Jairam Ramesh denied that he was going after the big fish to get into limelight.
The government is concerned about the spyware and malware associated with imported telecom gear. India had demanded that global telecom gear makers place source codes and design elements in an escrow account.
Ficci stood for the voice of a defensive, traditional Indian business class.
Other proposals include grading of hospitals, expanding network.
Federation of Indian Export Organisations president A Sakthivel said the quotations from the Chinese suppliers do not reflect the real value of the dollar, hurting the Indian interests.
The Serious Fraud Investigation Office (SFIO), the investigation arm of the Union corporate affairs ministry, has begun prosecution proceedings against the alleged perpetrators of the country's largest accounting fraud that took place in Satyam Computers last year.
The idea is not to form a Bengali lobby group but simply to get to know each other better.
MoUs range across pharma, telecom, IT and homeland security.
The Confederation of Indian Industry has also inked a pact with Santech Communication to serve the needs of industry for nanotechnology-based products.
Somers said, "Number one, the message has to be that now we are living in a global economy and that a knowledge partnership with India is enabling our American companies team with their Indian partners to remain globally competitive."
The study titled, 'Indian Roots, American Soil: A Look at Indian Companies in the US Economy,' was released at Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Wednesday at a ceremony attended by several US lawmakers from both the Senate and House.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, in the Budget, announced facilitating the establishment of dedicated infra debt funds through special purpose vehicles for attracting foreign investment in the infrastructure sector.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Thursday said his government is committed to taking every 'physically possible' step to ensure that all international students in his country remain safe. "The Australian government is committed to doing all that is physically possible to ensure that all international students in Australia have safe and rewarding experience," he said.Indian students have been the target of frequent racial attacks in Australia.
According to a survey by the Confederation of Indian Industry, the Business Confidence Index for October- December 2010 fell by 1.4 points to 66.2, compared to an increase of 1.5 points in the first half of 2010-11 (April- September).
Considering the scarcity of land for development projects in Kerala, there should be optimal use of the land being held by the public sector companies, experts said.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said the government has taken note of the Supreme Court observations and action will be taken against Pune-based stud farm owner Hasan Ali Khan who is facing charges of stashing huge amounts of money in tax havens.
As the Centre tried to build consensus on its proposal on constitution amendment bill, required for the rollout of GST, and even floated revised draft to please states, some states came out with alternative model that would not require the amendment of constitution.
Indians spend a higher percentage of their earnings on food consumption, compared with other countries globally, Ramachandra N Galla, chairman of Amara Raja Group, said.
Hari Narayan said the proposed IPO guidelines for non-life insurance firms were in the process of finalisation before they were sent to SCADA, a body constituted by Securities and Exchange Board of India, for approval followed by a final approval from the market regulator.
Plans 'complete' agricultural solution in mining areas
The annual ball, renamed this year as 'India soiree', showcased the food, fashion and performing arts of the country.
The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion is closely working with the Reserve Bank of India, DIPP's joint secretary Gopal Krishna told reporters in New Delhi at a Confederation of Indian Industry function.
Getting to the magic growth, however, will require massive increase in investment in infrastructure, in labour force skills and manufacturing capacity.
The report of the committee could be taken up at the next meeting of Securities and Exchange Board of India.
In his inaugural address at the 7th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, organised by the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs, Tamil Nadu government and Confederation of Indian Industries, the prime minister said that professionals, including doctors, dentists, pharmactists, engineers, architects and chartered accountants, would have the benefit of practising their professions in India.
Inflation may come down to RBIs projections, if it does not we will have to take steps, RBI deputy governor K C Chakrabarty said on the sidelines of an event organised by Confederation of Indian Industry and Suresh Neotia Centre of Excellence.
The construction of the proposed network of 18,637 km of expressways in the country would cost more than $100 billion, according to a senior transport ministry official.
Last year, over 200 companies adopted 300 ITIs in the country and the involvement is gaining pace.
Just five days after mandating all listed companies to have a minimum 25 per cent public float, the government said on Wednesday indicated it was open to a review of the new rules. "If there is need for any modification, correction, amendment, or may be amplification, it will be done," Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla told reporters on the sidelines of a function by the Confederation of Indian Industry.
Industry lobbies have begun pre-budget consultations with the Union finance ministry for 2010-11.
While Delhi turns out be the safest and best city to live in India, Jamshedpur and Patna are rated as the worst cities.
It has suggested a provision for setting up land bank corporations to facilitate acquisition and disbursement of land for industrial use.
In their respective memorandums, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and the Confederation of Indian Industry asked for re-introduction of investment allowance, restoring the depreciation rate to 25 per cent and an increase in plan public expenditures, primarily in infrastructure, which would boost private investments.
Speaking at an event in New Delhi, jointly held by National Thermal Power Corporation and the Confederation of Indian Industry, he added that developing countries should also not expect any financial or technical assistance from developed nations to help reduce their carbon footprint.
Leading businessmen from India and Pakistan on Monday called for closer commercial ties between the two countries and said commerce could well turn out to the harbinger of peace in the Subcontinent.
B Muthuraman, vice chairman, Tata Steel, has been elected as the vice president of CII.
The ministry had revised the estimates of direct and indirect taxes after healthy collection.
Ficci: Rationalise tax structure; CII: Space for fiscal incentives is limited.
The bilateral trade between India and Brazil is expected to cross $6 billion this year, according to Brazil-India Chamber of Commerce.
Several fiscal and monetary incentives since December 2008 helped the industry to recover into a growth trajectory. The 10 per cent plus growth in manufacturing, basic goods, mining, electricity has been buoyed by these measures, Confederation of Indian Industry said.
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