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Swiss luxury chocolate brand Laderach to come to India Laderach was established in 1962 and is renowned for its dishes that combine traditional flavours with contemporary goals. Laderach are delicately crafted artisanal chocolates that are an amalgamation of the passion and craftsmanship of chocolatiers par finesse. They are a genuinely decadent experience in gourmet chocolates. Each chocolate is a paragon of flavour and is created solely in Switzerland to ensure the highest quality using only the freshest ingredients. A report by the IMARC Gr...
Swiss luxury chocolate brand Laderach to come to India
Swiss luxury chocolate brand Laderach to come to India
Source: IANS
4/03/2023 12:39:58 PM
India likely to clock 6% growth rate in FY24 : Rajiv Kumar Expressing optimism over growth of Indian economy, former Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said that the country is likely to clock 6 percent growth rate next fiscal (FY24) and it can persevere with a high growth rate because of several reforms undertaken during the last eight years by the government. He further said major risks going forward will emerge from a synchronized downturn in the North American and European economies. He said ‘These will have to be tackled through care...
India likely to clock 6% growth rate in FY24 : Rajiv Kumar
India likely to clock 6% growth rate in FY24 : Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
20/02/2023 9:46:22 AM
Budget should have focused more on asset monetisation: Former Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Former Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said the Budget should have focused more on asset monetisation and privatisation, besides allocating more funds to the social sector schemes. Finance Mininster Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2023-24 in the Lok Sabha on February 1. Kumar said ‘There should be (have been) a lot more focus on privatisation and asset monetisation, which I do not find reference to here (Budget).’ He also said Rs 51,000 crore disinvestmen...
Budget should have focused more on asset monetisation: Former Niti Aayog Vice Chairman
Budget should have focused more on asset monetisation: Former Niti Aayog Vice Chairman
Source: Accord Fintech
17/02/2023 10:57:11 AM
India to grow at 6-7 per cent in 2023-24 fiscal; no prospect of recession in the country: Rajiv Kumar Amid growing fears of the world slipping into a recession, former Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said even as the economy may be affected by uncertain global conditions India will still grow at 6-7 per cent in the next 2023-24 fiscal. He further said there is a synchronized downturn in the US, Europe, Japan and also in China and that could take the global economy into a recession in the coming months. He added ‘Thankfully, there is no such prospect of recession in India, becau...
India to grow at 6-7 per cent in 2023-24 fiscal; no prospect of recession in the country: Rajiv Kumar
India to grow at 6-7 per cent in 2023-24 fiscal; no prospect of recession in the country: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
21/11/2022 9:36:51 AM
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar invited as International Observer in Nepal polls Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Rajiv Kumar has been invited as International Observer for the upcoming Nepal elections on November 20. Stage is set for the Federal and Provincial elections to elect 275 members of the Federal Parliament and 550 seats of the seven Provincial Assemblies in Nepal. Rajiv Kumar will be leading a delegation of ECI officials as state guests in the neighbouring nation from November 18 to November 22. During his visit, Kumar would be visiting Polling stations ...
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar invited as International Observer in Nepal polls
Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar invited as International Observer in Nepal polls
Source: IANS
17/11/2022 12:37:11 PM
7K home buyers of 14 projects to be delivered flats soon : UP RERA President Rajive Kumar  With lakhs of home buyers, who have invested crores of rupees, still awaiting delivery of their flats, Uttar Pradesh's Real Estate Regulatory Authority (RERA) has brought hope to thousands of people through several significant decisions. Uttar Pradesh RERA President Rajive Kumar told IANS that after the introduction of RERA in Uttar Pradesh, the builders cannot get away and are seeking to deliver flats to home buyers as soon as possible. He also spoke on a diverse issues regar...
7K home buyers of 14 projects to be delivered flats soon : UP RERA President Rajive Kumar
7K home buyers of 14 projects to be delivered flats soon : UP RERA President Rajive Kumar
Source: Reuters
12/10/2022 10:00:44 AM
Rajiv Kumar to assume charge of CEC today Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar will be assuming the charge of 25th Chief Election Commissioner on Sunday afternoon, officials said. On Saturday, Sushil Chandra relinquished the charge after completing his tenure as the CEC. The government on May 12 appointed the senior most Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar as the new Chief Election Commissioner of India with effect from May 15. Rajiv Kumar is the senior most Election Commissioner in the three-member poll panel after Sushil Chandr...
Rajiv Kumar to assume charge of CEC today
Rajiv Kumar to assume charge of CEC today
Source: IANS
15/05/2022 12:24:04 PM
India on cusp of major economic recovery; talks of stagflation 'overhyped': Rajiv Kumar Expressing optimism over India’s economic growth, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said that the country is on the cusp of a major economic recovery and talks of possible stagflation are ‘overhyped’ as a strong economic foundation is being laid with the reforms carried out by the government over the last seven years. Notwithstanding economic uncertainties triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war that is also impacting global supply chains, Kumar asserted that it was quite...
