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Dear All,
Congratulations!
Our collective efforts to mobilize 42 member parliamentary standing committee on commerce which was studying foreign and domestic investment in retail trade has yielded positive results. Though the parliamentary committee recommendations are not binding on the Government, still its a victory worth celebrating.
best!
Dharmendra Kumar
House panel opposes foreign investment in retail
The committee says allowing cash & [...]

Hawkers’ leaders from around the country met with the Home Minister for Livelihood Protection and Regulation of Street Vending Bill
Hawkers leaders from around the country met the Home Minister, Mr. Shivraj Patil, who has been made the Chairman of Empowered Group of Ministers to draft Livelihood Protection and Regulation of Street Vending Bill and discussed [...]

Parliament Standing Committee on Commerce invites suggestions of public on Foreign and Domestic investment in Retail Sector.
The department related parliamentary standing committee on commerce, headed by Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi, M.P., is examining the subject of Foreign and Domestic Investment in Retail Sector.
The committee has already heard some oral evidence and has also undertaken on [...]

French supermarket prices rise 5% in a year :
The French Economic Affairs Minister Christine Lagarde said yesterday that prices in French supermarkets increased by about 5% between February 2007 and February 2008.
Kerala to examine legal aspects for banning retail chains :

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Retailing/Kerala_to_examine_legal_aspects_for_banning_retail_chains/articleshow/2854960.cms
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The CPI(M) led LDF government on Tuesday said it would examine all legal aspects [...]

Highlights of the Halla Bol Protest
Corp. Quit Retail !!                                                                             Wal-Mart Quit India!
Total Shut Down and Mammoth Rally of 150,000 Traders in Kerala on Halla Bol
Feb 23, 2008: Traders in Kerala today downed shutters as part of the nation-wide Halla Bol protest against the entry of retail giants into the retail trade. Reports from various parts [...]