Page 8 - Dpiit

India looks to greater participation from Japan in PLI scheme: DPIIT Scy

The key sectors covered under the scheme include telecommunication, food processing, medical devices, automobile and its components, textiles and solar PV modules

On track to implement 'Single Window Clearance' system: DPIIT Chief

Centre is on track to implement the 'Single Window Clearance' system by April 15, as part of 'ease of doing business', a senior official said on Tuesday

Centre, states to remove 6,000 compliance norms by Aug 15, 2022: DPIIT Secy

Guruprasad Mohapatra says a systematic exercise across Centre and states is being undertaken to eliminate or reduce compliances, which have an adverse impact on time and cost of businesses

India holds significant export potential in toy sector, says commerce secy

Participating in a webinar on ''Scaling up Toy Exports from India'', Wadhawan said the government intends to promote Toy clusters through innovative and creative methods

Measures envisaged in Budget 2021-22 will boost startups: Secretary DPIIT

DPIIT Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Guruprasad Mohapatra said the measures envisaged in the Budget will further boost the Startups in the country

Following 4-pronged approach to reduce compliance burden on biz: DPIIT secy

About 1,400 such Acts have already been removed since the government came to power

DPIIT 'definitely' working on new e-commerce policy: Govt official

The new policy will have various features such as those related to data and consumer rights, a senior government official said on Friday

FDI equity inflow up 21% to $35.3 billion in April-Oct, says DPIIT

Foreign direct investment (FDI) equity inflows into India grew 21 per cent during April-October period of the current financial year

82% MoUs with investors turned into actual projects past 10 years: TN govt

Refutes reports that only 9.4% of investment proposals in the state were converted to projects during that time

FDI growth story to 'go well' in 2021 too, says DPIIT secretary

With relaxed FDI norms, defence production will be among the areas that will be looked at for fresh overseas investments in the months ahead

DPIIT making efforts to provide single window system for approvals: Goyal

A single-window system for approvals and clearances would help industry reduce their compliance burden

Govt prepares road map, identifies 8 sectors to ease compliance burden

Single-window clearance by mid-April

New national retail policy: Licence rationalisation among five focus areas

The five areas that would be addressed in the policy are ease of doing business, rationalisation of the licence process, digitisation of retail, focus on reforms and open network for digital commerce

Govt releases quality control norms for leather footwear to contain imports

According to a DPIIT notification, the products would have to conform to the specified standards and bear the standard mark under a licence from the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS)

Govt put out update FDI policy, ambiguity on Chinese firms continues

The new edition includes the April 2020 circular that said foreign investment from countries sharing a land border with India requires prior approval of the Indian government

Commerce Ministry releases next edition of consolidated FDI policy document

The Commerce and Industry Ministry on Wednesday released the next edition of its consolidated foreign direct investment (FDI) policy document, incorporating all the changes made over the past year. According to the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), the new circular has come into effect from October 15. The consolidated policy is a compilation of various decisions taken by the government with regard to FDI in different sectors. DPIIT, which deals with FDI related matters, compiles all policies related to foreign investment regime into a single document to make it simple and easy for investors to understand. Investors would otherwise have to go through various press notes issued by the department, and the RBI regulations to understand the policy. The whole exercise is aimed at providing an investor-friendly climate to foreign players and, in turn, attract more FDI to boost economic growth and create jobs. The government has liberalised FDI policy in .

Centre tightens public procurement criteria for border countries

Registration stands annulled if there is a change in controlling ownership, which is above 10%

DPIIT shares list of 24 key sectors with ministries to boost manufacturing

The government wants to make India a self-reliant country in these segments, boost exports and become a global supplier

Govt permits ISO tank containers to carry liquid oxygen amid Covid-19

These containers are manufactured as per the International Organisation for Standardisation requirements and are designed to carry liquids in bulk

DPIIT to seek govt nod for multi-modal logistics hub, industrial corridors

According to the note of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), these projects are at different stages of implementation