GTRI seeks clear DPIIT guidelines on new quality certification regime; warns of fresh compliance hurdles

GTRI has urged the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) to issue detailed operational guidelines for the government’s newly notified quality certification mechanism, saying the success of the reform will depend on transparent implementation Trade policy think tank Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) has urged the Department for Promotion of Industry and…

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‘Silicon Valley of North India’: Ashwini Vaishnaw sees Jewar emerging as chip manufacturing hub

Vaishnaw said investments worth thousands of crores flowing into the Yamuna City region would help make Jewar the “Silicon Valley of North India”. Two electronics manufacturing projects involving a combined investment of about Rs 6,750 crore are expected to generate around 3,000 jobs and help transform Jewar into one of India’s leading electronics and semiconductor…

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Can AI boom make everything more expensive? IMF’s chief economist says the inflation story is just beginning

The AI investment boom is “generating tremendous valuations” for companies in US stock markets and countries such as South Korea, creating a wealth effect that could add to price pressures, Gourinchas said in an interview with Bloomberg News. Artificial intelligence (AI) could fuel inflation not only by pushing up the cost of semiconductors and technology…

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India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement: ‘Target Indians and Indians alone’: New Zeland foreign minister Winston Peters alleges ‘covert’ immigration changes under FTA

New Zealand foreign minister and first leader Winston Peters has accused the National Party-led government of ‘covertly’ introducing immigration changes that unfairly target Indian citizens under the proposed India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), while the government has rejected the allegations as misinformation.In a series of posts on X and later during the first reading…

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Explained: How India’s transition from WPI to PPI will strengthen inflation measurement – what it means for policy making

PPI captures the prices relevant for the production process without being complicated by inclusion of indirect taxes net of subsidies or wholesalers’ margins. (AI image) By DK Srivastava, Chief Policy Advisor, EY IndiaConventionally, in India, two major price indices namely Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) have been prepared periodically. The WPI…

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