News – Biz@India
New insolvency laws
May 13, 2016
How to make it easier to do business in India, still sometimes complicated for local and foreign players? The upper house of Parliament of India aimed at addressing part of this issue by passing the insolvency and bankruptcy code 2016, on May 11. Business default is still a huge ...
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Drought Management in India
May 12, 2016
On May 11, the Supreme Court of India directed the government and some Indian states to forgo the current drought management system in the country and build a plan that is transparent and based on rules, to address a dramatic situation in many rural areas. As many Indian states w...
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Pan-India e-auction
May 11, 2016
The Tea Board of India launched the pan-India e-auction system to connect all the auction centres throughout the country and overcome the long-standing challenges of electronic auction of tea in India. Rita Teaotia, Commerce Secretary, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Governm...
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Food insecurity in India
May 2, 2016
46,658 tonnes of food grains were spoiled and rotten in Food Corporation of India godowns, which could have fed around 0.8 million people. 46,658 tonnes of food grains in Food Corporation of India (FCI) godowns spoiled in three years, whereas if the grains would have been distrib...
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Aiming to reach global audience
May 2, 2016
India is on a look out for good translators to translate Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindi speech into English. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in search of an ideal translator who could translate his Hindi speech into English. The objective behind this is to take...
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Drop in sales for Apple
April 29, 2016
Apple witnessed a decline in its revenue sales for the first time in 13 years, by around 13 pc. But the Indian market remains strong with a 56 percent year-over-year growth in iPhone sales. On April 26, 2016, Apple Inc., an American multinational technology company reported a fal...
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Education in India
April 29, 2016
According to a United Nations report, international support for education in India is increasing. As per a data compiled by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and released on April 27, India received 806 million US dollars in 2014...
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Air and water Pollution
April 29, 2016
According to Central Pollution Control Board, India’s large metro cities and 41 tier-II cities are facing high air and water pollution. As per the findings of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), metro cities and around 41 tier-II cities including Tezpur, Rishikes...
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Employment challenges
April 28, 2016
According to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), India will witness a major shortage of jobs in the next 35 years. As per a report released by United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on April 27, 2016, India will face employment problems in the future and there will ...
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India-EU free trade
April 27, 2016
Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Brussels to make a move on India-EU free trade; however, both the countries are yet to agree on resuming talks on a free trade agreement. Representatives from Europe are in talks with the Indian ministry of external affairs and with the minist...
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