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Activities in 2017
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| 2017-05-30 |
Condolence Meeting to pay homage to Late Dau Dayal ji Kothari, former President of the Chamber who passed away on 22nd May, 2017. He was also the President of the Federation of Hosiery Manufacturers’ Association of India (FOHMA), West Bengal Hosiery Association (WBHA) and Eastern India Corrugated Box Manufacturers’ Association (EICMA). The Condolence Meeting was presided over by Dr. Surendra Kumar Sharma, former Sheriff of Kolkata. |
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| 2017-05-24 |
The Chamber organised a Talk on ‘Merchants in Bengal : Past, Present & Future’ addressed by Shri Jawhar Sircar, IAS (Retd.), Former CEO, Prasar Bharati.
Interaction with the 3 – member Delegation from Thailand. Ms. Sirinapa Sinpattananukul, Deputy Consul Royal Thai Consulate General in Kolkata was also present on the occasion. Mr. Thananan Phunnakhet, Project Manager - South Asia, SCG Company, led the Delegation. |
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| 2017-05-16 |
Interactive Session on ‘Kashmir : Its Geopolitical Complexities and Possible Solutions’. The Session was addressed by Lt. Gen. J R Mukherjee, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd.), Vice-President (Operations), Research Centre for Eastern and North Eastern Regional Studies, Kolkata (CENERS K), Maj. Gen. Arun Roye, AVSM,VSM (Retd.), Honorary Executive Director and member of the Governing Council, Research Centre for Eastern and North Eastern Regional Studies, Kolkata (CENERS-K) and Dr. Ashok Dhar, Director, Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata. |
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| 2017-05-08 |
Special Session addressed by Shri Jayant Sinha, Hon’ble Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Government of India organised by the Chamber on ‘India’s New Paradigms : GST and Regional Connectivity’. |
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| 2017-05-06 |
Seminar on ‘Start ups - Road Ahead’. The Key Speakers at the Seminar include among others Mr. Rajesh Singhal, Assistant Vice-President, Brand Capital, Times of India Group, Mr. Raghav Kanoria, Founder and Partner Neoleap Business Accelerator, Co-founder-Calcutta Angels Network and Founder and Partner, Sportsmoda Ventures LLP, Mr. Miftaur Rahman, Co Founder, WOW Momo, Mr. Sumit Chakraborty and Mr. Dipen Chatterjee from Khaitan & Co. and Mr. Pinaki Roychowdhury, CEO, Urban International Centre of Excellence. |
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| 2017-04-28 |
Workshop on ‘Fashion Designing : New Paradigms’ inaugurated by Col. Subroto Biswas, Director, National Institute of Fashion Technology as the Guest-in-Chief. Professor Bibekananda Banerjee, National Institute of Fashion Technology and Shri Ranjan Dasgupta, Director, Apparel Export Promotion Council addressed the Technical Sessions. Ms. Heena Gorsia, Design Advisor delivered the Keynote Address and moderated the Workshop. |
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| 2017-04-22 |
Interactive Session with CA Bimal Jain, Executive Director, A2Z Taxcorp LLP, Tax and Law Practitioners on ‘GST Law : Future Perspectives’. |
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| 2017-04-18 |
One-Day GST MIGRATION CAMP by Service Tax authorities. |
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| 2017-04-06 |
Interactive Session with Senior Experts from PUM Netherlands. Dr. Leon Hudson, Director, Country Coordinator for India from PUM along with Mr. Anand Krishnan, Deputy Counsellor-Agriculture, India, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands interacted with the members of our Chamber. Mr. Namit Shah, Honorary Consul of The Netherlands in Kolkata was also present at the Interactive Session. |
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| 2017-03-30 |
Interactive Session on ‘Emerging Opportunities in the External Sector’ organised by the Chamber as a part of the Meeting of the Global Trade Sub Committee. Speakers at this Session are : Mr. Mohammed Saiful Islam, First Secretary (Commercial), Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata and Mr. S C Dhal, Director Department of Economic and Policy Research, Reserve Bank of India. |
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| 2017-03-28 |
Half-day Seminar on ‘Coal : Emerging Perspectives and Challenges’. Shri S N Prasad, Director (Marketing), Coal India Ltd. was the Guest Speaker at the Seminar.
Technical Presentations were made by Shri Rana Som, Chairman, Bengal Birbhum Coalfields Ltd. and former CMD, National Mineral Development Corporation, Shri R P Ritolia, Director, India Power Corporation and former CMD, Central Coalfields Limited and Shri S K Basak, Executive Director, Collieries Division, Steel Authority of India Limited. Shri Sitaram Sharma, Senior Vice President of the Chamber and Honorary Consul of Belarus in Kolkata introduced the Theme and moderated the Seminar. |
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| 2017-03-23 |
His Excellency Mr. Craig L. Hall, U.S. Consul General in Kolkata invited the President of our Chamber at an Interactive Session in honour of the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission, George Sibley on ‘GST Rollout and its Implications in Eastern India’. Ms. Keka Sarma, Secretary General attended the discussion. |
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| 2017-03-14 |
Interactive Session with Her Excellency Ms. Nina Vaskunlahti, Ambassador of Finland in India. |
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| 2017-02-15 |
Interactive Session on ‘A Journey from Hobby to Profession – Challenges and Rewards towards Restoration of Vintage Cars’ addressed by Shri Pallab Roy, Restorer of Netaji’s Great Escape Car. |
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| 2017-02-11 |
Presentation and Discussions on A Paper Outlining the Problems of the Food Processing Industries in West Bengal – Raw Materials with MoFPI. Government of India. |
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| 2017-02-02 |
Symposium on ‘Central Budget 2017-18’. |
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| 2017-02-01 |
Budget Analysis Session 2017-18 - Presentation by the Hon’ble Union Minister of Finance – Special Meeting of the Committee of the Chamber. |
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| 2017-01-21 |
Special Session on ‘Indian Financial Reforms: Where We are and Where We Go Next?’ organised by our Chamber. The Session was addressed by Dr. Ajay Shah, Professor, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP). |
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| 2017-01-19 |
Interactive Session with His Excellency Mr. Alphonsus Stoelinga, Ambassador of The Netherlands in India organised by our Chamber on ‘Doing Business with The Netherlands’. |
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| 2017-01-17 |
Exclusive Session organised by our Chamber on ‘Developing the Indian Capital Markets – SEBI’s Role, Issues and Challenges’. The Session was addressed by Shri U K Sinha, Chairman, Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). |
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| 2017-01-14 |
Interactive Session with His Excellency Mr. Vitaly Prima, Ambassador of the Republic of Belarus in India organised by our Chamber on ‘India-Belarus Trade : New Perspectives of Collaboration’. |
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| 2017-01-13 |
Interactive Session with Dr. M S Sahoo, Chairman, Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India organised by our Chamber on ‘The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 : Current and Future Perspectives’. |
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| 2017-01-07 |
Special Session organised by our Chamber on ‘Emerging Trends in Indian Agribusiness Sector : Key Issues and Policy Options. The Session was addressed by Professor Vijay Paul Sharma, Chairman, Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices(CACP), Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India. |
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| 2017-01-06 |
Exclusive Session organised by our Chamber on 'India's Policy Reforms: Priorities for the Future'. The Session was addressed by Dr. Montek Singh Ahluwalia, Former Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission, Government of India |
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| 2017-01-05 |
Interactive Session organised by our Chamber on ‘India-Canada Trade : Some New Perspectives’ organised by our Chamber with a group of representatives of industry, trade and consultancy organisations from Canada under the aegis of IndoCanada Chamber of Commerce (ICCC). |
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