March 2017

ICC signs MoU with Anyang Chamber Of Commerce

India Blooms, March 30, 2017
In the Anyang City and New Town City Co-operation Seminar in Kolkata on Thursday, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Chamber of Commerce and Anyang Chamber of Commerce & Industry, South Korea.More…

Government looks to capture big gains from infra boom via VCF policy

ET, March 24, 2017
A classic get-rich-quick scheme for the well-connected is picking up land cheaply near a new national highway, a railway line or in a smart city before such plans are widely known, then making a killing as prices inevitably soar. Not for much longer. More…

Indian NR output to exceed the target this fiscal

ET, March 23, 2017
Indian natural rubber (NR) production in the current fiscal is expected to surpass the targetted 6.54 lakh tonnes. Rubber Board data showed that output for 11 months to February 2017 has already reached 622,000 tonnes. This is 17.58 % more than a year earlier when it was 529,000 tonnes. More…

PM Modi to launch Asia’s longest bi-direction road tunnel in Jammu and Kashmir

Indian Express, March 22, 2017
The longest highway tunnel in India also is Asia’s longest bi-directional highway tunnel with fully transverse ventilation system. More…

GST Council approves draft CGST and IGST Bills

The Hindu, March04, 2017
Inching a step closer to the roll out of the country’s most ambitious tax reform, the Centre and States approved the model draft Bills for Centre and Integrated goods and services tax (GST). More…