Publications
Do not sacrifice nation�s interests for FDI, says Joshi
June 07, 2020
Senior BJP leader Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi ruthlessly criticised the government in the Lok Sabha for paving the way for the entry of retail giants by allowing up to 51 per cent Foreign Direct Investmen ...
India confirms drought as El Nino looms
June 07, 2020
India confirms drought as El Nino looms Monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Ni ...
SEZs May Get More Time to Start Projects
June 07, 2020
The board of approval (BoA) for special economic zones (SEZs) has entrusted its chairman, commerce secretary GK Pillai, to give more time to cash-strapped developers of SEZ projects beyond the three-y ...
Fresh SEZ proposals to be considered by new govt
June 07, 2020
The Commerce Ministry has received about 18 proposals for setting up special economic zones, which are likely to be considered by an empowered board after the new government assumes office later this ...
Slowdown blues for SEZs
June 07, 2020
With slowdown in economic activities, scores of leading SEZ promoters, including Infosys, Hindalco and NIIT, have been given extension by the Commerce Ministry for developing the tax-free enclaves. Ho ...
RIL told to approach SC on SEZ land buy
June 07, 2020
The Bombay High Court on Friday dismissed Mukesh Ambani-promoted Mumbai SEZ’s plea for speedy completion of the land acquisition process and asked the company to approach the Supreme Court becau ...
Our kiranas deserve better, including a ministry of their own
June 07, 2020
Trade, with a GDP share of 15.1%, only slightly less than manufacturing at 15.6%, is an important segment of the economy. More than 125 lakh kirana stores provide a source of livelihood to 16 crore ...
Forget small retailers, can our govt stand up to Walmart?
June 07, 2020
As multilateral negotiations have paused, multi-national corporates have increasingly become aggressive; and our bureaucrats restless. There is strong evidence that rural communities in the United ...
Centre Approves 91 SEZs
June 07, 2020
The Centre has approved in principle 91 SEZs for Andhra Pradesh, the highest in the country, Andhra Pradesh Major Industries Minister Dr Geetha Reddy said on Wednesday. She told reporters here that ...
SEZs Get Nod To Prune Area
June 07, 2020
Six major SEZs have clipped the size of their projects, foregoing potential tax gains for them. The developers have got the commerce ministry nod to de-notify parts of their tax-free enclaves for bett ...
Government Backs Orange Realty's Subsidiary Plan in India
June 07, 2020
The Government has allowed Orange Realty to set up a wholly owned subsidiary in India. The company has already received Rs 2,051 crore from IREO Investment Holding III, a Mauritius-based fund focused ...
Lucrative SEZ Power Projects
June 07, 2020
New guidelines issued by the commerce ministry have made setting up of power plants within Special Economic Zones (SEZs) more lucrative than outside. The guidelines, which cover both stand-alone elect ...
Govt approves sale of 6.5 mn tonnes wheat to bulk consumers
June 07, 2020
Govt approves sale of 6.5 mn tonnes wheat to bulk consumers The government has said that it will sell 6.5 million tonnes of wheat to bulk consumers like flour millers and biscuit makers in a bid to ...
Rise in trade restrictions now �alarming�, Lamy tells WTO ambassadors
June 07, 2020
For the first time since the WTO started monitoring the protectionist reaction to the financial crisis in 2008, the scale of trade restrictions is a cause for “serious concern”, Director-G ...
Thiruvantharam Resolution-2
June 07, 2020
It is disconcerting to hear what has happened at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) ministerial meet at Bali. The government of India has compromised the interest of India, both of its farmers as well ...
India offers to waive off visa fees to LDCs at WTO meet
June 07, 2020
PTI: India has made substantial offers like waiving off visa fees, granting market access and technical assistance to service providers from poor nations, showing its resolve to support the Least Deve ...
An Intellectual Loss
June 07, 2020
In 1956, after Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest and crushed the democracy movement in Hungary, Communist parties of Western Europe lost nearly one-third of their members. The exodus of those outraged ...
Scrap All SEZs, Says Goa Govt In Letter To Centre
June 07, 2020
In yet another sign that the Goa Government's U-turn over Special Economic Zones is more about political expediency than socio-economic rationale, the state on Tuesday wrote to the Centre saying t ...
China Initiates Case Against EU Solar Subsidies With the WTO
June 07, 2020
China initiated World Trade Organization proceedings to seek a ruling on whether some European Union nations violated global commerce rules through their green energy programs. China has begun WTO ...
A million acres of glyphosate-resistant weeds in Canada?
June 07, 2020
A million acres of glyphosate-resistant weeds in Canada? More than one million acres of Canadian farmland have glyphosate-resistant weeds growing on them, including 43,000 in Manitoba, according to ...
