Reuven Ruvi Rivlin, President of the State of Israel, today expressed his firm commitment he and the Israeli business delegation accompanying him “are here to make in India and make with India” and hoped that his visit will open the way for a full Free Trade Agreement between the two …
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Govt working on a policy for e-pharmacy start-ups
The government is working on a policy governing the sale of medicines online by start-ups such as 1mg.com, Bookmeds, mChemist, Medidart, Medlife, Medstar, Netmeds, Pharmeasy and Zigy.com that have disrupted the brick and mortar model. This comes as chemists plan a one-day shutdown of their shops …
16 states score over 80% in WB-DIPP ease-of-doing-business ranking
New Delhi: Ramesh Abhishek, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), has said that as many as 16 states of India had scored over 80 per cent in the World Bank- DIPP ranking of States based on 340 parameters on ‘Ease of Doing Business’. Abhishek, while addressing the 41st J…
E-commerce committee meets to discuss sector-related issues
The e-commerce committee headed by NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant held its first meeting to deliberate on issues related with the sector. In the meeting, the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) and IT body NASSCOM gave detailed presentations to the members on fast the growing e-comm…
Govt plans single policy for retail, FMCG & e-commerce
To provide a level-playing field to stakeholders, there is a move in government to harmonise policies of retail, FMCG and e-commerce within a single policy framework, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said. Interacting with CEOs at FICCI’s annual Retail, FMCG and E-Commerce convention, he said th…
Establishment of SMEs necessary for Make in India & overall progress of country: Kalraj Mishra
The Quality Council of India (QCI), a Government of India body which propagates the adoption and adherence to quality standards in all important spheres of activities, organised the 11th edition of its flagship event- National Quality Conclave (NQC) 2016. The two day event was based on the theme …
Women entrepreneurs hold key to achieve double-digit growth rate | Amitabh Kant CEO, Niti Aayog
Amitabh Kant, CEO, Niti Aayog, exhorted women entrepreneurs to exploit their immense innovative power and raise their contribution to India’s GDP. Worldwide, women contribute to 40% to GDP while in India their contribution is 17%. “If women’s share in India’s GDP rises to …
NITI Aayog & Intel India sign statement of intent to kick-off Atal Tinkering Lab initiative for young innovators
NITI Aayog has introduced the Atal Tinkering Laboratories (ATL) initiative as a part of its flagship programme – the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM). As part of a crucial effort to efficiently implement the initiative, NITI Aayo signed a Statement of Intent (SoI) with Intel India. The key objective…
30 Innovation-led start-ups felicitated under DST-Lockheed Martin IIGP
NEW DELHI, 3 June 2016: Thirty innovation-led start-ups were recognized and felicitated 3 June 2016 under the 10th year of the DST-Lockheed Martin India Innovation Growth Programme. The innovation awards were given away by Amitabh Kant, Chief Executive Officer, NITI Aayog. With the current gove…
India can make world’s best warships | Navy Chief RK Dhowan
Indian Navy Chief Admiral RK Dhowan on April 18 called for increased private investment in defence manufacturing which, he said, is capable of producing the world’s best warships and submarines. “The navy has outlined its science and technology roadmap for next 15 years and has shared…