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Licious launches D2C plant-based meat brand, eyes pole position within a yr
The plant-based meat market in India is likely to touch $500 million in three years, according to analysts.
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GST Council: Stormy discussion around states' compensation likely today
States will demand an extension of the compensation period or a change in the GST revenue distribution formula
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Hope to get funds for Start-Up programme in budget: Nirmala
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today expressed the hope that Budget 2016-17, to be present next week, will allocate required funds for Start-up India programme. She said her ministry, Commerce and Industry, will do its best to solve the financial difficulties being faced by start-ups. Speaking on the "role of Centre through Start-up India initiative" at a programme here, the minister said "the government, I am sure, will be a lot more flexible in dealing with issues raised by start-ups and we are not just looking at tech-based or application-based start-ups". She added: "With the kind of start-ups and the kind of activity generated, India was ranked third globally and this cannot happen unless there was ground swell for it and youth are already at it." Stating that she would rather put a lot of energy in pure science related matters, health, space and defense, Sitharaman said she saw everything going in favour of Coimbatore to be the start-up capital. "You .
