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Expanding investment in infrastructure will generate jobs, promote tourism and play catalytic role in overall growth.

PM's infra development vision to play catalytic role in overall growth: Assocham

Infra development will boost confidence of domestic and global investors as it will reduce the cost of doing business.

14 Nov 2018 11:11 AM

Food retail to double in 5 year: Study

This growth, the study said, will be due to recent reforms making the sector more competitive and market oriented.

12 Nov 2018 12:04 AM

Further, the study stated that increased spending on infra development and modernisation is the need of the hour as police forces are facing multiple challenges.

Capex on security may hit $2.73 billion

In 2018, the budgetary allocation to ministry of home affairs was around $15.8 billion, a growth of 10 per cent over the previous year, it said.

05 Nov 2018 12:14 AM

According to the trade data for August, 2018 while exports have shown a growth of about 19 per cent in dollar terms, the rupee realisations for the export shipments went up close to 30 per cent, said Assocham.

Exports to get a leg up from robust US growth

With further streamlining of exporters’ GST refunds, their competitiveness should also improve, helping them in the global market, it said.

01 Oct 2018 12:32 AM

“Besides, a lot more new entrepreneurship is coming up in the new economy which is set to encompass more areas of traditional sectors,” said Assocham.

Foreigners bet on tech space

Despite a slow growth in the real estate sectors, the industry body said that the FDI interest in the reality activities showed a marked improvement.

03 Sep 2018 12:21 AM

Close to 60% rise in imports of fruits and vegetables from $98.67 million in July 2017 to $157.47 million in July, 2018 can surely be reduced, if not eliminated by improving domestic productivity and quality.— Assocham

Non-oil imports also upsets trade balance

It can create cause & effect on rupee, reminds Assocham.

27 Aug 2018 12:16 AM

A volunteer throws a pack of bread towards a family stranded in a flooded area in Chengannur. (Photo: PTI)

Floods may cause damage of Rs 20,000 crore, says Assocham

Assocham says Kerala witnessing worst-ever floods since 1924, phase of natural fury quite prolonged.

20 Aug 2018 12:32 AM

Assocham said that being a net importing country, India cannot afford to lose value of its currency much even if other emerging markets lose in a similar way.

Assocham warns about Rs beyond 71

Meanwhile, consumer durables makers may go for a price hike before the festive season sales to partially pass on the higher import bills.

17 Aug 2018 12:39 AM

The Indian mobile manufacturing industry is expected to touch Rs 1,32,000 crores by the end of 2018, Union Minister, of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Thursday.

Mobile manufacturing industry to touch Rs 1,32,000 cr by 2018 end

In 2017 the Indian mobile manufacturing industry produced 22 million mobile phones.

27 Apr 2018 12:33 PM

According to the body, within India Inc, there is also a growing realisation that in case the projects are stuck for reasons, there is a legitimate exit route available before the creditors and promoters.

Ending twin balancesheets will take time: Assocham

Assocham secretary general D.S. Rawat urged the RBI to relax the norms proposed.

16 Apr 2018 12:43 AM

Low vitamin D levels are widely known to harm bones, leading them to become thin, brittle, soft or misshapen. (Photo: Pixabay)

‘Vitamin D deficiency taking shape of epidemic’

Around 88 per cent of the Delhi-NCR population suffers from a deficiancy of vitamin D, according to a recent study.

13 Apr 2018 7:38 AM

India faces inflation risks due to higher MSP, says Assocham

Lower inflation in fuel and food helped ease India’s wholesale inflation in February to a seven month low of 2.48 per cent.

02 Apr 2018 12:16 AM

Trade war would hit India

Assocham warns erosion of market confidence would lead to outflow.

26 Mar 2018 12:16 AM

WTO route could be time consuming. (Photo:PTI)

India can’t flex much: Assocham

However, the WTO route could be time consuming. So, the best course would be to stay bilaterally engaged, it said.

19 Mar 2018 1:38 AM

80% of bank accounts and 60% of mobile connections have been linked with Aadhaar, according to a UIDAI official .

Relax Aadhaar linkage deadline, asks Assocham

The PSU lenders are fire fighting to protect their core business and are hard pressed for human and other resources.

05 Mar 2018 2:16 AM

These banks should be allowed to work on the lines of private sector lenders with a full sense of accountability to their shareholders protecting interest of depositors.

PSBs must be privatised: Assocham

Assocham said that top banking positions are treated as extension of a government job.

19 Feb 2018 12:56 AM

Immediate fear may be an over-reaction and the RBI should not get influenced while fixing the repo (policy lending) rates in the coming week.

RBI need not react to bond yields, MSP for interest rate review: ASSOCHAM

MSP for farmers and refrain from going in for any hike in benchmark policy lending rates when MPC meets on Feb 7.

05 Feb 2018 11:00 AM

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