India on cusp of major economic recovery; talks of stagflation 'overhyped': Rajiv Kumar
India on cusp of major economic recovery; talks of stagflation 'overhyped': Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
4/04/2022 11:50:24 AM
India can double economy in about 7-8 years if it grows at 8%: Rajiv Kumar Expressing confidence over India’s healthy economic growth, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said that the country can double its economy in about 7-8 years if it grows at the rate of 8 per cent, which is feasible as the country has sustained a growth rate of 8.5 per cent earlier for a long time. Kumar said ‘if things remain normal, and we are not witnessing the fourth wave of the pandemic or any ghastly outcome in Ukraine then we can achieve 8 per cent growth because w...
India can double economy in about 7-8 years if it grows at 8%: Rajiv Kumar
India can double economy in about 7-8 years if it grows at 8%: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
28/03/2022 11:00:34 AM
Atmanirbhar mission not leading India towards closed economy: Rajiv Kumar NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has sought to dispel the fear that India is favouring a closed economy by promoting ‘Atmanirbhar’ mission, and said the country can achieve better results for its people by having a deeper engagement with the global supply and value chain. Kumar said India remains very deeply committed to greater integration with global flows and the regional network. He said ‘We would want the Japanese companies to come and make India an export hub to th...
Atmanirbhar mission not leading India towards closed economy: Rajiv Kumar
Atmanirbhar mission not leading India towards closed economy: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
23/03/2022 9:38:01 AM
Rise in international fuel, commodity prices may not continue going forward: Rajiv Kumar Noting that the Union Budget does not stoke any inflationary pressure, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said the rise in international fuel and commodity prices may not continue going forward. He said the global slowdown is largely due to the slowdown of the two largest economies, the US and China. He said ‘the budget is not going to be inflationary. I don't think there is any inflationary bias to the budget. Yes, of course, there will be globally imported inflation. The IMF...
Rise in international fuel, commodity prices may not continue going forward: Rajiv Kumar
Rise in international fuel, commodity prices may not continue going forward: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
9/02/2022 10:04:04 AM
India witnessing increasing digitisation, shift in consumers' financial behaviour: Rajiv Kumar NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said India is witnessing increasing digitisation with people getting greater and easier access to financial services, which has led to a shift in consumers' financial behaviour from cash to e-wallets and UPI. Further, Kumar said the rise of fintech has accelerated financial inclusion. He also noted that the expansion of digital payments is an important pivot for creating a more equitable, prosperous and financially inclusive India. Meanwhile,...
India witnessing increasing digitisation, shift in consumers' financial behaviour: Rajiv Kumar
India witnessing increasing digitisation, shift in consumers' financial behaviour: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
8/02/2022 10:12:23 AM
India needs much more 'equitable' growth: Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said the country needs much more 'equitable' growth as inequality could lead to tensions in society. Kumar further said the country's democracy will not permit the kind of K-shaped growth it has seen in the past, where different sections of the population have been growing at different paces. He said ‘within India, growing inequality will sooner rather than later create tensions and problems in our society which we will not be able to...
India needs much more 'equitable' growth: Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman
India needs much more 'equitable' growth: Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman
Source: Accord Fintech
14/01/2022 11:10:30 AM
Government committed to improving ease of doing business in the country: Rajiv Kumar Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said the government is committed to improving the ease of doing business in the country.  He stated ‘It is now one of the commitments of this government to try and resolve and improve the ease of doing business on the ground.’ Further he stated the Prime Minister in his August 15 speech had said that the government wants to reduce the regulatory and compliance burden on businesses. He said unfortunately there are 67,000 compliance b...
Government committed to improving ease of doing business in the country: Rajiv Kumar
Government committed to improving ease of doing business in the country: Rajiv Kumar
Source: IANS
26/11/2021 10:40:17 AM
Indian economy likely to grow by 10% or more in FY22: Rajiv Kumar Expressing optimism over India’s economic growth, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said that the country’s economy is likely to grow by 10 per cent or more in the current fiscal (FY22), and going forward, once Indian economy out of the COVID-19 pandemic, it will grow at 8 per cent plus in the next fiscal year (FY23), Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar said. He further said that seven years of the Modi government has laid a strong economic foundation for businesses to thr...
Indian economy likely to grow by 10% or more in FY22: Rajiv Kumar
Indian economy likely to grow by 10% or more in FY22: Rajiv Kumar
Source: IANS
3/11/2021 11:10:17 AM
Strong economic growth rebound expected on rapid vaccination, infra spend: Rajiv Kumar Expressing optimism, Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said a strong economic growth rebound is expected on the back of rapid vaccinations, a recovering monsoon boosting agricultural output, thrust on infrastructure investments by the government, and growth in export, which have performed remarkably during April June registering a growth of 18 per cent over the same period in the pre-pandemic year of 2019-20. Kumar further said that as per consensus estimates, despite downward revision...
