Policy that Matters

New Delhi: Government will undertake more steps to facilitate ease of doing business as part of the ‘Make in India’ initiative. Inaugurating the one-day National Workshop on Sectoral Perspectives & initiatives: Creating an enabling framework for stimulating investments for Make in India, Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that number …

New Delhi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today chaired a high-level meeting with Government officials on the Smart City initiative. This is part of a series of consultations on Smart Cities. The Prime Minister has asked the Ministry of Urban Development to convene a workshop of all central and …

New Delhi: Minister of Civil Aviation Shri P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju has said that the Government is examining stakeholders’ comments invited on the draft Civil Aviation Policy and holding detailed discussions with each segment of aviation industry such as airlines, helicopter and general aviation operators, cargo sector, airports sector etc. …

New Delhi: The Prime Minister of India had introduced the concept of SMART Police (S-Sensitive and Strict; M-Modern with mobility; A- Alert and Accountable; R- Reliable and Responsive; T- Trained and Techno-savvy) during the 49th Directors General/ Inspectors General Annual Conference at Guwahati. Union Home Minister Shri Rajnath Singh as …

By ANANT MISHRA [Former Youth Representative to United Nations] Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) is basically a multinational treaty in which all the nations agree to permanently ban use of nuclear explosion from environmental to military and civilian purposes. It was advocated in the United Nations General Assembly on 12 August …

Varanasi: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today declared categorically that the Indian Railways would not be privatized. He was addressing a gathering in Varanasi after the commencement of expansion of the Diesel Locomotive Works. He asserted that his aim was to ensure that the modernization and growth of railways …

New Delhi: Joint Statement on the visit of President of the Russian Federation to India for 15th Annual India-Russia Summit: 1. The President of the Russian Federation, H.E. Mr. Vladimir V. Putin, paid an official visit to India on December 11, 2014 at the invitation of the Prime Minister of …

New Delhi: The United States Department of Commerce (US DOC) imposed Countervailing Duty (CVD) on India’s exports of Hot Rolled Carbon Steel Flat Products. India had challenged the determinations made by the US DOC in various investigations / reviews treating several programmes of India as subsidy whereas, these programmes do …

 New Delhi: The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley said that he is hopeful that the Insurance Market expansion would take place once the Insurance Amendment Bill is passed by the Parliament. The Finance Minister Shri Jaitley expressed his sense of satisfaction over the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Select …

By ANANT MISHRA [Former Youth Representative to United Nations] New Delhi: During times of political instability, including instances of civil conflict and ethnic violence, civilians are often forced to abandon their homes and property and are mostly deprived of their ability to fend for themselves while they seek safety within …