India announces new licensing policy to boost oil output India announces new licensing policy to boost oil output

India announces new licensing policy to boost oil output India announces new licensing policy to boost oil output

HOUSTON: India on Tuesday announced an open acreage licensing policy for oil and gas

National MSME Policy to be formulated for the First Time in India

National MSME Policy to be formulated for the First Time in India 

Dr.Prabhat Kumar submits Report on National MSME Policy to Shri Kalraj Mishra . Dr.Prabhat Kumar, former Cabinet Secretary and Chairman One Member Committee for formulating National MSME

National Action Plan for Children, 2016 released by WCD Ministry

National Action Plan for Children, 2016 released by WCD Ministry 

National Action Plan for Children, 2016 (NPAC) was launched at a special function held to celebrate the National Girl Child Day in New Delhi today. The function was attended by the Minister of WCD,

Draft steel policy to enable Rs.10 lakh crore investments

Draft steel policy to enable Rs.10 lakh crore investments The Steel Ministry has proposed setting up greenfield steel plants along India’s coastline to tap cheap imported raw materials such as coking coal and export the output in a more cost-effective manner, as part of the new draft National Steel Policy of 2017. The policy, which envisages to more than double India’s domestic steel production

Delhi Government unveils ‘Good Samaritan Policy’

Delhi Government unveils ‘Good Samaritan Policy’ Delhi government Thursday approved ‘Good Samaritan Policy’ under which monetary incentive of Rs 2,000 and appreciation certificate will be given to people who help road accident victims in the national capital. Announcing the Cabinet’s decision, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said that the scheme is intended to encourage people to

Policy on Agricultural Labourers

Policy- on -Agricultural -Labourers 

The Central Government has enacted the Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008 to provide social security benefits to the workers including agricultural labourers in the unorganised sector. This Act stipulates formulation of suitable welfare schemes for unorganised workers on matters

RBI announces 5th bi-monthly policy review

RBI-announces-5th-bi-monthly-policy-review RBI announces its first monetary policy after demonetisation, repo rate and reverse repo rate remain unchanged; retail inflation at 5 per cent in the fourth quarter of current fiscal.In the policy key interest rates have been kept unchanged. While Repo

United Nations launches strategy to minimise environmental footprint of its peace operations

United Nations launches strategy to minimise environmental footprint of its peace operations , 

The United Nations Department of Field Support (DFS) on 29 November 2016 launched a new strategy to maximize its peace operations' efficiency in the use of natural resources. The strategy will also help in minimizing peace operations' risk to people, societies and ecosystems. The step was taken to highlight the significance of environmental protection and management in the work of peacekeeping

Delhi revisits solar policy

Weeks after Delhi’s solar policy was approved, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government has gone back to review the same. Sources have informed The Hindu that the clause of installing solar panels in all government buildings is being revisited by the power department. While the policy makes it mandatory for all government buildings to install solar plants on their rooftops within a period of three years, it is the size of a rooftop which

Cabinet approves Civil Aviation Policy

The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the Civil Aviation Policy. This is the first time since Independence that an integrated Civil Aviation Policy has been brought out by the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
The Policy aims at:

Govt releases draft wind-solar hybrid policy

The government has sought for public comments for draft National Wind-Solar Hybrid Policy which aims at providing a framework to promote large grid connected wind-solar PV system for optimal and efficient utilisation of transmission infrastructure among others. The goal of the policy is to reach wind-solar hybrid capacity of 10 GW by 2022, it said, adding that the “policy aims to encourage new technologies, methods

Civil Aviation Policy: Now pay Rs 2500 for one hour flight

Giving its nod to the much-awaited National Civil Aviation Policy, the government partially scrapped 5/20 rule in which an airline has to operate 5 domestic flights. Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the policy is a "game changer" and that the country's aviation sector is poised to become the world's third largest by 2022.  The policy has been finalised after nearly eight months since the Ministry came out with the