The Stock Exchange, Mumbai
(BSE), has formed an advisory committee for business development.
The committee will be the apex body to provide advice to the
BSE governing board on the various areas.
The current industrial slowdown
seems to have taken a heavy toll on India Inc. According to
an official release by the Department of Company Affairs the
number of companies registered with the government has fallen
by 21.4% to 1,842 during the month of July from 2,346 in the
corresponding the previous year.
PSU insurers have proposed
an alternate mode of extending fresh insurance cover for war
risks to airline companies, which is expected to be considered
in the next meeting on October 5 in Mumbai.
Taking cognisance of the complaints
made by developing countries, including India on the “discriminatory”
implementation of tariff rate quotas by developed countries,
the World Trade Organisation committee on agriculture has asked
members to ensure that their TRQs are administered in a transparent,
equitable and non-discriminatory manner.
