New Delhi, July 10 (IANS) Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday chaired a review meeting with officials of the National Productivity Council (NPC) with a focus on improving inter-departmental collaboration, strengthening institutional capacities, and adopting best practices to enhance productivity and service delivery.The minister also reviewed initiatives aimed at building a more integrated, efficient, and future-ready administrative framework.The NPC is working on a forward-loo…
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New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has introduced amendments to two Quality Control Orders (QCOs) relating to the footwear sector with the objective of facilitating ease of doing business and strengthening the domestic footwear manufacturing ecosystem, according to an official statement issued on Thursday. Under the amendments, the timeline for clearance of legacy footwear stock has been extended by a year from July 31, 2026, to July 31, …
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) Seven Indian startups — selected under the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT)-backed FICCI Mercedes-Benz Bharat Innovation & Business Ideas Challenge Programme — will receive structured post-funding mentoring and handholding support to accelerate their growth and improve investment readiness, the Ministry of Commerce & Industry said on Friday.Each of the seven startups has been awarded funding of Rs 30 lakh after emerging successful…
New Delhi, June 28 (IANS) Direct employment generated by recognised Indian startups has reached 23.36 lakh, reflecting a 36.1 per cent year-on-year surge in job creation, according to an official statement.Nearly 48 per cent of all recognised startups feature at least one woman director or partner, underscoring the inclusive character of India’s innovation growth.With over 2 lakh DPIIT-recognised startups (as of December 2025), India stands firmly as one of the world’s largest startup ecosyste…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) In a significant step towards strengthening India’s quality ecosystem and enhancing industrial competitiveness, the Centre’s Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) has notified the Transition Facilitation (Quality Control) Order, 2026, which rolls out a framework aimed at balancing regulatory compliance with innovation, technological advancement and supply chain resilience. “The transition facilitation order enables a flexible sourcing framework…
Gandhinagar, June 12 (IANS) As the Narendra Modi government completes 12 years at the helm in the Centre, Gujarat’s success story is also hogging the headlines because of its fast-emerging start-up ecosystem. The Western state, ruled by the BJP for over decades now, has led the nation in shaping the growth trajectory of the Start-up India mission, an initiative that remains a key hallmark of the Modi government. Gujarat has made remarkable progress in the field of start-ups and innovation duri…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal is set to visit Switzerland’s capital Berne from June 12-13 for discussions with senior representatives of the Swiss Government and leaders of the Alpine country’s pharmaceutical industry, according to an official statement issued on Thursday.The deliberations are expected to focus on the implementation of Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement (TEPA), addressing operational issues arising from the agreement, an…
New Delhi, June 11 (IANS) The government agency Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) on Thursday selected three Indian space startups — Astrobase Space Technologies, SatSure Analytics India and TM2SPACE Technologies — as the first set of Indian Non-Governmental Entities (NGEs) for funding under its Technology Adoption Fund (TAF) Scheme.The three startups will receive financial support to develop transformative space technologies to strengthen India’s indigenous c…
Jammu/Srinagar, June 8 (IANS) J&K government on Monday held a UT level workshop on Industrial corridors, ‘Plug & Play infrastructure’. The Department of Industries & Commerce, Government of Jammu & Kashmir on Monday organised a UT level Internal Consultative workshop at the Convention Centre, Jammu, on the theme “Industrial Corridors & Plug-and-Play Infrastructure: State Readiness for Global Manufacturing.”The workshop was held as part of a structured consultation pro…
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) The government is set to revise the base year of the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) to 2022-23 and launch the Producer Price Index (PPI), a significant step towards updating India’s inflation measurement framework.In addition, the government has invited the media to a briefing on the matter on Tuesday, which will be addressed by DPIIT Principal Economic Adviser Praveen Mahto.“We have used WPI 2022-23 data, which has been made available internally to us, so that we do no…