India business

Services growth soars to 8-month high: HSBC

The HSBC India Services Business Activity Index, which tracks changes in activity at Indian services companies on a monthly basis, rose to an eight-month high of 53.9 in February, as against 52.4 in the previous month.

Mar 04, 2015, 11:24 AM IST

Great opportunity for India-US relationship: Bobby Jindal

Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has said there is a "great opportunity" for strengthening Indo-US relationship in the field of bilateral trade and war against terrorism.

Feb 24, 2015, 09:45 AM IST

Investors await outcome of initiatives taken by PM Narendra Modi: US envoy

Verma said the Indo-US trade volume would touch USD 500 billion, as anticipated by the American President, in due course.

Feb 24, 2015, 09:29 AM IST

India ranked fairly low in ease of doing busines: FM Jaitley

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said India is ranked fairly low in ease of doing business. He was speaking at the launch of eBiz portal.

Feb 19, 2015, 16:58 PM IST

Modi promises more reforms; rolls out red carpet to investors

Modi assured more reforms as he rolled out the red carpet to investors, especially the MNCs, inviting them to make use of the large pool of highly talented youth in the country.

Feb 14, 2015, 12:49 PM IST

India offers immense opportunities; come invest in India: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asked investors to come and invest in India stating that the country offers immense opportunities for development.

Feb 14, 2015, 11:20 AM IST

Govt assures full support to French companies to invest in India

The government has assured full support to address the challenges of French companies wanting to invest and manufacture in India.

Feb 03, 2015, 21:37 PM IST

CFO optimism for 1st quarter declines moderately, says D&B report

The level of optimism about business environment among chief financial officers of domestic firms declined slightly for the first quarter of this calendar year, according to a survey by Dun & Bradstreet.

Jan 30, 2015, 17:25 PM IST

Piyush Goyal promises 'no favour, no fear' business regime

Promising to make doing business much more attractive, Union Minister Piyush Goyal has assured investors that they can work in India without fear or favour.

Jan 25, 2015, 14:49 PM IST

Industry visits to North Block down as biz climate improves: FM

Telling investors about improving ease of doing business in India, Finance Arun Jaitley on Thursday quipped that the number of industry leaders visiting his office has come down drastically as they do not need to come to seek permissions.

Jan 22, 2015, 16:09 PM IST

India's trade deficit with China rose to $37.8 bn in 2014

India's trade deficit with China rose to a whopping USD 37.8 billion last year even as bilateral trade picked up, totalling USD 70.59 billion, a year on year increase of 7.9 per cent.

Jan 13, 2015, 19:17 PM IST

Will strengthen ties with India if voted to power: Cameron

Describing India as one of the rising powers of the world, British Prime Minister David Cameron has said the next stage in bilateral ties would be "very exciting" and his government will establish stronger economic relations with the country if voted back to power.

Jan 10, 2015, 18:22 PM IST

MCA dishes out sweet and sour regulatory cocktail in 2014

It took almost six decades for India to get a new set of rules for the way companies are set up and regulated, but it took just a few months to again change them with an aim to make it easier to do business in the country.

Dec 26, 2014, 12:18 PM IST

India's ties with S-E Asia gained momentum in 2014

The year 2014 turned out to be a turbulent one for South East Asia with two plane tragedies and a coup hitting global headlines, even as India's ties with the key region gained momentum with the new Indian government turning the 'Look East' policy into an 'Act East' strategy.

Dec 23, 2014, 13:38 PM IST

Scouting for acquisitions in India: Lupin

Homegrown drug major Lupin is looking to acquire companies and launch new products in the domestic market as it aims to scale up its Indian operations.

Dec 14, 2014, 14:53 PM IST

Will focus on building ties with India: Nikki Haley

Indian-origin Governor of the US state of South Carolina, Nikki Haley today said she is very optimistic about India and will focus on building ties between the two countries.

Nov 20, 2014, 16:14 PM IST

DIPP suggests series of steps to improve business climate

DIPP has identified sectors and specific reforms that are urgently required to substantially improve India's ranking in ease of doing business.

Oct 22, 2014, 15:30 PM IST

India`s Modi burnishes economic credentials with reform blitz

The reforms are seen as some of the most significant since Modi`s right-wing BJP in May scored India`s biggest electoral win in three decades.

Oct 22, 2014, 09:55 AM IST

NDA govt reforms aimed at ensuring ease of business: US envoy

The NDA government's proposed economic reforms aimed at ensuring ease of business in the country will encourage more global firms to set up shop and expand here, US Ambassador to India Kathleen Stephens said.

Oct 20, 2014, 11:13 AM IST

Invest in India, Sushma Swaraj urges diaspora

Minister of Overseas Indian Affairs Sushma Swaraj Friday urged the Indian diaspora in Britain to invest in India as the country offers tremendous opportunities.

Oct 17, 2014, 16:04 PM IST