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DGFT amends territorial jurisdiction of its Hyderabad office

The Dollar Business Bureau  Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) announced on Thursday that it has amended the territorial jurisdiction of its regional office at Hyderabad to Telangana only.  Currently, the territorial jurisdiction of its Hyderabad office includes Andhra Pradesh and Telangana excluding the areas in the jurisdiction of joint DGFT Visakhapatnam.  “In exercise of powers conferred under paragraph 2.04 of the Foreign Trade Policy, 2015- 2020, the DGFT hereby amends the Territorial Jurisdiction of Regional Office of DGFT at Hyderabad as notified vide Public Notice No.05/2015-2020 dated April 27, 2017 at S.No.37 of Appendix-1A of Foreign Trade Policy, 2015-20,” DGFT said in a public notice (No.08/(2015-2020).  DGFT, an attached office of the Commerce and Industry Ministry, is responsible for formulating and implementing the Foreign ...

Hyderabad explores business opportunities in Hong Kong via HKTDC

The Dollar Business Bureau Hong Kong Trade Development Centre (HKTDC), a facilitator of international trade via Hong Kong, organised a seminar in collaboration with The Federation of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in Hyderabad, on March 9, 2017. The seminar provided an opportunity to 'explore business through Hong Kong'. Prominent industrialists, entrepreneurs, and members of FICCI from Hyderabad were seated in the audience. India and Hong Kong have a fairly healthy exchange of trade. Hong Kong stood as India's seventh largest trading partner in 2015-16, with a total trade of $18 billion. In the same period, $12 billion worth exports were made to Hong-Kong. The country makes for 4.6% of India's overall exports. Pearls, precious and semi-precious stones, leather and electronical machinery, cotton, fish, organic chemicals, optical and medical instruments, machinery ...

Industry heads in Hyderabad react to Budget 2017

The Dollar Business Bureau  Budget 2017-18 has given much to be happy about, in terms of striking a balance between fiscal consolidation and public spending. Amidst shrinking private investment, short-term negative effects of demonetisation, and dim global trade scenario, the Budget was a presentation of hope.  While SMEs have much to celebrate after Jaitley announced 25% tax for companies having a turnover of less than 50 crore, start-ups got their tax holiday extended from 3 out of 5 years (in 2016-17) to 3 out of 7 years (in 2017-18). In the government’s bid to digitalize the economy, it has also caped cash transactions at Rs. 3,00,000.  Overall, the budget refocused the government’s prime policy areas of fiscal consolidation, tax compliance, digitalization, rural upliftment, ...

Intl convention of travel-tourism professionals at Hyd nxt yr

PTI  An international convention of travel and tourism professionals from 88 countries would be held in Hyderabad next year. The Skal International Congress, International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals comprising 1,000 operators from 88 countries, would be held from October 5-8, 2017, the Telangana government said. Skal is a professional organisation of tourism leaders from around the world, promoting global tourism and friendship. It is the only international group uniting all branches of the travel and tourism industry, it said. Its members, the industry's managers and executives meet at local, national, regional and international levels to discuss and pursue topics of common interest, it said. The convention would promote Hyderabad to the international tourism circuit, it added.

Hyderabad and Ahmedabad two important cities for clean tech: Fred Walti

Sheela Mamidenna India is a burgeoning market for clean technology with Hyderabad and Ahmedabad being two important cities, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) Fred Walti told the correspondent of The Dollar Business on Tuesday. LACI is a non-profit organization and acts as a consultant for start-ups interested in green technology. In India LACI has tied up with CIIE, IIM Ahmedabad’s Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship and T-Hub (Telengana Hub) of Hyderabad, for launching green tech incubators. Fred said he is also keen that other cities in India too would make a beginning in the field. Discussing the methods LACI would use in the penetration of markets, Fred said, “We will establish incubators for entrepreneurs and budding ...

IKEA to double source euro 600 mn from India

The Dollar Business Bureau Ikea said it will double source the products from India to nearly euro 600 million in coming three to four years.  Juvencio Maeztu, CEO, Ikea India was speaking to reporters after the ground breaking ceremony, of IKEA India’s first store of nearly 4 lakh sq. ft with an investment of Rs 700 crore in Hyderabad. The Dy.Chief Minister of Telengana Govt, Mohammed Mahmood Ali and the State’s Chief Secretary Rajiv Sharma were present during the ceremony. The completed store is likely to be open in the autumn of 2017. The company has bought 13 acres of land in Hi Tec city, the software hub of Hyderabad.  Ikea broke ground after nearly 3 years of bureaucratic wrangling in India. The Swedish ...

Integrated transport systems can make cities smarter

Sharath Chowdary   The government is working towards creating 100 smart cities in the country, but this can happen only when people choose to live smartly. Integrated public transport system helps to decongest roads, reduce parking problems, bring down the pollution levels and most importantly nurture the economy of the citizens as well as the country. In order to make Hyderabad a global smart city, it is the responsibility of the people to opt for integrated public transport system. Urban dwellers should reduce the use of private cars to ease traffic congestion. They should cultivate the habit of choosing public transport or riding bicycles while going to work, Stephen Yarwood, Urban Futurist and Former Mayor of Australian city Adelaide told The Dollar Business Bureau. ...

Suven gets patents for neuro-degenerative drug

The Dollar Business Bureau Suven Life Sciences (Suven) on Tuesday announced it has received approvals of one product patent each from India and South Africa.  “One product patent from India and one product patent from South Africa corresponding to the New Chemical Entities (NCEs) for treatment of disorders associated with neuro-degenerative diseases," the company said in an announcement.   These two patents are valid through 2028 and 2032 respectively. The granted patents include the class of 5-HT6 compounds and H3 inverse agonist compounds. There are being developed as therapeutic agents and will be used for the treatment of cognitive impairment related to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, attention deficient hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Huntington's disease, major depressive disorder (MDD), Parkinson and Schizophrenia. With the grants of ...