Day: February 5, 2019

12th Regional Standards Conclave held in Odisha

open view news desk The BIS Act 2016 lays down the framework for Standards development and delivery in India. The products, process, the service, delivered in the country, should be of high quality and meet the expectation of both consumers and producers. This was stated by Director General, […]

FDI Policy on E-Commerce

open view news desk In order to ensure due compliance of the FDI policy on e-Commerce, Press Note 2 (2018) has been issued. It puts in place certain conditions. These conditions include: An entity having equity participation by e-commerce marketplace entity or its group companies, or having control […]

Production, Export and Import of Cardamom

open view news desk The details of total cardamom produced, exported and imported during the last three years and in the current year are given in the table: Production, Export &  Import  of Cardamom Spices   Year Production (Tons) Export Import Quantity  (Tons) Value (Rs.Crore.) Quantity  (Tons) Value […]

Sirisena says opposed to forming national govt

Colombo :  Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday said he is opposed to forming a national government only to expand the Cabinet of ministers, indicating that his rift with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was far from over. Prime Minister Wickremesinghe-led government on Friday sought the consent of the […]

251 sedition cases filed in Assam since BJP came to power

Guwahati : Assam government has registered a total of 245 sedition cases since the BJP-led alliance came to power in the state in 2016, the Assembly was informed on Monday. In a written reply, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said 245 sedition cases were filed against various individuals […]

Rishi Kumar Shukla takes charge as CBI director

New Delhi :  Newly-appointed CBI chief Rishi Kumar Shukla took charge of the probe agency Monday, officials said. Shukla, a 1983-batch IPS officer, took charge at a time when the agency is busy in a dirty turf war with the Kolkata Police which has spiralled into a political slugfest […]

WTO Issues and Challenges

open view news desk The World Trade Organization and the global trading system are facing serious challenges in terms of unilateral measures and counter measures by some members, deadlock in important areas of negotiations and ongoing impasse in the appointment of members of the Appellate Body of WTO’s […]

There may be constitutional breakdown in West Bengal: Rajnath

New Delhi :  Home Minister Rajnath Singh Monday said there may be a constitutional breakdown in West Bengal in the wake of the Kolkata Police-CBI face-off and asserted that the Centre has power to take action. Amidst din in the Lok Sabha, he also termed as “unprecedented” the move […]

Data-Adequacy Status for Indian Companies

open view news desk A Data Security Expert Group was set up by the Ministry of Electronics & Information Technology (MEITY) to resolve the Information Technology and Information Technology Enabled Services (IT/ ITES) business issues relating to Data adequacy/ security with the European Union (EU) and to have meaningful market […]

Gadkari only one in BJP with some guts: Rahul

New Delhi :  Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday complimented Union minister Nitin Gadkari for his remarks that “one who cannot take care of home, cannot manage the country”, saying he has guts and should also comment on the Rafale deal, “farmers distress and destruction of institutions”. The Congress […]

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