Private guards to be trained to act as 'eyes and ears' of law enforcers
Private security guards who keep a vigil on various establishments such as corporate offices, housing societies and malls will soon perform the role of 'eyes and ears' of law enforcement agencies, with the Home Ministry deciding to formulate a plan for their training.
Oct 04, 2015, 13:03 PM IST
Rajnath hints giving training to private security guards
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday hinted providing training to 50 lakh private security guards, who protect several establishments across the country.
Oct 01, 2015, 20:51 PM IST
Make in India helped improve business environment, says Ficci
With government's Make in India initiative completing one year Friday, industry chamber Ficci said the initiative has helped attract investments and improved business environment in the country.
Sep 25, 2015, 19:10 PM IST
OROP budget will be met, says Manohar Parrikar
Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Saturday said the expenditure for implementing One Rank One Pension will be just 2.2 percent more from the allocated budget for the defence ministry.
Sep 12, 2015, 16:49 PM IST
PM Modi to meet India Inc on Tuesday
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet industry leaders Tuesday to deliberate on the recent developments in the global economic scenario and opportunities it presents for India.
Sep 07, 2015, 18:11 PM IST
ILO, FICCI sign pact with eye on MSME productivity
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and FICCI Wednesday took their partnership to the next level by signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to impart training to MSMEs to make them competitive and boost productivity.
Aug 05, 2015, 18:39 PM IST
Infusion of Rs 70,000 cr in PSBs will fuel economic gowth: FICCI
Welcoming government's plan to recapitalise public sector banks with infusion of Rs 70,000 crore over the next four years, FICCI Monday said it augurs well for the banking sector and will help fuel economic growth.
Aug 03, 2015, 23:05 PM IST
Ficci panel meets Jaitley, suggests measures to boost textiles
Representatives from a Ficci panel on Saturday met Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on issues related to the textiles sector and pitched increase in allocation of funds under Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme and interest subvention for exporters.
Aug 01, 2015, 19:03 PM IST
Ficci writes to PMO, reels off steps to improve ease of biz
With an eye on improving ease of doing business in the MSME sector, industry body Ficci has written to the Prime Minister's Office suggesting ways to tackle contentious issues, including land acquisition, 'inspector raj' and regulations and their compliance.
Jul 29, 2015, 23:52 PM IST
Draft IPR Policy under inter-ministerial consultation: Nirmala
The Commerce and Industry Ministry would send the draft National IPR Policy for Cabinet's approval after getting inputs from different departments, Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Monday.
Jul 20, 2015, 16:45 PM IST
'Iran N-deal may revive long-pending gas pipelines to India'
The landmark nuclear deal reached between major world powers and Iran will lead to an increase in oil exports from the West Asian nation to India, and may revive the long-pending gas pipeline projects involving the two countries, industry body Ficci said Tuesday.
Jul 14, 2015, 22:54 PM IST
Ficci-World Bank join hands to advance Millennium Alliance
Industry body Ficci Monday announced a partnership with the World Bank to advance the Millennium Alliance (MA) initiative.
Jul 14, 2015, 00:21 AM IST
New Development Bank must promote joint BRICS projects: FICCI
Welcoming Prime Minister Narendra Modi's thrust on deeper economic cooperation between BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations, Ficci Thursday said the New Development Bank must promote projects in infrastructure, renewable energy and skill development.
Jul 09, 2015, 23:37 PM IST
Expect Cabinet approval on spectrum sharing by month-end: Secy
Speaking at a FICCI event here, Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg said the spectrum sharing and trading guidelines have almost been finalised at the department level and Cabinet note has been circulated.
Jul 03, 2015, 20:40 PM IST
India story is on a firm footing: Arun Jaitley
Dispelling any notion of waiting and watching by the long-term investors, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said here on Wednesday that the India story is on a firm footing and whatever outstanding issues are there are under the government`s active consideration.
Jun 24, 2015, 16:44 PM IST
FM Jaitley to hold meeting with top US CEOs today
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will hold meetings with top CEOs of American financial companies during his nine-day visit to the US on Wednesday.
Jun 17, 2015, 09:33 AM IST
'India, US must increase cooperation in financial services sector'
India's financial services sector offers huge opportunities to US companies and both the nations must increase cooperation in areas, including, infrastructure financing, insurance, pension and corporate bond market, a Ficci report said on Tuesday.
Jun 16, 2015, 22:59 PM IST
Ficci biz delegation to accompany Jaitley on US visit
A delegation of industry body Ficci, headed by its President Jyotsna Suri, will accompany Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on his 10-day visit to the US.
Jun 16, 2015, 21:10 PM IST
Industry seeks rate cut by RBI as inflation remains negative
"This should propel the RBI to continue with its rate easing cycle to support demand and strengthen the nascent recovery in industrial production," it said in a statement.
Jun 15, 2015, 18:19 PM IST
UK's plan to limit work permits to impact Indian professionals
The industry body also said that the proposals, including introduction of new business levies for businesses employing migrant workers, are likely to put many businesses off employing professionals from countries like India.
Jun 11, 2015, 21:01 PM IST
