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Seeking to improve India’s ranking on ‘ease of doing business’ index, the government is mulling an ordinance, which provides for time-bound settlement of commercial disputes and make arbitrators accountable, a senior government functionary has said.

Govt to fast track commercial disputes settlement

The ACI will frame proper rules as to how institutions would be graded, norms to be followed, monitoring of quality and performance.

24 Sep 2018 4:52 PM

In a bid to seek higher Ease of Doing Business ranking, the Customs Department has communicated to the World Bank that the average time for clearance of consignments at ports have come down sharply to 100 hours, an official said.

Customs want World Bank to consider cargo clearance in doing ranking

The new ranking is expected to be released in October.

12 Aug 2018 12:01 PM

Haryana is at number 3 followed by Jharkhand, Gujarat at number 4 and 5 respectively, in rankings released by govt on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

Andhra tops 'ease of doing business' list, Telangana comes second

The national capital Delhi has been ranked 23, dropping from 19 in 2016, in the third edition of the list released by govt on Tuesday.

10 Jul 2018 7:20 PM

Andhra Pradesh has topped the ease of doing annual business ranking of states and Union Territories by the World Bank and Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP).

Andhra Pradesh tops the list of 'ease of doing business' in India

Telangana and Haryana are at the second and third positions, respectively.

10 Jul 2018 6:36 PM

Exemptions given to industries are not allowed under GST and the GST Council has left it to the discretion of the states.

Ease of doing business to be key for states

One of the advantages of the GST regime is the elimination of multiple taxes.

01 Jul 2018 6:54 AM

Telecom firms on Monday said the government needs to provide them a level playing field in public projects and lower levies for 'ease of doing business'.

Telecom players seek roll-out of rules for 'ease of doing business'

Mathews said start-ups also demanded that low cost finance be made available to them.

28 May 2018 7:57 PM

Business sentiment weakest since 2014, says study

India slipped to the sixth position globally in the business optimism index.

09 May 2018 11:32 AM

Electronic Reverse Auction will also provide a level playing field to the industry engaged in supply of goods, services and works. (Photo: PTI)

Railways reverse auction will save Rs 20,000 crore annually

Currently, Indian Railways has an annual total capex of Rs 1,50,000 crore.

02 May 2018 12:34 PM

South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC)

Ease of doing business: FB, Twitter accounts launched

“The new additions will also prove to be useful to the professional architects empanelled with the corporations,” he said.

14 Apr 2018 7:03 AM

The Cabinet on Wednesday relaxed rules for state-owned Coal India Ltd for extraction of natural gas.

Govt relaxes rules for Coal India to ease CBM extraction

Coal India Ltd had to apply to oil ministry for a licence to extract coal-bed methane (CBM) from its coal blocks.

11 Apr 2018 5:17 PM

Russians seek ‘Make in India’ benefit

Nikolay Kudashev, ambassador, Russian Federation in India and CM Devendra Fadnavis had discussions regarding these special zones.

21 Feb 2018 7:51 AM

Telecom operators have been investing huge amount to prevent call drops.

No 'ease of doing business' in telecom sector: COAI

In last 12 months, telecom companies have invested Rs 34,677 crore to instal 3,46,778 base stations.

17 Feb 2018 10:32 AM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. (Photo: AP)

GST made doing business easier for traders: Jaitley

GST has made doing business easier for traders by expanding market place and reducing tax compliance burden.

01 Dec 2017 2:29 PM

The World Bank report notes India is one country which has made structural reforms this year. (Photo: PTI)

Reform, transform and perform

The World Bank measures aspects of business regulation focusing on small and medium-size companies in the largest business city of an economy.

23 Nov 2017 2:32 AM

No company will be willing to commit investments when they have little avenue to get the contracts enforced.

One big leap

We rank poor in enforcing contracts, and this is very important factor in business decisions.

05 Nov 2017 6:42 AM

The fact that the greatest tax reform the country has seen in the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) has not been captured in the ranking exercise has embedded in the system a potential for significant rise in the ranking in the coming years.

Change more, score higher

Indian stock markets saluted the rise in ranking by making Indian stocks the most expensive in the world.

05 Nov 2017 6:28 AM

Easing the constraints to doing business for the small and medium firms is also important in achieving the full potential of the economy.

Consistency will be key

The improved rankings will definitely help investment decisions, but we need to work on certain other aspects.

05 Nov 2017 1:59 AM

Comparing the achievement of securing 100th rank in the latest Doing Business Report to hitting a century in cricketing parlance, WB CEO, Kristalina Georgieva said a jump of that nature is very rare.

World Bank: India to be high middle income economy by 2047

Group of ministers to look into small traders’ issues, says Modi.

05 Nov 2017 1:32 AM

‘It’s possible to break into top 50 in the next three years...’

This index is for cross-country comparison, and has to use a standard approach to all countries, says Arvind Virmani.

05 Nov 2017 12:31 AM

The significant point is that the World Bank report itself highlights this poor showing, stating that there are vital areas where India is lagging behind.

Not the right time for euphoria

It is also important to juxtapose what the Ease of Doing Business report says with other international assessments.

05 Nov 2017 12:01 AM

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