How Palanpuri Jains captured global diamond tradeThe Jain community is known for its excellence in business and trade not only in India but in many other countries too, most popularly in B...
04 Apr, 2023, 03.06 PM IST
From key features and eligibility to major differences between RoDTEP and MEIS, here’s all you need to know about the RoDTEP Scheme.RoDTEP (Remission of Duties or Taxes on Export Products) came into effect on Jan 01, 2021
05 Jan, 2023, 05.27 PM IST
Govt eases courier import norms for Covid vaccinesThe CBIC has amended the Courier Imports and Exports (Electronic Declaration and Processing) regulations allowing for import of vaccine whi...
01 Jan, 2021, 01.27 PM IST
View: Will work from home become the new business as usual?The business continuity planning of corporate India was caught off guard with the sudden announcement of national lockdown in the wake of t...
24 Apr, 2020, 10.51 AM IST
India to restart industry engine from April 20The Narendra Modi administration on Wednesday took an important step towards resumption of normal economic activity by partially lifting re...
16 Apr, 2020, 01.35 PM IST
Payments stuck, exporters seek government’s supportPhysical documents, essential for banks to honour letters of credit, are currently unavailable, with the logistics industry virtually shutt...
01 Apr, 2020, 10.05 AM IST
India to rein in China's gift horseGovt mulls cap on overseas gifts received by individuals to prevent misuse of customs norms.
13 Jun, 2019, 12.01 PM IST
Mumbai customs to crack down on courier companies flouting normsThe order follows instances of smuggling of precious metals and misdeclaration of goods such as food items to avoid mandatory quarantine or...
04 Jan, 2019, 06.54 AM IST
Swadeshi Jagran Manch to seek rollback of limited inventory clause in draft policyThe draft national policy on ecommerce suggests Indian-owned and Indiancontrolled online marketplaces be allowed to hold inventory as long ...
01 Aug, 2018, 07.42 AM IST
Govt ups incentives for handloom, garment exports through e-commerceThe proposal has been made in the wake of exporters finding the present cap too low and restricting them from getting duty benefits on impo...
27 Jul, 2018, 05.44 PM IST
Indian developers fear tighter controls after Facebook breachIndia has the second-largest developer base for Facebook, a community that builds apps and games on the platform and engage its users.
22 Mar, 2018, 10.47 AM IST
FDI in services sector jumps to $5.28 bn during April-SeptemberThe government has taken several measures such as fixing timeliness for approvals and streamlining procedures to improve ease of doing busi...
14 Nov, 2016, 02.52 PM IST
FDI in services sector up 85.5 per cent in April-DecemberThe sector had received FDI worth $2.29 billion during April-December 2014, according to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
06 Mar, 2016, 10.52 AM IST
RBI relaxes norms for aircraft, helicopter importsRelaxing norms for aircraft and helicopter imports, RBI said banks can allow advance remittances for imports once the company has approval ...
26 Nov, 2015, 10.53 PM IST
Government plans to amend law to empower consumersAccording to sources, the Ministry of Consumer Affairs proposes to bring amendments to the Consumer Protection Act, 1986 to make it more ef...
16 Nov, 2014, 02.52 PM IST
FDI in services sector drops 62 per cent during April-October 2013Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows into the services sector declined by about 62 per cent year-on-year to USD 1.36 billion during Apri...
15 Dec, 2013, 12.08 PM IST
- Free-look clause helps avoid mis-selling in health and life insurance policies
A 15-day 'free-look' period offers policyholders with the liberty to surrender the scheme if it fails to meet expectations.
07 Dec, 2011, 12.54 AM IST