The market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 6.8 per cent till 2023, it said. The industry contributes to around 15 lakh jobs. ICRIER said o...

India need not depend on import of fresh fruits and vegetables as it is self-sufficient in these items, a senior Agriculture Ministry offic...

A study commissioned by the Department of Commerce has recommended putting an end to new SEZ approvals.

Offloading foodgrains from FCI godowns and cutting import duty on fruits, vegetables, dairy and poultry items were also recommended in the ...

In September, the Cabinet decided to operationalise 51% FDI in multi-brand retail but left it to the state governments to allow setting up ...

The dominance of foreign technology giants like IBM in the Indian high-end 'mainframe' server market is detrimental to the growth of the co...

In order to encourage penetration of health insurance in the country, a Delhi-based think tank ICRIER said that regulator IRDA should encou...

The government on Thursday said it has no plans to relax the existing foreign direct investment rules in the retail sector.

India has been ranked poorly, even below African countries like Kenya and Moracco, in the first-ever index of financial inclusion prepared ...

Organised retail will benefit farmers in terms of getting better price for their produce and its impact on neighbourhood 'kirana' stores wo...

The government may allow Foreign Direct Investment for specific sectors such as electronic and sports goods in retail if an expert study go...

Small retailers will be initially impacted by the entry of large retail houses. However, the impact is likely to be diluted over a period o...

ICRIER, mandated by the govt to study impact of organised retail, says more jobs will be created due to emergence of big retail chains. Dif...

Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in retail sector for multi-brand products will be examined only after government receives reports from two ...

It seems the French retailer wants to wait for some more clarity on the Bharti-Wal-Mart structure.

The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) plans to ask the department of industrial policy & promotion (DIPP) to form a special task force, with re...

ICRIER, the think tank on India's domestic and international economic policies, has received grant from leading Indian corporate giants.