India has won a major trade dispute against the United States at the World Trade Organization(WTO). The WTO dispute resolution panel has ruled that US domestic content requirements and subsidies provided by eight of its states in the renewable energy sector are violative of global trade norms. The panel concluded in its ruling that the… Continue reading India beats U.S. at WTO in renewable energy case
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New National Rubber Policy
The Minister of Commerce and Industry has informed the Lok Sabha about the New National Rubber Policy. The Department of Commerce brought out the National Rubber Policy in March 2019. The National Rubber Policy includes several provisions to support the Natural Rubber(NR) production sector and the entire rubber industry value chain. The Policy is based… Continue reading New National Rubber Policy
Cyber Coordination Centre
Minister of State for Home Affairs has informed the Rajya Sabha about the Cyber Coordination Centre(CyCord) portal. Cyber Coordination Centre (CyCord) portal was launched by Prime Minister in 2018 at DGPs/IGPs Conference. It as a one-stop platform for sharing all cyber related matters amongst Law Enforcement Agencies(LEAs),government organizations and other stakeholders. The primary objective of… Continue reading Cyber Coordination Centre
Narendra Modi, Shinzo Abe discuss economy, bullet train
Indian PM and Japanese PM has held bilateral talks in Osaka,Japan. This was the first such meeting between the two leaders since the start of Japan’s Reiwa era. Reiwa is the era of Japan which began on 1st May,2019 during which the next Japanese Emperor took up the throne as the 126th Emperor of Japan.… Continue reading Narendra Modi, Shinzo Abe discuss economy, bullet train
Motion of Thanks to President address passed by Parliament
A Motion of Thanks to President for his address to the joint sitting of Parliament has been passed by both the Houses. President’s Address and Motion of Thanks are governed by Articles 86 (1) and 87(1) of the Constitution and Rules 16 to 24 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok… Continue reading Motion of Thanks to President address passed by Parliament
G-20 summit: Corruption key focus area, India works hard to get strong para into Osaka declaration
Indian Prime Minister is attending the 2019 G20 Summit held in Osaka, Japan. The summit is the 14th such gathering.The theme of the G20 summit 2019 is human-centred future society. After this summit,India will become part of the troika that includes the next set of G20 chairs – Saudi Arabia (2020), Italy (2021) and India… Continue reading G-20 summit: Corruption key focus area, India works hard to get strong para into Osaka declaration
European heat wave? It’s the new normal
The countries across Europe are experiencing record-breaking heat waves.The heatwave has already caused flash floods and forest fires grounded planes and buckled train tracks and led to school closures and warnings over air quality. There is no universally accepted definition of a heatwave due to variations in climate conditions in different world regions.Typically though,they are… Continue reading European heat wave? It’s the new normal
Cut logistics cost to 9% of GDP, Goyal tells States
Commerce and Railways Minister has asked the various transport Ministries to find ways to reduce logistics costs in the country to 9% of GDP by 2022 from the current 14%. Commerce minister also reviewed the draft National Logistics Policy and the proposed action plan for implementation of the policy. The draft policy has been prepared… Continue reading Cut logistics cost to 9% of GDP, Goyal tells States
Government revamps WPI revision team
The government has reconstituted the working group tasked with revising the current wholesale price index (WPI). The terms of reference(ToR) of the working group are (a)select the most appropriate Base Year for the preparation of a new official series of Index Numbers of WPI and Producer Price Index (PPI) in India (b)review commodity basket of… Continue reading Government revamps WPI revision team
Govt to launch ‘One Nation One Ration Card’
The central government is working on a plan to launch a One Nation One Ration Card scheme for beneficiaries especially migrant workers to access the Public Distribution System(PDS) from any PDS shop across the country. The aim of the scheme is to provide freedom to beneficiaries as they will not be tied to one PDS… Continue reading Govt to launch ‘One Nation One Ration Card’
