India giving World Bank all evidence of improved ease of doing businessDIPP is now gathering its own evidence for cases where it feels respondents have not have kept in mind the assumptions made by the World Ba...
16 Aug, 2016, 09.26 AM IST
DIPP to coordinate Amazon’s training programme Launchpad for entrepreneursSenior executives of the company met DIPP officials to discuss ways for collaboration with the Start-up India programme on Monday.
27 Jul, 2016, 03.57 AM IST
Apple vs single-brand retail policy: DIPP officials defend local sourcing clauseThe finance ministry cleared the US company’s proposal to set up Apple Stores under the single-brand policy but without any relaxation in t...
26 May, 2016, 05.32 AM IST
Government reviewing Startup Action Plan’s progressThe DIPP recently launched the startup hub along with the startup portal and mobile app to provide a single-point contact for the entire st...
23 May, 2016, 02.42 AM IST
DIPP against consumer affairs ministry proposal to regulate e-commerce sectorDIPP said in its response that there should be minimal government interference and that e-commerce must be treated at par with brick and mo...
16 Feb, 2015, 10.53 AM IST
Single-brand retail: DIPP sets maximum time frame of 90 days to process all pending applications“We will ensure zero pendency of applications at DIPP and strict compliance to the timeline from now on,” a department official said.
30 Jul, 2014, 11.31 AM IST
FinMin not in favour of tightening FDI norms in pharmaThe Finance Ministry is not in favour of tightening of norms for foreign investors in already existing Indian pharmaceutical companies, a s...
15 Oct, 2013, 06.19 PM IST
FDI in retail: Walmart, Tesco will not be able to acquire existing retailersA foreign multi-brand retailer will have to spend $50 million in setting up new stores to meet the front-end requirement.
07 Jun, 2013, 01.53 PM IST
FDI in retail: Respite for wholesalers like Bharti Walmart as government reviews 25% restriction clauseThe government may allow foreign funded cash-and-carry ventures to sell more than 25% of their total sales to ‘group companies’.
05 Jun, 2013, 08.46 AM IST
Reforms get stuck in FDI versus FII fight as DIPP opposes change in definition of FDIChidambaram proposed a shift to an international classification under which less than 10% stake in a co will be treated as FII and anything...
08 May, 2013, 08.37 AM IST
- DIPP nod to IKEA's investment proposal soon
Anand Sharmahas assured his Swedish counterpart Annie Loof that IKEA's FDI application for investing 100% in single-brand retail will get t...
31 Oct, 2012, 06.00 AM IST
Investment application to sell foreign bull semen by Indo-Canadian JV Semex-Provet puts DIPP in quandaryA foreign investment application for retailing bull semen in India is all set to put officials clearing single-brand retailing proposals on...
11 Sep, 2012, 08.01 AM IST
- DIPP not to disclose growth data of 268 items of IIP
Commerce Ministry has decided not to disclose growth figures of 268 items which are reflected in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP).
24 Jul, 2012, 08.32 PM IST
- Union Cabinet refused to clear the proposed national manufacturing policy
Cabinet refused to clear the proposed national manufacturing policy due to 'last minute'' objections by the labour and environment ministri...
16 Sep, 2011, 03.19 AM IST
- Curbs likely on select FDI instruments
The government is planning to tighten norms governing FDI through partly-paid shares, convertible warrants and units issued by venture capi...
18 Jan, 2010, 06.21 AM IST
- DIPP plans to reduce hurdles to business
The department of industrial policy & promotion (DIPP) has initiated a mechanism to continuously work on easing out long procedures in sett...
17 Sep, 2007, 04.49 AM IST
- Mashelkar may’veto stick to dose
The government is unlikely to give the Technical Expert Group on patent law - headed by former CSIR DG RA Mashelkar - more time to re-visit...
27 Mar, 2007, 01.51 AM IST