Business confidence at 4-year low
New Delhi: India Inc’s business confidence has plunged to the lowest level in 17 quarters — reminiscent of the 2008-09 financial meltdown — as cost and availability of credit constrain growth in a we
National Sports Day to be celebrated across India on Thursday
New Delhi: Various sporting events such as walkathon and football tournaments will be held across the country for the first time as part of the National Sports Day celebration on Thursday to commemor
India may not achieve export target of $360 bn in fiscal 2013: FICCI
The exports target of USD 360 billion for the current fiscal is unlikely to be achieved due to the global demand slowdown, a survey said on Sunday.
The country's exporting community is not optimistic
Only 18% of B.E. grads industry ready: FICCI
A survey done by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) has revealed that only 18 per cent of engineering graduates are industry ready.
Addressing a panel discussion ‘Vocati
General Hospital in shortlist of FICCI awards
After launching a slew of projects and facilities, the Ernakulam General Hospital is bidding for the FICCI Healthcare Excellence Award-2012, which will be presented in New Delhi by the end of August.
Govt may soon announce new guidelines to revive SEZs
The Indian government is expected to come out soon with new norms to revive special economic zones (SEZs), which have lost sheen after imposition of certain levies and proposal to take away tax incent
Ficci seeks state push for power
Industry body Ficci on Monday sought a big push to power sector in the state government along with rapid computerization of processes across various government departments to help Tamil Nadu become th
CII, FICCI hail rail budget as ‘balancing act’ despite fund crunch
Railway minister Dinesh Trivedi’s maiden rail budget found favour with corporate India. Apart from hailing the budget as a bold and pragmatic one, industry bodies welcomed the passenger rail fare hike
Infrastructure development key to energy security: FICCI
India needs to develop its infrastructure and increase production efficiency in the oil and gas sector to secure its long-term energy security, a leading industry lobby said on Sunday.
"Domestic oil
Jaya sets double digit growth goal
Chief minister J. Jayalalithaa has exuded confidence that her government would be able to achieve double-digit growth rate for Tamil Nadu in the next five years and even exceed the national average gr