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Draft National E-commerce Policy

A task force headed by commerce secretary has submitted its recommendations on a draft national e-commerce policy.  India’s e-commerce...

01 Aug 2018 Industrial Policy

Centre Imposes 25% Safeguard Duty on Import of Solar Cells

The Centre has put a safeguard duty of 25% on import of solar cells from China and Malaysia from July 30, 2018. The safeguard duty on imports...

01 Aug 2018 Industrial Policy

DAC Approves Strategic Partnership Guidelines

In a step to boost private sector participation in domestic defence manufacturing, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) approved the implementation...

31 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Government Panel To Study Stressed Power Sector

The government has decided to set up a high-level empowered committee to resolve the stress in the thermal power sector. The Committee will be...

30 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Make Ethanol Directly From Sugarcane Juice

Recently, the government has notified a decision to allow sugar mills to manufacture ethanol directly from sugarcane juice or an intermediate product...

28 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

New Models for Airport Management

The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008, was enacted to provide an independent authority to protect the interests of airports,...

27 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Need to Ease Carbon Taxes: NITI Aayog

India is one of the most expensive places to produce coal-based electricity despite having a competitive advantage in coal. From a developing...

26 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Invest India and Business France Sign MoU to Promote Investment

Invest India and Business France have signed an MoU to promote investment facilitation and cooperation between startups of India and France. It...

26 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Optimum Utilization of Fly Ash

Recently, Ministry of Power has informed that ash produced by thermal power plants is being utilized in the manufacture of Portland Pozzolana Cement...

26 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Aluminium as Ninth Core Industry

Recently a report by V.K Saraswat (NITI Aayog member) has recommended that the government should consider classifying the aluminium sector as...

25 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018

The government has introduced the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2018 in the Lok Sabha. The bill replaces the Ordinance...

24 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Electric Vehicles Have the Potential to Fuel India’s Growth

It does not take the brightest minds in the world to conclude that the mention of 14 cities of India in the World Health Organisation’s(WHO)...

18 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Government Doubles Duty on Over 50 Textile Items

The Government has doubled import duty from 10% to 20%, on more than 50 textile products such as jackets, suits and carpets.   The Central...

18 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy

Industrial Growth Dips & Retail Inflation Rises

India’s industrial growth slowed to a seven-month low in May while consumer inflation breached the central bank’s forecast for the first...

13 Jul 2018 Industrial Policy