Anand Sharma

April 26, 2013

Anand Sharma to review industry issues of the Southern states

Tags: Anand Sharma, commerce, industry, textile, Kerala

The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles, Anand Sharma is on a two days visit to Kerala to review issues pertaining to Commerce, Industry and Textile in the southern states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.

April 24, 2013

Anand Sharma launches 21 new Textiles Parks

Tags: Integrated Textiles Parks, Anand Sharma, FDI driven integrated cluster

The Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles, Anand Sharma launched 21 new Textile Parks approved under Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP) on Tuesday. These new parks take the total number to 61 parks as 40 parks were sanctioned earlier.

April 22, 2013

Defence sector demands higher FDI cap

Tags: CII, Future of India’s Industrialization, NMP, National Manufacturing Policy, Anand Sharma, Defence sector, Adi Godrej

The defence sector has opened up new windows of opportunities for Indian SMEs. In a recent development, the industry came together and demanded to widen this opportunity for Indian SMEs by strengthening the limit of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI).

April 03, 2013

FTP review to be announced by month-end

Tags: FTP, Anand Sharma, P Chidambaram, Exports sector, BRICS Summit

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the government is set to announce the annual supplement of the Foreign Trade Policy 2009-2014 in the third week of this month.

February 21, 2013

'Manufacturing boost imperative to job creation'

Tags: Manufacturing, Anand Sharma, GDP, Job creation, The National Manufacturing Policy, CII, St. Xaviers College, National Skill Development Mission, Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor, Dholera Industrial Centre, IIT, IIIT, NID, Francoise Hollande, Tata Stee

The share of manufacturing in the country's GDP must climb from the current 16 percent to 26 percent to address the challenges of job creation for the youth, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said in Mumbai on Wednesday.

January 30, 2013

India-Australia FTA at exchange of offers stage

Tags: India-Australia FTA, JMC, Craig Emerson, CECA, Anand Sharma, Trade and Investment, Light engineering, textiles, GVK, Adani Group, 2012 White Paper, LNG

With the exchange of offers made on goods, the next stage in the proposed free trade agreement (FTA) beween India and Australia is the exchange of offers on services before "hard negotiations" begin but there is no "pressure of a deadline."

January 29, 2013

Infosys unveils business portal

Tags: Infosys, Business portal, eBiz, Industrial policy, G2B, Union Commerce, industry, textile, Anand Sharma, CII Partnership summit, V. Balakrishnan

Indian IT bellwether Infosys Monday unveiled a business (eBiz) portal of the commerce ministry's industrial policy and promotion department for investors and businesses.

January 15, 2013

S.Africa suspends buffalo meat import from India

Tags: South Africa, Buffalo meat import, Anand Sharma, Rob Davies, Trade and Industry, India-South African Custom Union, Preferential Trade Agreement, Margin of Preference, Two-way trade

India Monday voiced concern to South Africa at the suspension of frozen boneless buffalo meat imports from the country.

December 27, 2012

India offers incentives to revive exports

Tags: incentives, Interest subsidy, Merchandise exports, Anand Sharma, interest subvention scheme, smes, EXIM Bank, SAARC, FICCI, AEPC

The Indian government Wednesday announced incentives, especially in the form of interest subsidy, to revive merchandise exports that have slumped by almost six percent in the first eight months of the current financial year.

November 21, 2012

India stresses on completion of stalled Doha round

Tags: Doha WTO, Global trade talk, Anand Sharma, Manmohan Singh, Phnom Penh

India is for successful conclusion of the stalled Doha round of global trade talks and is willing to work with all stakeholders to take it forward, said commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma.

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Anand Sharma

Anand Sharma to review industry issues of the Southern states

Anand Sharma launches 21 new Textiles Parks

Defence sector demands higher FDI cap

FTP review to be announced by month-end

'Manufacturing boost imperative to job creation'

India-Australia FTA at exchange of offers stage

Infosys unveils business portal

S.Africa suspends buffalo meat import from India

India offers incentives to revive exports

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