India is world's largest startup ecosystem: BJP President JP Nadda
The BJP’s President, J P Nadda said in a meeting in Himachal Pradesh that our nation is the world’s largest startup ecosystem.
Aug 20, 2022, 21:32 PM ISTNoida becomes number 1 in India, rakes in record Rs 64,000 crore investment
Noida received the maximum investment in India at Rs 64,000 crore in the last 4.5 years.
Sep 30, 2021, 19:38 PM ISTPiyush Goyal launches National Single Window System to improve ease of doing business
Piyush Goyal has launched the National Single Window System (NSWS), a one-stop portal for investors for approvals and clearances.
Sep 22, 2021, 15:28 PM ISTCBIC abolishes licence renewal requirement for customs brokers, authorised carriers
The CBIC has amended the Customs Brokers Licensing Regulations, 2018 and Sea Cargo Manifest and Transhipment Regulations, 2018, to state that all such existing licenses/registration would have a lifetime validity.
Jul 24, 2021, 23:36 PM ISTOdisha becomes 7th state to complete ease of doing business reforms
So far, 10 states have implemented the One Nation One Ration Card System, 7 states have done ease of doing business reforms, and 2 states have done local body reforms.
Dec 30, 2020, 22:11 PM ISTSingle window system for industrial approvals will soon be in place: Piyush Goyal
Goyal said that the government is committed to policy simplification and asked for industry's feedback and cooperation.
Jul 31, 2020, 14:21 PM ISTPM Modi hails Himachal Pradesh Global Investors meet, says competition has increased for investments in India
Competition has increased for investments in India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while addressing Himachal Pradesh Global Investors at Dharmshila on Thursday. Hailing the investors meet in his address, the Prime Minister termed it as a major leap ahead. The two-day investment meet, starting today is being held to showcase investment opportunities in the state.
Nov 07, 2019, 16:13 PM ISTIndia jumps 14 notches, ranked 63rd in Ease of Doing Business
India has recorded a jump of 14 positions to the 63rd among 190 countries as per the World Bank. Last year India was ranked in 77th position. In six years of the Narendra Modi government, India`s ranking improved 79 places from 142nd in 2014 to 63th in 2019, a record for a major economy.
Oct 24, 2019, 13:05 PM ISTGovernment reduces rate of ESI contribution from 6.5% to 4%
The reduction in rates will benefit 3.6 crore employees and 12.85 lakh employers, government said.
Jun 14, 2019, 10:45 AM ISTIndia expects improvement in WB's doing biz ranking this year
An official delegation including secretary in the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) Ramesh Abhishek, apprised a World Bank team in Washington of reform measures taken by the government in easing the business process.
May 09, 2019, 10:04 AM IST5 states with highest and lowest rank in ease of doing business in last 3 years
The Doing Business assessment provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement across 190 economies.
Mar 12, 2019, 15:38 PM ISTBJP-ruled states are worse than the others because they are frivolous
On the whole BJP-ruled states are not doing very well because of theatrics and outright populism.
Aug 10, 2018, 14:02 PM ISTMindless meddling: The anti-business disease of Maharashtra's order on food in multiplexes
Mumbai is struggling in the rain. But the government seems more interested in mindlessly populist meddling with non-essential movie-watching.
Aug 04, 2018, 18:17 PM ISTFrauds push ease of doing business to background, scars take front seat: Arun Jaitley
Jaitley said that the unethical behaviour in the lender-borrower relation needs to end.
Feb 24, 2018, 12:47 PM ISTMaharashtra to be crucial in India's entry to top 50 global 'ease of doing business' ranking: Amitabh Kant
Maharashtra will play a key role in helping the country to break into the top 50 in the global list for ease of doing business over the next two years, Niti Aayog Chief Executive Amitabh Kant has said.
Feb 19, 2018, 20:23 PM ISTEase of Doing Business: Budget 2018 outlines 372-point plan for states
In the latest Ease of Doing Business report of the World Bank, India's position jumped 30 places to rank 100th among 190 nations.
Feb 01, 2018, 13:40 PM ISTWhy Economic Survey 2017-18 is in pink colour: All you need to know
According to CEA Arvind Subramanian, this is to extend the committee's support to the growing worldwide movement to end violence against women.
Jan 29, 2018, 19:02 PM ISTWorld Bank to recalculate national rankings of ease of doing business
Giving credence to the theory that the World Bank's popular ease of doing business (EODB) ranking is not credible and accurate, its chief economist Paul Romer has announced to recalculate the national rankings of business competitiveness going back to at least four years.
Jan 14, 2018, 07:37 AM ISTNon-compliance to be 'very costly' for companies: Govt
Continuing the clampdown on illicit fund flows, the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has already struck off more than 2.24 lakh companies that have not been doing business for long and has disqualified over three lakh directors associated with such entities.
Dec 26, 2017, 18:38 PM ISTJharkhand slips to 13th in ease of doing business
Jharkhand, which was in the third position in 2015, is in the 13th this year with 57.68 per cent score.
Dec 08, 2017, 16:42 PM IST