The home minister said there have been massive changes in the economy and 60 crore people, who were deprived of the country's development process since independence, were made participants.
New Delhi: Industry body FICCI has written to Chief Ministers of 25 states urging them to avoid imposing partial or total lockdown in the wake of fresh surge in Covid…
New Delhi: Industry body FICCI has urged the government to include the retail industry in the list of ‘frontline workers’ and among the early recipients of the Covid-19 vaccine. In a letter written to health minister Harsh Vardhan, FICCI Secretary General Dilip Chenoy said that country’s retailers have been on the front lines throughout the […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha has attracted new investments of over Rs 1 lakh crore across multiple sectors during the COVID-19 pandemic, informed Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Saturday. Addressing the 93rd Annual general meeting of Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) on virtual platform, the CM said, “Not only new investments, but Odisha is […]
Guwahati/Kohima: Industry body FICCI on Sunday said the recent rise in smuggling in the northeastern region can be attributed to economic distress insinuated by Covid-19 pandemic. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) said loss of jobs and lack of income due to recurrent lockdowns have left citizens without a means of […]
Delhi/Srinagar: One of the worst-hit sectors by the COVID-19 pandemic has been the education sector of India. A recent survey across 161 districts of the country shows that parents in 8,500 households have been looking for laptops for their children, all this in an attempt to fight the interruption in school education caused by the […]
Bhubaneswar: Subhrakant Panda, Managing Director of Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys Ltd (IMFA), has been appointed Chairman of the National Manufacturing Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI). Established in 1927, FICCI is the largest and oldest apex business organization in India. Commenting of the development, Mr Subhrakant Panda said: […]
Mumbai: Tourism Minister of Odisha Mr. J. P. Panigrahi last evening led a delegation at a roadshow organised by FICCI in Mumbai. The roadshow witnessed the participation of over 150 tour and travel operators from the city, who conducted rapid B2B networking with 18 leading tour operators from Odisha, who were part of the delegation. […]
Bhubaneswar: Ahead of the budget, aluminium producers have sought steps from the government to hike import duty on primary aluminum, scrap and downstream products and rationalise costs of raw materials. Industry bodies such as the Aluminium Association of India (AAI) and FICCI have informed the government that the aluminium sector of the country is going […]
New Delhi: Leading industry chamber Ficci on Monday announced that it has elected Sandip Somany as the association’s President for 2018-19, following its 91st annual general meeting here last week. In a statement, the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) also announced that the current Joint Managing Director Apollo Hospitals Sangita Reddy […]
New Delhi: Digital technology and several government policies are playing a significant role in empowering women in India, the women’s wing of industry chamber Ficci said here on Sunday at a conclave of global Chief Information Officers on the theme of “Digital leadership and Inclusive Culture”. A Ficci Ladies Organisation statement said that the all-women panel […]
Bhubaneswar: Odisha Industries Minister Ananta Das today confirmed that Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) will be partnering the Make-in-Odisha conclave to be held in November this year. While confirming the development, the Industries Minister also said that a team of representatives will visit three countries on July 1st to meet investors […]
Hyderabad: There is an urgent need to increase consumer awareness on illicit products, the surge in which is adversely affecting Indian consumers, industry chamber Ficci said on Tuesday. At a Ficci-Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy(CASCADE) seminar on combating counterfeiting and smuggling, it was revealed that there has been a 44.4 per […]
New Delhi: India and Bangladesh are likely to ink major economic agreements during the official visit of Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to Dhaka beginning from Tuesday. According to the Ministry of Finance, Jaitley will arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday for a two-day official visit. Major economic pacts like US dollar credit line agreement and […]
New Delhi: With the job scenario on both Indian and global front changing fast, a report on future job projection in the country by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) released on Friday stated that about 21 percent of the present workforce employed in India will face job threat by the year […]
Jakarta: The Indian industry has great potential to develop ‘blue economy’ linkages with the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) members, a Ficci study said on Thursday. “The study highlights the need for a balanced approach, combining imperatives for growth and sustainability. It stresses the value of public-private partnership for generating additional investment and deploying technology […]
Bhubaneswar: FICCI affiliated Utkal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI) today said corporate India s expectations were not “fully met” though the overall Union Budget may benefit the rural economy. “On a scale of 1-10, UCCI will rate this Budget as 6,” said UCCI’s president Ramesh Mahapatra said. While, increased provisions for infrastructure, railways, roads […]
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) has conferred Smart Policing Awards to the Odisha Police in two categories
New Delhi: India Inc. yesterday welcomed the government approval to set up an online national agriculture market through an Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund as well as a new national irrigation scheme. “Promotion of national agricultural market through Agri-Tech Infrastructure Fund is a step in the right direction as it will step up reforms in the agricultural […]
New Delhi:On the eve of the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) bi-monthly monetary policy review, India Inc, stock analysts and even the government have urged the apex bank to cut key lending rates and ease the monetary policy. The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry’s (Ficci’s) president Jyotsna Suri has said: “Revival of […]
Advocating a robust regulatory framework for the protection of genuine direct selling companies, noted consumer policy expert Bejon Misra on Saturday asked the Odisha government to frame a legislation