Strong economic growth rebound expected on rapid vaccination, infra spend: Rajiv Kumar
Strong economic growth rebound expected on rapid vaccination, infra spend: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
30/08/2021 10:51:16 AM
Indian economy to register double-digit growth in FY22: Rajiv Kumar Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has exuded confidence that with India's story remaining ‘very strong’, the economy will register double-digit growth in the current fiscal (FY22) and the disinvestment climate also looks better. He also asserted that the country is prepared in a far better manner in case there is a COVID wave as states have also their own lessons from the previous two waves. Asked when private investments will pick up, Kumar said in some sectors like ste...
Indian economy to register double-digit growth in FY22: Rajiv Kumar
Indian economy to register double-digit growth in FY22: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
12/07/2021 10:31:11 AM
Indian economy to grow at a pace of 10-10.5% in current fiscal: Rajiv Kumar After the second wave of Covid-19 pandemic had hit the country hard, which led the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduce its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection by 1 per cent in the current financial year (FY22), NITI Aayog Vice-Chairman -- Rajiv Kumar has said he is confident that every organisation will revise their growth projections to 10-10.5 per cent once they witness the growth rate by October. He said everyone will revise their growth projections once Indian economy will start...
Indian economy to grow at a pace of 10-10.5% in current fiscal: Rajiv Kumar
Indian economy to grow at a pace of 10-10.5% in current fiscal: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
7/06/2021 9:35:34 AM
Private sector of India has to be key driver of growth: Rajiv Kumar Vice-chairman of Niti Aayog Rajiv Kumar has said that the private sector of the country will have to drive growth and not the public enterprises as they used to be. Kumar said that the private sector also needs to create trust with the government, which is the need of the hour. He mentioned ‘the private sector of the country has to be the key driver of growth. Earlier, the public sector used to drive the growth engine, but not now.’ He said that India needs to speed up growth r...
Private sector of India has to be key driver of growth: Rajiv Kumar
Private sector of India has to be key driver of growth: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
30/04/2021 10:50:03 AM
India needs to grow at 10.5-11% in real terms in FY22: Rajiv Kumar Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar has said that India needs to grow at 10.5-11 percent in real terms in FY22 and then sustain that to overcome massive ill-effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. He also said India needs to be prepared for the next pandemic as the country was caught unprepared during the COVID-19 pandemic.  He also said India's economy is estimated to contract 8 percent in fiscal 2020-21. The Niti Aayog Vice-Chairman has stated that the Indian economy is now surging t...
India needs to grow at 10.5-11% in real terms in FY22: Rajiv Kumar
India needs to grow at 10.5-11% in real terms in FY22: Rajiv Kumar
Source: Accord Fintech
22/03/2021 9:58:42 AM
`India Inc should work with Government on its aspirational programmes` India Inc needs to focus on inclusive growth and should join hands with the government in its aspirational programs and initiatives, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar said. The corporates should also look at bringing small and medium enterprise and migrant workers in the value chain, thereby generating employment, wealth creation and promoting growth needed by the country, he said. In his address at the virtual national conference on "Resurgence of CSR with Renewed Energy and Mo...
`India Inc should work with Government on its aspirational programmes`
`India Inc should work with Government on its aspirational programmes`
Source: IANS
20/03/2021 9:48:01 AM
NITI Aayog to Launch Second Edition of India Innovation Index 2020 Tomorrow NITI Aayog will release the second edition of the India Innovation Index 2020 on 20 January in a virtual event. The index will be released by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Dr Rajiv Kumar in the presence of NITI Aayog Member Dr VK Saraswat and CEO Amitabh Kant. The release of the second edition of the index-the first was launched in October 2019-demonstrates the Government's continued commitment towards transforming the country into an innovation-driven economy. The India Innovation Index 20...
NITI Aayog to Launch Second Edition of India Innovation Index 2020 Tomorrow
NITI Aayog to Launch Second Edition of India Innovation Index 2020 Tomorrow
Source: Dion Global Solutions Ltd
19/01/2021 4:58:26 PM
Meet the masterminds of Budget 2020-21 Follow us Now on Telegram ! Get daily 10 - 12 important updates on Business, Finance and Investment. Join our Telegram Channel https://t.me/InvestmentGuruIndia  Download Telegram App before Joining the Channel NEW DELHI : Rajiv Kumar Finance and banking secretary Rajiv Kumar has played a crucial role in initiating several reforms in the stressed banking and the shadow banking sector. The 1984-batch IAS officer spearheaded the government's plan for ...
Meet the masterminds of Budget 2020-21
Meet the masterminds of Budget 2020-21
Source: Live Mint
1/02/2020 10:00:08 AM