Business in India

Indian states need to strategise their development

Amit Kapoor/Institute for Competitiveness/IANS

Apr 18, 2017, 13:08 PM IST

Ease of doing business: Roadmap for raising India’s ranking among top 50

Aiming to break into top 50 best countries to do business in, the government has identified areas requiring doing away with complex rules and simplifying procedures to enable businesses to start in four days flat.

Dec 20, 2016, 16:01 PM IST

Gujarat easiest place to do business in India: World Bank

The move would also help in improving India's overall ranking in the global Doing Business Study. India has been placed at 142nd position among 182 nations.

Sep 14, 2015, 21:32 PM IST

India needs to project its new image, its stability, says US business leader

Recent changes in China has made it less predictable and this gives India a big opportunity to project its stability, a leading US business leader said Tuesday.

Jun 17, 2015, 13:45 PM IST

Take advantage of winds of change: PM Modi to Chinese investors

Reaching out to Chinese investors, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked them to take advantage of the "winds of change" in India with a much more transparent, responsive and stable regulatory regime even as leading firms from the two sides signed deals worth USD 22 billion.

May 16, 2015, 11:06 AM IST

Indian, Chinese firms sign 26 pacts worth $22 billion

As many as 26 business agreements worth over USD 22 billion were signed Saturday between Indian firms -- including Adani group, Bharti Airtel and Welspun -- and thier Chinese counterparts on the last day of Narendra Modi's three-day visit to China.

May 16, 2015, 10:03 AM IST

India ready to do business, says Modi

India is ready to do business and is constantly improving the ease of doing business, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday at the India-China Business Forum here that saw 21 business agreements worth USD 22 billion being signed.

May 16, 2015, 09:50 AM IST

Ease of doing biz: Exporters can use credit cards to pay fee

To further improve the ease of doing business in India, the Commerce Ministry is taking steps that include allowing exporters and importers to make the payment of fee through debit or credit cards.

Feb 03, 2015, 13:37 PM IST

'Manufacturing key to create jobs and accelerate growth'

India needs to put special focus on manufacturing to create thousands of jobs and accelerate economic growth to 9-10 percent, a top government official said.

Jan 27, 2015, 19:42 PM IST

Difficult to do business in India, government needs to change it: Walmart

The world's largest retailer also said its arm, Walmart India will focus on wholesale cash and carry business in the country currently and is not looking at multi-brand segment, where foreign investors are not allowed beyond 51 percent.

Jan 16, 2015, 23:08 PM IST

Economic Survey: Business environment needs to be made easier

Pitching for a conducive business environment, the government on Wednesday said the cost of doing business in India has created "incentives" for corporates to look for investments in other countries.

Jul 09, 2014, 15:21 PM IST

Govt extends validity period of industrial licence to 3 years

Seeking to improve ease of doing business in India, the government on Wednesday decided to extend the validity period of industrial licence to three years with a provision for further extension of two years.

Jul 02, 2014, 17:55 PM IST