Commerce ministry forms high-level advisory group on new foreign trade policyThe advisory group would look at areas including exchange rate management, impact of trade wars and strategy to manage consequences of unpr...
Akshay Kumar, Rajnath Singh unveil official anthem of 'Bharat Ke Veer'The anthem has been sung and composed by singer Kailash Kher.
Will Indian drug exports to other countries get stuck in EU ports?In 2008, 17 shipments (16 from India and one from China) were detained in Europe on grounds of infringement of intellectual property.
Karan Johar cancels premiere of ‘Baahubali 2’, India pays tribute to Vinod Khanna on TwitterThe much loved actor-turned-politician was suffering from bladder cancer.
Government monitoring Greek situation; says may have indirect impact on India"We are closely monitoring the Greek situation. There could be some reaction on the Fed rate hike,"Finance Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi said.
Teaotia named Commerce Secy; Choubey new Aviation SecretaryA total of 17 Secretary-level new appointments have been cleared by the Appointments Committee of Cabinet (ACC) headed by Prime Minister Na...
Centre cancels approvals for six Special Economic Zones in Madhya PradeshThe Centre has cancelled formal approvals given to set up six SEZ projects in MP after developers failed to take interest in developing the...
No foreign investment in business-to-consumer ecommerce for now“If you allow FDI in B2C (businesses selling to consumers) today, Indian entrepreneur ventures like Flipkart and Snapdeal will get finished...
Rupee below 62 against dollar for long will be a worry: OfficialWhen asked whether the issue has been discussed with Finance Ministry or the RBI, Kher said: "Every time I meet Finance Secretary, I am not...
Government set to cancel approvals of 43 SEZ developersThe final decision regarding cancellations of approvals will be taken by the Board of Approval, a 19-member inter-ministerial body.
Government plans to hold trade talks with US in July"Everything related to the trade policy will be discussed at the forum. There are a whole lot of bilateral issues related to market access ...
India did not yield any ground at WTO: Commerce Ministry's Special Secretary Rajiv KherIndia did not yield any major ground on trade facilitation while it managed to push its stand on food security issues through WTO meet, Spe...
India to oppose facilitation steps by developed nationsIndia fears these measures could lead to revenue outgo and also burden countries with enhanced funding requirement for building infrastruct...
Preferential market access for private telecom manufacturers to be droppedRajiv Kher, additional secretary at the commerce ministry pointed out the non-compliance and said, " there is need to de-link security from...
Top commerce team to visit China to discuss trade deficitAlso the meeting is expected discuss initiatives to boost the bilateral trade, which has come down to $66.47 billion last year.
- EU agrees to stop confiscation of Indian generic drugs
EU has also come up with a draft, proposing changes in the customs regulations that would permanently take care of such seizures.
- Govt mulling policy on M&As by MNCs in pharma sector
The Commerce Ministry is mulling to formulate a policy on mergers and acquisitions by multinationals in the pharma sector, a senior governm...