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The problem with investment scores

The various reports on investment climate of states do not match the ground reality

12 hours to 12 minutes: Customs clearance to take the swift route

The move will result in significant savings in cost and time and help further improve India's ranking in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business index

One-fifth of British companies say they find doing business in India tough

: Over a fifth of British companies feel conditions surrounding ease of doing business with India have not improved, a survey by the UK India Business Council has said. A majority 56 percent of those surveyed by the body, however, disagreed and feel it is easier to do business with India, an official statement said. Number of those who blame corruption as a barrier to business has reduced to 17.5 percent in 2019, down from 50 percent in 2014, it said. The survey findings said 'legal and regulatory impediments' are the biggest barrier to do business with India, with 59 per cent of them flagging it. ************************ Piramal Foundation partners with Bill Gates Foundation The Piramal Foundation announced a partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for setting up a tribal health collaborative. This multi-stakeholder collaborative will focus on improving health and nutrition outcomes in high-burden and tribal districts, including the aspirational ...

Best of BS Opinion: India's policy, politics, air pollution and more

Since the growth has slowed, it is likely that Indian consumers, especially in rural areas, may have had no choice but to cut consumption further

Ease of doing what?

Difficult process to obtain Indian visa has meant we have handicapped our ability to capture the more than 10 per cent of global GDP and 27 per cent of global services exports

56% UK companies upbeat about doing business in India: UKIBC Report

When the UKIBC published its first Doing Business in India report in 2014, over 50 per cent of respondents cited corruption as a top barrier to operating in India

Policy instability reigns

Investors will see government action as primary risk

Letter to BS: Delhi airport's 'blink green' making trade more competitive

Our hopes to join the top 50 club in terms of ease of doing business should get a leg up with all this

Delhi 'blinks green' as the fastest air cargo hub among India's metros

The colour-coded Customs dashboard is meant to help India break into top 50 ease of business club

Ease of doing business, not sops, to draw investors: PM Modi at global meet

Modi said the states earlier used to perform charity and provide many incentives to attract investment. One state would waive tax, another would provide free power.

Ease of doing business: Four key parameters on which India needs to improve

The country is still ranked below 100 in starting a business, registering property, enforcing contracts and paying taxes

Economy may be struggling but Narendra Modi's right turn project is not

India's global reach hinges on its ability to drive the global economy over the next decade

Wooing investors: UP to rank districts on 'Ease of Doing Business' matrix

Last year, the state was placed 12th; Andhra Pradesh, Telangana were placed on top

Deep discounting not part of ease of doing business, govt tells e-tailers

New Delhi/Bengaluru, 28 October Being allowed Predatory discounting and a conducive business environment are not the same thing, the central government plans to make clear to digital commerce entities. In the e-commerce policy it is preparing, this point will be underlined, say sources in the commerce ministry.'Deep' discounting has been a constant complaint of traders and offline (traditional) selling entities. "E-commerce players keep saying that the business environment needs to improve; it should be more open, so that more foreign investment comes in. Butm when you do a deep dive, their main bone of contention is around the discounts and sales they hold, and the protests around it. These two things are completely different and in the e-commerce policy, we will make this clear. We, under no circumstances, will allow or condone predatory pricing," said a senior in the ministry.The policy is, after delays, likely to be ready only next year. The policy might not only limit the ...

Ease of doing business: Creditable progress, but now comes the hard part

India has climbed 14 spots to stand 63rd in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business ranking, but the momentum must be backed by stable policy

India rises 14 places to 63rd in global Ease of Doing Business rankings

In the latest report, India managed to better its ranking on seven of the World Bank's 10 parameters

Ease of doing biz: India needs reforms to be in top 50, says World Bank

The official's remarks came as India jumped 14 places to take the 63rd position on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking

Govt steps improving India's ease of doing business rank: Commerce ministry

India jumped 14 places to the 63rd position on the World Bank's ease of doing business ranking released earlier in the day

India jumps 14 spots to 63rd in World Bank's Ease of Doing Business ranking

The country also figured among the the top 10 performers on the list for the third time in a row

Top 10 biz headlines: BSNL-MTNL merger, HCL Tech Q2 result, and more

From government announcing the merger of BSNL and MTNL to HCL Tech Q2 net income rising 4.4%, here are the top 10 business headlines on Thursday