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Aug 06, 2022

1,67,080 companies registered in FY 2021-22 as compared to 1,55,377 in FY 2020-21

New Delhi: During FY 2021-22, 1,67,080 companies were registered as compared to 1,55,377 in the previous year. Further, during FY 2020-21, 43,050 LLPs were registered as compared to 42,187 in previous year, said Union Ministe...

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Aug 06, 2022

Innovation, marketing and distribution key for success of FMCG products: Harsh Mariwala

New Delhi: Innovation, marketing and strong distribution network are key to success for FMCG products,” said Harsh Mariwala, Founder and Chairman, Marico Ltd and Past President, FICCI, recently while addressing the FICC...

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Aug 06, 2022

RBI has maintained consistency in policy statement: FICCI

New Delhi: Commenting on the latest monetary policy announcement, Sanjiv Mehta, President, FICCI, has said that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has maintained consistency in the policy statement made today by focusing on with...

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Aug 03, 2022

Syngenta India, Adani Agri Fresh give a boost to Himachal apple growers

Shimla: India’s two leading agro firms – Syngenta India and Adani Agri Fresh (AAF) – have come together to boost apple growers in Himachal Pradesh by enabling them through a complete crop protocol and hassle...

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Jul 30, 2022

Singapore, USA, Mauritius among top sourcing nation of FDIs for India

New Delhi: India gets maximum foreign direct investment (FDI) from countries like  Singapore, the USA, Mauritius, Netherland, and Switzerland. During FY 2021-22, the FDI equity inflow into India from Singapore was pegged...

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Jul 29, 2022

Collaboration with foreign OEMs intrinsic to Atmanirbhar Bharat: Army Chief

NEW DELHI: General Manoj Pande, Chief of the Army Staff, on Thursday exhorted that self-sufficiency in critical defence requirements is a strategic imperative now more than ever. “Our external dependence on armaments and ammunition have...

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Jul 27, 2022

IMF revises India's economic growth projections downward to 7.4 pc

New York: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Tuesday cut India's growth rate by 0.8 percentage point to 7.4 per cent for fiscal year 2022, reflecting "mainly less favourable external conditions and more rapid policy...

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Jul 21, 2022

Working on phased implementation of CBDC in wholesale & retail segment: RBI ED

New Delhi: The central bank of the country is working on phased implementation of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in both wholesale and retail segments, said Ajay Kumar Choudhary, Executive Director, RBI, on Wednesday. H...

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Jul 21, 2022

448 notices served to e-commerce entities

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday informed that the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commoditie...

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Jul 21, 2022

448 notices served to e-commerce entities

New Delhi: Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday informed that the Legal Metrology (Packaged Commoditie...

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Jul 21, 2022

GDP growth estimated at 7 pc for 2022-23: FICCI Economic Outlook Survey

New Delhi: The latest round of FICCI’s Economic Outlook Survey (July 2022) puts forth an annual median GDP growth forecast for 2022-23 at 7 per cent with a minimum and maximum growth estimate of 6.5 per cent and 7.3 per...

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Jul 19, 2022

DRI unearths customs duty evasion of Rs 4389 crore by Oppo India

New Delhi: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has detected customs duty evasion of around Rs 4,389 crore by Oppo India, which is engaged in the business of manufacturing, assembling, wholesale trading, distribution of ...

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Jul 19, 2022

Syngenta India first to obtain label extension for spraying crop protection products by drone

New Delhi: The Central Insecticide Board, the Regulatory Authority under the Ministry of Agriculture has given approval to Syngenta India for drone spray of its fungicide Amistar Top on paddy to protect the crop against funga...

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Jul 16, 2022

Syngenta India kicks off 10,000 km drone yatra to educate farmers on drone spraying across 13 States

Pune: Terming technology as next big driver of agriculture, Syngenta India on Friday announced a unique Biodiversity Sensor Project, world’s first biodiversity monitoring technology, featuring a centralized, biodiversit...

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Jul 16, 2022

CCI approves acquisition of Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company

New Delhi: The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has approved the acquisition of Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Limited by Ageas Insurance International NV. The proposed combination pertains to the acquisition of fu...

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Jul 15, 2022

Private sector must get involved in primary healthcare: Health Secretary Rajesh Bhushan

New Delhi: Rajesh Bhushan, Secretary, Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare, on Thursday asserted that the private sector is a critical player in the overall healthcare system in the country. He added that a large par...

