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Amazon India bets on vernacular, voice & videos to help sellers boost sales

Amazon also announced its partnership with CII to conduct awareness workshops and training in pre-identified locations to enable small and medium businesses start their e-commerce journey.

Jio boxed into corner; CII, FICCI join cause to seek relief for telcos

SC on October 24 upheld the government position that non-telecom revenue should be included in calculating AGR, a percentage of which is paid to the exchequer as statutory dues

Steelmakers fear iron ore supply disruption once leases expire next March

Industry says transition from existing to new lessee is not going to be as easy as anticipated

Textile can become a $300-bn industry by 2030, create 35 mn more jobs: CII

Synthetic fabrics and performance garments are going to be the two most promising segments: CII Tamil Nadu State Council Vice Chairman Hari Thiagarajan

SC may hear appeal challenging proceedings against CII president Kirloskar

A division bench of justices Indu Malhotra and R Subhash Reddy, who had earlier stayed the proceedings, in September issued notice to complainant Sri Muniyappa, who is based in Bengaluru

Resolution of financial service providers possible under IBC: IBBI chief

Currently, resolution of stressed financial institutions cannot be taken up under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC).

Buy pure insurance cover online to save at least 5% on paying commissions

Use offline channels when buying insurance-cum-investment products, as they are more complex and the fine print needs to be understood

Most Indian cos working in China say trade war has had no impact: Survey

Moreover, the number of IT and BPO companies that plan to make additional investments in China in 2019, has increased over the previous year

Govt to review CSR criminal penal provisions: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Less than 1% of large corporates pays corporation tax at 30%, with the rest at 25%

Need focus on key exports to boost India's global share, says CII

India's overall export share in total global imports of $17,958 billion stands at a mere 1.65 per cent

CII urges govt to divest brownfield assets to boost private investments

The chamber said low risk makes projects attractive to lenders as well and many international wealth funds and pension funds are also willing to bring in long term funds into India for such projects

States should have the power to determine minimum wages: CII

Says national minimum wage will hit job creation

CII bats for GSP, says continuation of scheme beneficial to both US, India

Under the GSP regime, India enjoys zero tariffs on around $ 5.6 billion of exports to the US

India is expected to witness strong economic growth in 2019, says CII

Despite 2018 being filled with external vulnerabilities, India outshined as the world's fastest growing major economy

Cap on independent directors' pay is regressive, scrap it, CII tells govt

The total remuneration of non-executive directors, including independent directors, is capped by Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013

Govt should consider 100% FDI in multi-brand retail trade for growth: CII

To overcome the barriers and enable a smooth growth and harmonious coexistence of traditional and modern retail, the government needs to adopt a single cohesive national retail policy

We've to reduce interest rates to boost demand: Shobana Kamineni

Shobana Kamineni, executive vice-chairman of health major Apollo, recently took over as president of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII). In an interaction with Subhayan Chakraborty, she says agricultural income should be taxed above an exemption limit. Edited excerpts: What is CII's position on the issue of agricultural income being taxed?CII believes in tax parity. Ninety per cent of the people earn so little that they are not within the purview of any tax. In fact, they ought to be helped. They are not even within the taxable income bracket.What about those who are?They are just like us. If I earn ~5 lakh and am taxed only because I live in a city, why shouldn't I be taxed if I live on a farm? These things are now whispers that'll become a shout. I'm looking at it from the angle of tax parity and not a political one. People are also misusing it (tax exemption) by rerouting benefits. That should not happen. We believe in transparency, governance and in parity.Will the other ..

Biz confidence hits record high with cos upbeat on economy: CII

60% of respondents anticipate an increase in new orders during Jan-Mar 2017

CII throws weight behind GDP figures

CII ASCON survey has revealed a significant improvement in performance in the Oct-Dec quarter

India, UAE trade to hit $100 billion by 2020: CII

Currently, the trade between Indian and the UAE is estimated around $60 billion