Tag: FICCI

FICCI plans industrial park for women entrepreneurs

According to Devika Ramesh, Chairperson of FLO Coimbatore chapter, land has been earmarked at industrial estates in Telangana, Gujarat, and Karnataka. In Assam, Haryana, Meghalaya, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, the State Governments have agreed in principle to create industrial parks for…

AAP’s trade wing moots new industry body for small businessmen

A new industry body, the Chamber of Trade and Industries (CTI) — a brainchild of the AAP’s trade wing — is taking shape in Delhi. Office-bearers of AAP’s trade wing say the initiative is an attempt to provide a platform to small traders and owners of small-scale industrial units in th…

Need to amend Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 to promote e-pharmacy in India

NEW DELHI, 25 July 2016: With the advent of e-pharmacy, there is a need to amend the Drugs and Cosmetics Act 1940 as it does not differentiate between offline and online pharmacies. The Government is seized of the issue and is working towards amending the existing law to develop a framework where…

FICCI calls for FTAs with EU and UK

The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has called for restarting of negotiations for India’s Free Trade Agreements (FTA) with the UK and the European Union (EU), citing the growing importance of the Indian economy to the world. “India today is a very strong and i…

Indian start-ups showcase prowess in Africa

In an effort to boost the start-up ecosystem in Africa, a delegation of 21 Indian start-ups, which had accompanied Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Kenya, have showcased their technologies and case studies there. These start-ups were jointly led by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and…

New medical device rules to be notified at the earliest

New Delhi, 12 July 2016: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) convened a meeting on promoting Make in India in the Medical devices sector in India on Monday. Office bearers of the top industry associations in medical device industry including FICCI, Association of Indian Medical Device Manufacturers…