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Jul 08, 2022

Warehousing and logistics sector essential part of e-commerce, retail business: FICCI-Anarock Report

New Delhi: The warehousing and logistics sector is an essential part of e-commerce and retail businesses across India, highlights FICCI-Anarock report ‘Industrial and Logistics – Rapidly Gaining Momentum, Providin...

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Jul 08, 2022

Real estate bigwigs set their eyes on Ludhiana

Ludhiana: Ludhiana, which is also known as India’s Manchester for its world-class hosiery products, is fast emerging as a hub of realty infrastructure in both residential and commercial segments. The city boasts of near...

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Jul 06, 2022

DEA empanels transaction advisers PPP projects

New Delhi: The Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, has empanelled 12 transaction advisers for Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects to provide necessary support to the project sponsoring authorities...

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Jun 27, 2022

Industry should engage with government to reduce use of fertilizers, pesticides: Union Minister

New Delhi: Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar has said that the private sector should come forward and support the government in reducing the use of fertilizers and pesticides in the agri...

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Jun 27, 2022

Tata Motors launches GenVoltz generators in Nepal

Mumbai: Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile company along with its authorised distributor, Sipradi Trading Pvt Ltd, launches the reliable and efficient range of GenVoltz generators in Nepal. Designed, developed and ...

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Jun 27, 2022

Jio-bp to power Nexus Malls EV journey

Mumbai: Nexus Malls has announced its association with Jio-bp, a fuel and mobility joint venture between RIL and bp, for the roll out of state-of-the-art EV charging stations and battery swapping stations across their portfol...

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Jun 24, 2022

FICCI calls for reduction of GST on agrochemicals to 5 pc

New Delhi: As crop protection solutions are crucial for proper management of crop health for higher productivity and income of farmers and sustained growth of the agriculture sector, industry body FICCI has said that the GST Counc...

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Jun 16, 2022

Overall merchandise and services exports jump by 24 pc in May

New Delhi: India’s overall exports - merchandise and services combined - in May are estimated to be USD 62.21 billion, exhibiting a positive growth of 24.03 per cent over the same period last year. The merchandise expor...

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Jun 16, 2022

Mineral production goes up by 7.8 pc in April

New Delhi: The index of mineral production of the mining and quarrying sector for the month of April was 7.8 per cent higher as compared to the level in the month of April, 2021. As per the provisional figures of Indian Burea...

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Jun 14, 2022

WPI-based inflation at 15.88 pc for May

New Delhi: The annual rate of inflation is 15.88 per cent (provisional) for the month of May, 2022 as compared to 13.11 per cent in May last year, said the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Tuesday. The high rate of inflat...

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Jun 13, 2022

Focussing on R&D under National Technical Textiles Mission: Textiles Secretary

New Delhi: The Central government is focussing on research and development (R&D) of technical textiles under the National Technical Textiles Mission (NTTM) to increase penetration of these items in Indian market, said Upe...

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Jun 10, 2022

Indian renewable energy sector gets record investment

New Delhi: India’s renewable energy logged a record $14.5 billion investment in the last fiscal (2021-22), an increase of 125 per cent compared to FY 2020-21 and 72 per cent over the pre-pandemic FY 2019-20, a new repor...

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Jun 10, 2022

FDI flows hit a record high in Asia developing countries

New Delhi: Foreign direct investment (FDI) flows to developing countries in Asia rose by 19 per cent to an all-time high of $619 billion in 2021, according to UNCTAD’s World Investment Report 2022 published on June 9. T...

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Jun 10, 2022

Omaxe partners with Jio-bp to set up EV charging & swapping infra

Mumbai: Omaxe, one of India’s leading real estate developers, has announced its partnership with Jio-bp, a fuel and mobility joint venture between Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) and bp, to establish a battery chargin...

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Jun 03, 2022

NITI Aayog member bats for recycling of copper

New Delhi: Dr VK Saraswat, Member, NITI Aayog, while stating that India is not self-sufficient in the production of copper ore, has said that in the current paradigm of copper production, we cannot wish away the copper recycling strategy as recycl...

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May 28, 2022

India-UAE startup corridor to enhance startup ecosystem between two countries

Dubai: FICCI Lead, a technology and business incubator of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI), and the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) recently inked a landmark MoU to launch &lsqu...

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