continue as Air India CMD for one month

Rohit Nandan to continue as Air India CMD for one month

Rediff.com21 Aug 2015

Rohit Nandan will continue to work as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of national carrier Air India for one month or till Ashwani Lohani takes over from him.

Help! I am being sexually harassed at work

Help! I am being sexually harassed at work

Rediff.com18 Mar 2021

'We need to confront such people else they will be encouraged to harass more women in the future,' notes HR guru Mayank Rautela.

IT majors bank on SME biz

IT majors bank on SME biz

Rediff.com19 Dec 2007

Indian small and medium enterprises are expected to emerge as major buyers of the information technology products by 2008. According to Joydeep Datta Gupta, executive director of Deloitte & Touche Consulting, any IT-led SME business transformation project could succeed only if the project was sustained.

Markets scale new peaks; Nifty ends above 8,100

Markets scale new peaks; Nifty ends above 8,100

Rediff.com3 Sep 2014

Sensex hit a record high of 27,225.85 and Nifty hit a record high of 8,141.90 in the intra-day trades today.

US Senate panel confirms Ken Juster as envoy to India

US Senate panel confirms Ken Juster as envoy to India

Rediff.com27 Oct 2017

Juster played a key role in the landmark Indo-US civil nuclear deal.

Meet the man who ensured food supply during lockdown

Meet the man who ensured food supply during lockdown

Rediff.com26 May 2020

'If the mandis were not working in Delhi, or the onion market in Nashik got affected, or there were disruptions because of unloading or loading in any sector in south India, we intervened.'

Transaction time for exporters to be reduced

Transaction time for exporters to be reduced

Rediff.com10 Apr 2008

A revamped Electronic Data Interface system and easier norms for the Accredited Clients Programme are some features likely to be introduced to reduce the transaction time and costs of exporters. Some of the measures may figure in the annual supplement to the Foreign Trade Policy, which is being released on Apr 11. ComMin officials expect the new Electronic Data Interface System to become operational by the end of this fiscal. Exporters will have to submit lesser documents.

India must liberalise legal service sector

India must liberalise legal service sector

Rediff.com8 Sep 2008

"In the last four years, 35 million pounds worth legal work pertaining to international deals have been done in India and during the same period ten times of that work was done abroad," Alison Hook, Head of International department at the Law Society of England and Wales, told PTI. Expressing her optimism that India would 'open up (its legal sector) in due course' as the country looks for expansion abroad, Hook said, "The longer it takes, India will lose more opportunities."

Chidambaram for mobilising resources from insurance, pension sectors

Chidambaram for mobilising resources from insurance, pension sectors

Rediff.com18 Jun 2013

The finance minister was speaking after launching the maiden IDF scheme of IIFCL Mutual Fund in New Delhi on Tuesday.

Exports may fall below $300 bn by 2015-16 end

Exports may fall below $300 bn by 2015-16 end

Rediff.com25 Nov 2015

Exports may fall below $300 bn by 2015-16 end.

India's FDI dips to $12.6 bn in April-Oct

India's FDI dips to $12.6 bn in April-Oct

Rediff.com12 Dec 2013

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in India declined by about 15 per cent to $12.6 billion (Rs 74,971 crore) during April-October this year, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Bengal may keep hands off industry land

Bengal may keep hands off industry land

Rediff.com5 Apr 2007

The West Bengal government may consider asking companies to directly purchase land for all industrial projects, including the Salim group's proposed SEZ.

Roaming charges will not pinch us hard, thank you Rahul Khullar!

Roaming charges will not pinch us hard, thank you Rahul Khullar!

Rediff.com14 May 2015

Telecom subscribers had it good during Rahul Khullar's watch as Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) chairman.

Indian traders do brisk business through Nathu La

Indian traders do brisk business through Nathu La

Rediff.com21 Nov 2008

With bilateral border trade through the historic Silk Route between India and China remaining open for one more month, the export turnover from India is likely to increase substantially. Annual border trade, which this year commenced three weeks after the scheduled date, had started on a tepid note to record a thin volume in the first two months, but the business picked up subsequently.

Amazon in talks to buy Jabong for $1.2 bn

Amazon in talks to buy Jabong for $1.2 bn

Rediff.com27 Nov 2014

In its first acquisition in India, the American online retail giant is planning to buy out the fashion portal

EGoM resolves Essar, Mundra SEZ tax issues

EGoM resolves Essar, Mundra SEZ tax issues

Rediff.com25 Oct 2008

This decision will come as a relief to Essar's multi-product port-based SEZ project in Hazira as well as of Adani Group's zone in Mundra, which the revenue department felt was not built on vacant land when it was notified, and hence it had violated the law. Both the zones are in Gujarat.

To be heard, tourism boards rope in RJs

To be heard, tourism boards rope in RJs

Rediff.com8 Jan 2007

Tourism boards have turned innovative in radio advertising when it comes to promoting their destinations among Indian travellers.

Industries in rural areas allowed to operate from April 20

Industries in rural areas allowed to operate from April 20

Rediff.com15 Apr 2020

Fresh guidelines issued by the Union home ministry on Wednesday permit industries operating in rural areas to run from April 30 with strict social distancing norms.

If Jaishankar's diagnosis is correct, what stops him from correcting it?

If Jaishankar's diagnosis is correct, what stops him from correcting it?

Rediff.com14 Sep 2020

'What Jaishankar says is simplistic.' 'The past does not matter that much.' 'If we think that it does it is because we are not good enough at running the nation competently today and are searching for excuses why,' argues Aakar Patel.

Indian traders do good business at Nathu La

Indian traders do good business at Nathu La

Rediff.com23 Sep 2008

According to data released by the Sikkim commerce and industries department in Gangtok, utensils including copper bowls fetched a revenue of Rs 900,000 for Indian traders during four months of trade at the Renquinggang mart. Other products like black tea, textiles, woollen shawls, canned food, vegetable oils and cigarettes were in demand from importers.

Govt, Ficci plan JV to boost investment

Govt, Ficci plan JV to boost investment

Rediff.com12 Apr 2008

The government has decided to set up a joint venture company with industry body Ficci for encouraging investment in the country."The Invest India company, a joint venture between the department of industrial policy and promotion and Ficci, would be funded by the government and managed by the chamber," commerce and industry Minister Kamal Nath said

India 'missed' more H1B visas: US

India 'missed' more H1B visas: US

Rediff.com8 Sep 2008

The United States on Monday said India 'missed' a major opportunity to get a liberalised regime for the much sought-after H1B visas by not agreeing to Doha deal in Geneva this July.

Nath refuses to budge on retail FDI

Nath refuses to budge on retail FDI

Rediff.com26 Feb 2007

Coming out strongly in defence of foreign direct investment in retail, the ministry of commerce and industry has told the Prime Minister's Office that there is no empirical evidence to suggest that organised retail would adversely impact small retail

Bengal keen to set things right at AEZs

Bengal keen to set things right at AEZs

Rediff.com14 Aug 2007

According to Sanjeev Chopra, secretary of the horticulture and food processing department of West Bengal, steps were being taken so that exporters from the state could sell overseas at least 1 per cent of the total state produce through the AEZs.