Make in India is an initiative of the Government of India. It was launched by the Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi on 25 September 2014. Under the 'Make in India' initiative, the government has, since its inception, announced several steps to improve the business environment by easing processes to do business in the country. According [...]
From 1997 to 2005, the sales of private label brands grew at double the rate of national brands, according to a 2008 report by the global business advisory firm AlixPartners. Private label products are on average about 30 percent lower in price than national brands. Private labels offer retailers control over product factors such as [...]
19 August 2016 - As part of the Government's initiatives for improving the Ease of Doing Business, several facilitation measures are being taken by the Central Board of Excise & Customs (CBEC) in last two years. In line with the Budget announcement made by the Union Finance Minister and as part of the “Ease of [...]
India is home to an estimated 6.8 million artisans. The production of Indian handicrafts products could very well be the second largest source of employment in rural India after agriculture. India is a country which is full of arts and artists. In India from ancient days people like to made different types of arts by [...]
India's plans to open up its defence and insurance markets and roll out GST are "highly desirable" and will boost bilateral trade between the UK and India, according to the British government. "India's plans to open up its defense and insurance markets and the goods and services tax (GST) to create a single market are [...]
Textile exports to grow by 25 pc to touch $ 50-bn mark in FY15. Govt may allocate INR 2,500 cr. for TUF this fiscal. Textile exports in the current fiscal are likely to grow by 25 per cent touching the $50-billion mark, the Textiles Minister, Mr Santosh Kumar Gangwar, said. Talking to newsmen after inaugurating the [...]
US retail sales rose in January for the seventh consecutive month, although the increase was below expectations. Retail sales rose by 0.3%, less than analysts' expectations of a 0.6% increase, as extreme weather in large parts of the country kept some shoppers at home. On an annual basis retail sales were up 7.8% from January [...]
