India's Food Processing Sector Poised To Reach USD 535 Billion By 2025-26
Praveen also addressed the pressing issue of food wastage, emphasising the need for comprehensive waste management strategies at every stage, from farm to fork.
Apr 07, 2024, 12:39 PM IST
PLI Scheme For Chemicals, Petrochemicals Sectors To Be Launched? Know What FM Nirmala Sitharaman Said
As of now, the government has rolled out 14 PLI schemes for various sectors like telecom, Pharma and textiles among others.
Jul 27, 2023, 15:20 PM IST
FY23 GDP growth estimated at 7.4%, says FICCI
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to start a rate hike cycle in the second half of 2022.
Apr 03, 2022, 23:22 PM IST
Top family led companies breathe easy as SEBI drops mandatory splitting of CMD post
SEBI had set up a committee on Corporate Governance in June 2017 under the Chairmanship of Uday Kotak (Kotak Committee) with a view to seeking recommendations to further enhance the Corporate Governance norms for the listed companies.
Feb 16, 2022, 09:18 AM IST
RBI's move to keep interest rates low to boost business confidence: India Inc
PHDCCI President Sanjay Aggarwal said the central bank maintained the status quo, despite the high inflation stoked by a few products.
Aug 06, 2021, 18:34 PM IST
National Education Policy to make India knowledge capital of world, says Piyush Goyal
The National Education Policy focuses on innovation, entrepreneurship and skill development, and it will make India the knowledge capital of the world, Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal said on Friday (February 26). He also said the policy allows students to be more creative in their chosen fields.
Feb 26, 2021, 20:01 PM IST
PM Modi addresses Annual meeting of FICCI
PM Modi in his address to Annual meeting of FICCI said that hindrances in agriculture sector will be removed.
Dec 12, 2020, 12:14 PM IST
We want to protect our industries so that they can get fair play and access: Piyush Goyal
"It is the first time nation has been able to keep people in their homes in the world's strictest lockdown and provide for food and other basic necessities to every citizen across the length and breadth of the country," Goyal said.
Aug 10, 2020, 20:05 PM IST
FICCI's nod to government's final tranche of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ package
Hours after the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the fifth and final tranche of Aatmanirbhar stimulus package, FICCI welcomed the announcements noting that the giving states more room for market borrowing is a step in the right direction.
May 17, 2020, 17:56 PM IST
PM Modi's Atmanirbhar package strengthens dream of strong India, says FICCI President Sangita Reddy
"FICCI will fully support the PM’s dream of a self-dependent India and ensure all measures to make this a reality. The strengthening of the five pillars — economy, infrastructure, system, demography, and demand will pave the way for India returning to a higher sustained growth path again,” said FICCI President.
May 13, 2020, 00:39 AM IST
Economy requires Rs 4.5 lakh crore fiscal support at current juncture: Ficci to FM
In a letter to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Ficci President Sangita Reddy also made a case for the need to create a self-sufficiency fund for innovation, construction and manufacturing clusters to make use of the emerging opportunities in the wake of disruption in global supply chain.
May 11, 2020, 17:49 PM IST
GDP slumps to 4.5% in Q2 FY20; things will improve in second half of current fiscal, says FICCI
India's economic growth has slowed to 4.5 per cent in the July to September quarter from 7.1 per cent in the corresponding period of last year, said the government data on Friday (November 29). The slowdown in Q2 FY20 was largely due to a sharp dip in the manufacturing sector and agriculture output, said the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation in a statement.
Nov 29, 2019, 22:19 PM IST
GDP growth pegged at 6% in Q1: FICCI survey
The growth numbers for the first quarter are expected to be released by Central Statistics Office (CSO) next week. Ficci said boosting agriculture sector, strengthening MSMEs, undertaking factor market reforms are key to steering the economy out of the slowdown.
Aug 26, 2019, 15:12 PM IST
Ficci for increasing FDI cap in insurance to 74%
The body also said that there is a need to improve investor confidence about the surrounding ecosystem in the country to attract more FDI inflows.
Jun 13, 2019, 17:29 PM IST
India's GDP growth forecast at 7.1% for FY20
The industry body FICCI's economic outlook survey said the minimum and maximum growth estimate stood at 6.8 percent and 7.3 percent, respectively, for 2019-20.
May 31, 2019, 11:03 AM IST
Positive sentiment continues for manufacturing sector in Q4: FICCI survey
In terms of order books, 44 percent respondents in March 2019 quarter said they expect the number to go up as against 43 percent in October-December 2018 quarter.
May 13, 2019, 11:27 AM IST
Industry, govt should jointly strategise for economic growth: Ficci
Ficci president Rashesh Shah indicated that the economy is on a recovery path with reforms measures, while Indian rupee is weakening and inflationary pressure going up while rising oil prices are again posing a high risk to India's economic growth trajectory.
Sep 20, 2018, 18:14 PM IST
Deepika Padukone opens up on her fear of slipping into depression again
Deepika talked about her fear of slipping into depression again.
Sep 10, 2018, 10:08 AM IST
India's growth story intact despite challenges: Ficci
It termed the slowing down of the industrial output in May to 3.2% and the inching up of the retail inflation in June to 5% as short-term challenges.
Jul 19, 2018, 15:24 PM IST
