From axles to rare earth: India draws up list of 100 products it still can't make enough ofIndia is set to boost its manufacturing sector by identifying around 100 products for domestic production. This initiative aims to reduce r...
17 May, 2026, 10.43 AM IST
India’s big cotton bet: Can Rs 5,659 cr revive the sector's global leadership?India’s Rs 5,659-crore Mission for Cotton Productivity aims to tackle falling yields, poor seed quality, and rising import dependence throu...
08 May, 2026, 10.50 AM IST
SEBI, MCA norms on forced labour 'soft and voluntary': India to USTRIndia has conveyed to the US that identifying forced labor in other nations presents challenges. New Delhi's strategy remains measured and ...
06 May, 2026, 12.45 AM IST
Fed nominee Kevin Warsh's financial disclosures point to over $100 million in assetsKevin Warsh, the former Federal Reserve governor chosen by President Donald Trump to lead the central bank, has submitted financial disclos...
14 Apr, 2026, 07.52 PM IST
Parliamentary panel recommends relaxation in criteria for recognised startups to avail tax benefitsThe department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce has expressed concern about the low utilisation of section 80-IAC of th...
11 Aug, 2023, 12.00 PM IST
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce for FTA renegotiation with Japan, Korea, Asean“India’s concession to the ASEAN has been far in excess than concessions granted to India,” it said and suggested periodic compliance asses...
10 Feb, 2021, 09.34 PM IST
Lockdown impact: Automotive industry suffered Rs 2,300 crore loss per day, says par panelParliamentary Standing Committee On Commerce, chaired by Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MP Keshav Rao, has suggested a slew of measures fo...
15 Dec, 2020, 07.03 PM IST
GST to help reorient states towards export promotion: Parliamentary panelThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce in its report said that the Department of Commerce must further deepen its engagement with...
03 May, 2016, 08.58 PM IST
Banning foreign direct investment in domestic pharmaceutical units would serve nobodyThe Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce wants foreign direct investment in domestic pharmaceutical units banned outright.
15 Aug, 2013, 04.47 AM IST
- Make doctors legally bound to prescribe only generic drugs: Parliamentary panel
Government should bring in a legislation that would make it compulsory for doctors to prescribe only low-cost generic drugs.
13 Aug, 2013, 06.23 PM IST
- PSC urges GoI to ensure large scale re-plantation of tea bushes.
The PSC on Commerce has urged the ministry to go for re-plantation or rejuvenation of old tea bushes on priority basis.
18 Mar, 2013, 05.59 PM IST
- Parliament panel raps Tea Board on unscrupulous exports
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce has criticised the Tea Board for failing to check unscrupulous exporters importing cheap t...
02 Dec, 2012, 11.06 AM IST
- Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce asks Tea Board to address drop in Indian tea production
Parliamentary Standing Committee on Commerce has asked Tea Board and commerce ministry to address the issue of drop in Indian tea productio...
25 Aug, 2012, 07.16 PM IST
- Parliamentary panel for declaring tea as national drink
A Parliamentary panel has suggested declaring tea as a "national drink" to increase its consumption besides exports.
09 Aug, 2012, 06.02 PM IST
- Parliamentary panel pitches for Rs 1k crore marketing fund for MSMEs
Parliamentary panel has pitched for setting up a export marketing fund with a corpus of at least Rs 1k cr to support the MSMEs.
03 May, 2012, 07.24 PM IST
- Export figures should be released in quantity terms: Parliamentary panel
Parliamentary panel has called for release of the country's export figures in terms of volume besides value so that the 'true' state of exp...
02 May, 2012, 07.19 PM IST
- Standing committee pulls up Commerce Department
The Department of Commerce has been pulled up for unscientific methods of planning and non-serious approach in seeking allocation for vario...
22 Aug, 2004, 12.46 PM IST