Global furniture retailer, IKEA, has identified Assam as a potential source of procuring bamboo and making it locally for global consumption, as part of company’s plans to ramp up operations in India. Unveiling company’s plans for the North East, Sandeep Sanan, New Business Development Manager, S…
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Demonetization: A vice or a virtue for start-ups in India
With the stunning move on the 8th of November by the honorable prime minister of India, everyone, be they in media, social media, domain experts, politicians, business houses and of course the common man became part of the conversation, and a stakeholder in the debate on demonetization. One perti…
Even successful start-ups modelled on Western businesses: Can India innovate?
India is the top region for innovation in Asia, as per a recent report. This might seem like excellent news, till we ask how much of this innovation is truly Indian? According to the Patent Office, over 70% of the patents filed in the country are by MNCs. Indian companies and academia share the r…
फिक्की-पीडब्ल्यूसी रणनीति एवं सर्वेः भारत का मैन्युफैक्चरिंग बैरोमीटर आशावाद के माहौल को दर्शाता है!
नई दिल्ली, 25 अप्रैल, 2017: पिछले वर्षों की तरह इस साल भी भारत अर्थव्यवस्था का चमकीला बिंदु बना हुआ है, कई साहसी लेकिन अवरोधक सुधारों के बावजूद। चौथे फिक्की-पीडब्ल्यूसी स्ट्रेटजी एंड इंडिया मैन्युफैक्चरिंग बैरोमीटर (आइएमबी) सर्वे से यह खुलासा हुआ है। संयुक्त राष्ट्र के अनुसार साल 2016 में विश्व अ…
Success rate among Indian start-ups is good: IT expert
Hyderabad: Mortality rate among start-ups in India is not alarming, and their success ratio is actually good and on par with global trend, said an expert in information technology (IT) industry. “In the start-up industry (in India), if you look at ten companies at least three or four will s…
Patanjali to go global, says Acharya Balkrishna at FICCI Food Buyer Seller Meet
Gurugram : Acharya Balkrishna, Co-Founder and CEO of Patanjali Ayurveda announced Patanjali’s plans of going global in the near future. He was speaking at ‘Made in India – Food Buyer Seller Meet’ organised by FICCI and ‘Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development…
Lack of local parts hampers Make in India campaign
In February, weather stations located around the north-east Indian state of Meghalaya recorded 600mm of rainfall in Cherrapunjee, a town of 15,000 people. Although the area generally gets more rain than almost anywhere else on earth, the state until recently lacked such real-time information on w…
Not just “Make” but “Design in India” to take a lead in jewellery sector worldwide, pitches PM
Driving the “Make in India” agenda to push up factory output and create more jobs, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 17 urged the diamond industry in Surat to take a lead in making the country as number one in the gems and jewellery sector. India’s net gems and jewellery exports, which were a…
Only a ministry for pharma can save SMEs in this sector: IDMA President
While supporting the Union government for its programs like ‘Make in India’, and assuring that there will not be any compromise on quality aspects, the newly elected national president of the Indian Drugs Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA) said that nothing less than a Ministry for Pharmaceuticals…
GST not just a tax reform, it will drive efficiency: Martin Lundstedt, President & CEO, Volvo Group
Martin Lundstedt, President & CEO of the Volvo Group, was recently in Bengaluru with his senior board members. Volvo is in India for the past 20 years, and Lundstedt said the company is “gradually increasing” its presence. In an interview, Lundstedt said the next big thing in India is …