-The Hindustan Times As both Houses of Parliament cleared the way Foreign Direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail, the mood of commercial real estate developers, who were facing a tough time building and renting out malls, is expected to look up. A revival of investment plans is on the cards. The supply of rental spaces across India recorded a drop of 65% in 2012 from the previous year, according to a report...
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For profit, not people-Sitaram Yechury
-The Hindustan Times With UPA 2 having carried the day on the motions disapproving Foreign Direct investment (FDI) in India’s multi-brand retail trade sector, the crescendo for a fresh round of GenNext reforms has reached a higher pitch. The editorial in this newspaper titled The slog overs have begun (Our Take, December 10) states, “Now that FDI in retail is through, the UPA must push ahead with other reforms.” The Congress-led coalitions...
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-PTI Delhi may soon become the first city in the country to have global retail chains like Walmart and Tesco, with the city government all set bring a bill in the Winter session of assembly beginning on Tuesday to remove hurdles in ensuring "effective" implementation of Foreign Direct investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. The city government will bring an amendment to the Agricultural Produce Marketing Committee (APMC) Act for facilitating direct purchase...
More »FDI to bring new technology in agriculture, says Prime Minister -Amit Chaturvedi
-NDTV A day after the UPA government won Parliament's approval on its proposal to allow Foreign Direct investment or FDI in multi-brand retail, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said FDI will create a revenue model for farmers. "FDI has been passed by Parliament and it was strongly supported by organisation in Punjab. Agriculture and food retail business will be benefited by it, farmers and consumers will be benefited by FDI," the Prime...
More »RTI arrow pierces govt's claims in FDI ad -Sravani Sarkar
-The Hindustan Times In an reply to a query under the Right to Information Act , the Union ministry of commerce and industry has admitted that it has no "specific information to furnish" regarding the Union government's claim in a newspaper advertisement that Foreign Direct investment (FDI) in retail would create over one crore jobs and that 50% of the total foreign investment would be in villages. A Bhopal-based advocate, NK Jain,...
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