Ease Of Business

India cuts number of trade mark forms from 74 to just eight, reduces e-filing fees

number of Trade Mark (TM) forms have been reduced from 74 to 8 and to promote e-filing of TM applications, the fee for online filing has been kept at 10 per cent lower than that for physical filing

GST Bill passed: There will be short-term pain but this is a substantive reform

GST isn't a populist measure guaranteed to ensure immediate benefits. It is not a sop. It won't, at least in the short term, put more money into our pockets. GST is reform in its truest sense. It may trigger considerable labour pain but eventually it will fructify into a regenerative force for the Indian economy.

India flounders on business resilience index, drops 7 places to 119 of 130 countries

India, "despite its scope and global potential", ranks 119, falling from 112th rank in 2014.

Govt considering 'ease of business' ranking system in all states

India has been ranked 142 among the 189 countries in the World Bank report on ease of doing business. It has dropped two places from its previous ranking.