Month: December 2018

N. Korea says it won’t denuclearize unless US removes threat

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Thursday it will never unilaterally give up its nuclear weapons unless the United States first removes what Pyongyang called a nuclear threat. The surprisingly blunt statement jars with Seoul’s rosier presentation of the North Korean position and could rattle the fragile […]

Putin issues chilling warning on rising nuclear war threat

MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin issued a chilling warning Thursday about the rising threat of a nuclear war, saying “it could lead to the destruction of civilization as a whole and maybe even our planet.” Speaking at his annual news conference, Putin pointed at the U.S. intention […]

Trump pulling out of Syria. Might Afghanistan be next?

WASHINGTON — Against the advice of many in his own administration, President Donald Trump is pulling U.S. troops out of Syria. Could a withdrawal from Afghanistan be far behind? Trump has said his instinct is to quit Afghanistan as a lost cause, but more recently he’s suggested a […]

Alternative Fuel

open view web desk NITI Aayog has set up an Apex Committee and five Task Forces under it for carrying out R&D activities and developing roadmap for implementing Methanol Economy in India. Task Force on Production of Methanol using High Ash Coal is one of them.  The Government has […]

Fast-Tracking Clearance of FDI Proposals

open view web desk The Foreign Investment Facilitation Portal (FIFP) is the online single point interface of the Government of India with investors to facilitate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)after abolition of the erstwhile Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB). This portal is administered by Department of Industrial Policy & […]

Safety of Women in Public Transport

open view web desk The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has issued notification under the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 mandating the provision of Vehicle Location Tracking(VLT) device and emergency buttons in all Public Service Vehicles registered on or after 1st January, 2019. States may decide timelines for […]

Exchange Rate of Foreign Currency Relating To Imported and Export Goods Notified

open view web desk In exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the notification of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs No.96/2018-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated  6th December, 2018 except as respects things done or omitted […]

Key Initiatives for Industrial Development Post GST and Demonetisation

open view web desk Government is continuously taking steps to facilitate industrial development in the country though no specific year-wise targets for industrial development are assigned. Key initiatives include Make in India under which thrust sectors have been identified to provide a push to manufacturing and Start-up India […]

ICAT CertificationLaunched with High Security Features

open view web desk International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT) launched the Certification with high security features in order to prevent use of forged certificates in New Delhi this week. This is a first of its kind initiative taken by any automotive certification agency in India for enhancing […]

Russia’s Putin: Taliban must be taken into account at Afghan peace talks

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that the Taliban should be taken into account at peace talks on Afghanistan because of the amount of territory they control. Speaking at his annual news conference, Putin also said that Russia needed to beef up its military base […]

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