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Saturday, November 2, 2024
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Topic: FICCI

SC directs SBI to disclose electoral bond serial numbers — ‘disclosure can’t be selective’

FICCI & ASSOCHAM oppose making donor list public, but SC says they should have approached when matter was being argued & adds application after judgement cannot be entertained.

Tech changing healthcare, need ‘uniform, progressive regulations’, FICCI report urges govt

Report by FICCI and consultancy firm KPMG says ‘new-age healthcare’ models offering patients more control over health and wellness management, health data and choice of providers.

FICCI report raises alarm bells about rise of illicit markets, terrorism-linked activities in India

Report also notes that India accounts for 11% of globally seized value of perfumes and cosmetics, and is one of the major hubs & sources of such counterfeits.

Govt ‘reviews’ order allowing import of pre-owned medical devices after domestic manufacturers object

In a letter to Union health minister, Association of Indian Medical Device Industry had said move would 'increase risk of importing contaminated products & hurt their interests'.

Phones, booze — illicit trade in 5 sectors costs India 16 lakh jobs, Rs 58,000 cr tax, says FICCI

According to a report released by FICCI CASCADE, the illicit trade of mobile phones, alcoholic beverages, tobacco products, FMCGs were valued Rs 2.6 lakh crore for the year 2019-20.

India-UAE talks for FTA at advanced stage, working towards ‘India Mart’ in Dubai: Piyush Goyal

At FICCI AGM, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said India is making headway with other free trade agreements in the making, with Australia, UK, Canada, Israel and EU.

Opportunities galore in India for investors, FM Sitharaman tells global business leaders

Addressing global business leaders at a roundtable organised by FICCI & US-India Strategic Partnership Forum, Sitharaman also talked about fintech & role of tech in financial sector.

China engaging in unprovoked aggression and projection of power, Rajnath Singh says

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, speaking at a FICCI event, also said India is far ahead of China when it comes to soft power.

Odisha attracted investment of over Rs 1 lakh crore amid pandemic, says Naveen Patnaik

Addressing a session at the 93rd annual convention of FICCI, Naveen Patnaik said Odisha is fast emerging as a manufacturing hub of eastern India.  

Events at LAC pose ‘real danger’ of goodwill between India and China dissipating, says Jaishankar

Speaking at the 93rd Annual Convention of FICCI, S. Jaishankar said that events along the LAC have been very disturbing and it happened because China did not abide by agreements.

On Camera

As a Hindu Canadian, I am deeply hurt by cancellation of Diwali. My community is now sidelined

Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.