ASSOCHAM
Centre’s wage bill will claim 57% of net tax revenue: Assocham
23 Nov 2015
Amidst the pressure of meeting competing demands of meeting the development expenditure and the fiscal deficit target, the huge increase in the wage bill will make the investment scenario worse, says Assiocham
Over 75% of realty projects remain in limbo: Assocham
23 Oct 2015
Over 75 per cent of total of 3,540 live projects in the real estate sector across India, with total outstanding investments worth over Rs14 lakh crore remained non-starters as of financial year 2014-15
Global e-commerce industry generates over $1.2 mn revenue every 30 seconds: study
20 Aug 2015
With the reach of social media across masses and classes the networks had evolved as a convenient platform for online sales, says an Assocham - Deloitte report
Assocham seeks tax sops, infra status for port projects
05 Jul 2014
Assocham has sought tax incentives, market-linked tariff rates and grant of infrastructure status to the port industry in the upcoming budge
Assocham proposes $3-trillion capacity boost for Railways in 15 years
05 Jun 2014
Assocham has proposed a transformational mega plan for Indian Railways to handle about 50 per cent of the traffic generated by a $7-trillion economy by 2029-30
India losing 30% grain output due to poor storage: study
10 Apr 2014
Due to inadequate storage capacity and inefficient logistics, around 20-30 per cent of the total grain harvest is wasted every year, even as millions starve
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