'Growth in manufacturing sector can help overcome job challenges'
Source: PIB, Government of India Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary, Amitabh Kant at the Mega Conclave organized by Quality Council of India. Celebrating the 10th year of National Quality Conclaves, the Quality Council of India (QCI) on Friday organized a mega conclave in the national capital which was inaugurated by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary, Amitabh Kant. The theme of this year’s conclave is “Creating an Ecosystem for World Class Quality”. Delivering the keynote address, Amitabh Kant, said, "India needs to achieve 9 to 10% p.a. growth for three decades which would lead to transformation of the nation and poverty being eliminated." He cited the examples of countries like Japan, Korea, China who grew in ...
Commerce Ministry to integrate government services to e-Biz: DIPP Secretary
Source: PTI The Commerce and Industry Ministry will integrate all the central and state government services to the e-Biz platform in a bid to make the country an easy place to do business, a top official said on Friday. The e-Biz portal provides one-stop clearance platform for investment proposals. "We have created an e-Biz platform where we are integrating (central and state services). 14 services of Government of India have been integrated." "But over the period of time, we will integrate all the state and central government services so that there is one paper and one point of payment to make India an easy and simple place to do business," Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary Amitabh Kant said ...
FICCI initiates an awareness program with Quality Council of India for manufacturing
The Dollar Business Bureau In association with the Quality Council of India, FICCI on June 26, 2015 initiated an awareness program about the ‘Zero Defect, Zero Effect’ Maturity Assessment Model. “This initiative is intended to give a major fillip to Prime Minister Modi’s vision to manufacture products with 'zero defect' in terms of quality and with 'zero effect' in terms of environmental impact under the ‘Make in India’ umbrella,” said the industry body in a statement. In his maiden Independence Day speech on August 15, 2014, Modi along with ‘Make in India’ pitched for ‘zero defect zero effect’ strategy giving out a clear message that India manufactured products should meet global standards with zero effect on the environment. FICCI added that the ...
High standard of products must for access to global market
The Dollar Business Bureau Indian manufacturing industry must set high standard of their products to enhance competitiveness in the international market, a top government official said on Thursday. According to Commerce Secretary Rajeev Kher, raising the standards of domestic goods and ensuring technical regulations will also help the country in curbing imports of sub-standard products. “A new architecture of global trade is evolving and it is important for us to elevate ourselves in terms of standards and technical regulations for goods and services. Standards play a very significant role in enhancing competitiveness in the global market,” Kher was quoted as having said in a media report. Speaking at an event organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in Delhi, Kher ...
India to promote manufacturing of medicinal plants
The Dollar Business Bureau Despite sincere efforts by the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) under Ministry of Ayurvedic, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH), Government of India, to ensure overall development of medicinal plants, the industry still perceives difficulties in procurement of the same. According to the Ministry of AYUSH, certain medicinal plants are threatened and endangered, thereby resulting in shortage of supply. Because of this reason, the industry finds it difficult in the procurement of medicinal plant materials like Guggul (Commiphora wightii), Katuki (Picrorrhiza Kurroa), Kuth (Saussurea lappa), Jatamansi (Nardostachys Jatamansi), among many others, informed the Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State, AYUSH, on Friday. Under NMPB, the government’s developmental activities under promotion of medicinal plants include conservation, cultivation, processing ...
