PSC recommends ban on foreign investment in Retail

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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 & [...]

Foreign and Domestic Investment in Indian Retail – PSCC

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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 [...]

Kerala Government to examine legal and regulatory aspects of Food Retail Chains in Kerala

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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 [...]

23 Feb – Kerala – Halla-Bol against corporate retailers

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Dear Friends,
India FDI Watch along with its partner organizations calls for Halla Bol on 23rd February 2008 in all the major cities of India taking demonstrations to the doorstep of corporate stores. Militant demonstrations will be organized before the corporate stores as part of the action. In Kerala, Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samiti will organize [...]

Thousands protest to oppose Bharti Walmart Retail Entry strategy

December 29, 2007 in 2007, 2008, DYFI, ICICI, ICRER, SEZ, UP, acorn, advertising, airtel, ambala, analysis, anand, artisans, assocham, aurangabad, bajaj, bangalore, banker, bankers, banks, baroda, bharti, bhopal, big, birla, brand, branded, business, carrefour, carry, cash, caution, cautios, chain, challenges, chandigarh, chembur, chennai, class, cochin, commerce, communist, consultation, cooperative, cooperatives, corporate, corruption, dairy, delhi, democracy, democratic, dignity, economy, employment, environment, europe, european, executive, expansion, fdiwatch, festival, ficci, financial, food, foreign, fresh, fruits, gandhinagar, giant, gold, group, gujarat, hawkers, hubli, india, indiafdiwatch, indian, industry, investments, jaipur, jalgaon, janvad, karnataka, kiran, kirana, kolkata, kurien, labels, labour, large, lifestyle, lucknow, ludhiana, maharashtra, mallya, marxist, media, medium, meerut, milk, minister, mobile, mumbai, mysore, nagpur, navi, new delhi, niti, ornaments, outlets, paper, planning, plans, policy, president, press, processing, pune, punjab, rajasthan, reliance, retail, review, risk, risky, sahay, samachar, scooter, shop, shopping, shops, small, social, states, strategy, students, subscribers, sun, supply, tata, tatas, tesco, threats, towns, traders, troubles, unemployment, unrest, vadodara, varanasi, vegetables, vendors, vyapar, walmart, weekly, wholesale
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Thousands protested to oppose the Bharti-Walmart Joint Venture

On the heels of the announcement of the Bharti-Walmart joint venture, thousands of traders, hawkers, farmers and workers protested across India. Protesters also included a group of American students who demanded that Wal-Mart not be allowed into India. Mass-based organizations called on the Prime Minister and Sonia Gandhi [...]

2007 Year End – Gathering Storm of Protests and Large scale Social Unrest in Incredible India

December 29, 2007 in 2007, 2008, ICICI, ICRER, UP, acorn, advertising, analysis, anand, bangalore, banker, bankers, banks, birla, brand, branded, business, carrefour, carry, cash, caution, cautios, chain, challenges, chandigarh, chennai, class, cochin, consultation, cooperative, cooperatives, corporate, dairy, delhi, democracy, democratic, dignity, economy, europe, european, executive, expansion, fdiwatch, financial, food, foreign, fresh, fruits, giant, group, gujarat, hawkers, india, indiafdiwatch, indian, investments, janvad, kiran, kolkata, kurien, labels, labour, large, lifestyle, maharashtra, mallya, marxist, media, medium, milk, minister, mumbai, navi, new delhi, niti, outlets, paper, planning, plans, policy, president, press, processing, punjab, reliance, retail, review, risk, risky, sahay, samachar, shop, shopping, shops, small, social, states, sun, supply, tata, tatas, tesco, threats, towns, traders, troubles, unrest, vegetables, vyapar, walmart, weekly, wholesale
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2007 Year End sees gathering Storm of Political Protests and Widespread Social Unrest in Incredible India -
The past few days witnessed interesting reports coming from ICRIER on their – “ongoing survey” of the likely impact of the corporate retail on the peoples livelihood. People protest continues.
1. In Kozhikode, Kerala Vyapari Vyavasayi Ekopana Samithi protested before [...]