Index of Eight Core Industries (ICI) measures the performance in terms of production of eight industries namely Coal, Crude Oil, Natural Gas, Petroleum Refinery products, Fertilizers, Steel, Cement and Electricity, and compiled using 2004-05 as base year. In January, 2015, the ICI recorded relatively low growth rate at[…]
Read MoreThe Government is continuously taking measures including inter alia administrative and regulatory measures to accelerate the growth of manufacturing sector in the country. For the creation of conducive business environment, the Government is constantly simplifying and rationalizing the processes and procedures for boosting investor sentiment, simplifying the Foreign[…]
Read MoreThe policy decisions on export and import of agricultural/food products, including decisions on imposing/lifting of ban on export and import, are based on several factors such as availability/non-availability of surplus over and above the requirement of buffer stock including strategic reserve, concerns of food security, international and domestic[…]
Read MoreThe Government has identified 144 thermal power plants/stations for improving energy efficiency and thereby reducing fuel consumption under Perform, Achieve and Trade (PAT) Scheme of the Ministry of Power (MoP) being implemented by Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE). . This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of[…]
Read MoreTo make India a hub for renewable energy manufacturing, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been promoting private investment in renewable energy through an attractive mix of fiscal and financial incentives. This was stated by Sh. Piyush Goyal, Minister of state for Power, Coal & New[…]
Read MoreThe Government has taken various measures to realize the dream of ‘Make in India’ in pharmaceutical sector. In this direction, the Government had constituted a Committee under the chairmanship of Secretary, Department of Health Research. The mandate of this Committee was to carefully study the whole issue of[…]
Read MoreGovernment is committed to giving high priority to water security and is in the process of operationalising the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) with the vision to ensure access to water to every agricultural farm for minimizing the impact of vagaries of monsoon. Several meetings involving Ministry[…]
Read MoreFollowing the declaration by the Government of National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi on 2.9.2014 deregulating fruits and vegetables beyond the markets/market yards/sub-yards of three important Agriculture Produce Marketing Committees (APMCs) including Azadpur, the Small Farmers Agribusiness Consortium (SFAC) launched the Delhi Kisan Mandi at Alipur, North Delhi[…]
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Arbitration in India shifts towards international norms “Arbitration is a useful tool and it is an appropriate time to promote it,” said Mr. Firoze Andhyarujina, the Senior Advocate with the Bombay High Court and the Supreme Court while introducing the seminar on ‘Emerging trends in international arbitration.’ The[…]
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“Providing a safe environment, rendering equal opportunities and cultivating a congenial home, all go into empowering women. Empowering a woman brings about a multiplier effect, further adding happiness to the family and in turn to the economy said Malini Shankar, Principal Secretary, Water Resources Department (WRD), Government of Maharashtra who[…]
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