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Felicitation of Olympian Dipa Karmakar & Shri Bisweshwar Nandi organized by The Bengal Chamber
BCC&I Reaction on Singur Verdict
The Bengal Chamber acknowledges with respect, the verdict of the Supreme Court as the highest judicial forum and final court of appeal under the Constitution of India. The Chamber feels that this landmark judgement will have impact on the whole country and one in which the Government of West Bengal has triggered an issue which …
Women at Work: A Discussion on the draft National Policy for Women 2016 organised by the Bengal Chamber
The draft NPW 2016 comes 15 years after the National Policy of Empowerment of Women (2005). The new draft has brought on board many contemporary concerns of women, particularly related to better career opportunity, higher productivity and better financial inclusion. For example, working women’s need for safe and affordable urban housing has been addressed for …
Seminar on Service Tax organized by The Bengal Chamber
The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a full-day Seminar on Service Tax on 8th July, 2016 at The Park, Kolkata. The inaugural session was graced by Shri S.K. Panda, IRS, Chief Commissioner of Service Tax, Kolkata Zone, Shri R. K. Mishra, IRS, Additional Commissioner of Service Tax I and Mr. Timir Baran Chatterjee, …
JIS University organized industry-academia initiative ‘SKillX Autumn 2015’ in association with The Bengal Chamber and TiE
Kolkata, November 25, 2015: JIS University organised ‘SKillX Autumn 2015’, – an exhibition that showcased different projects designed and devised by 100 of the university’s graduate and post-graduate students of 73 projects such naming few Diabetic Chocolates, Touch switch, Wine preparation from orange, Automatic light system and present among others – at its Agarpara campus. This exhibition …
Reaction of The Bengal Chamber President to the World Bank ranking of states on the ease of doing business
The World Bank report, “Assessment of State Implementation of Business Reforms”, shows that West Bengal is ranked 11th among the 32 States and Union Territories surveyed. In this context, on behalf of The Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, President Mr. Ambarish Dasgupta said: “The report gives a fair idea as to where the states stand and brought …
Bengal Chamber on the General Strike on 2nd September 2015
A general strike, especially on issues, which may hinder economic reform measures by the Union Government, is always unwarranted, more so when economic indicators are shaky. The Chamber compliments the CM for declaring West Bengal a “No Bandh” State. Yet, the State, which covers almost 7% of the country’s GDP with one of the nation’s …
Panel Discussion on The Greek Crisis
14th July, 2015 The Greek crisis has made headlines all over the world. Thousands have been worried about the impact of the crisis on the world economy. Indeed, closer home, we have been pondering about the effect on the Indian economy. The Bengal Chamber organized a panel discussion on the Greek Crisis. Speakers present at the discussion …
Media Interaction with Dr. R. Seetharaman,CEO of Doha Bank at The Bengal Chamber
10th July, 2015 ‘We want SMEs to come to the Gulf region to set up business, they can borrow at cheaper rates than in India’ – R Seetharaman, CEO of Doha Bank, says at Bengal Chamber interaction Doha Bank, which has its presence- with a mix of full-fledged branches and representative offices - in important global markets, wants to …