Slowdown-to-Scrap Yard: India’s ‘Cash for Clunkers’ policy in offing
New Delhi/Mumbai, Sep 15 (IANS) A desi version of ‘Cash for Clunkers’ scheme might be in the offing to reverse the slowdown that has heavily …
CFOs feel US trade policy negative for businesses: Survey
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) Some 65 per cent of US chief financial officers (CFOs) believe that US trade policy will be negative for their businesses …
Lyft updates safety policy post sexual assault allegations
San Francisco, Sep 12 (IANS) Top US ride-hailing company Lyft Inc. has announced enhanced safety measures to protect its future riders after sexual assault allegations …
‘BJP should have one nation, one rule policy on beef’
Panaji, Sep 10 (IANS) The Congress in Goa on Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to follow its ‘one nation, one rule’ norm, when …
Delhi govt drafts policy to build breastfeeding rooms
New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) To adopt the global practices, the Ministry of Women and Child Development of the Delhi government is exploring the possibility …
‘RIPS policy to address issues linked to tourism assets’
Pushkar, Sep 7 (IANS) The new Rajasthan Investment Promotion Scheme (RIPS) will address issues related to tourism units, said Commissioner Industries, Rajasthan, Dr Krishna Kant …
SC directs new rules on parking policy be notified
New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Delhi government to notify new rules on parking policy by September 30 and …
Ramesh caused policy paralysis: Javadekar
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forests and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday took a dig at senior Congress leader Jairam …
Jairam Ramesh caused policy paralysis: Javadekar
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Prakash Javadekar on Thursday took a dig at senior Congress leader Jairam …
North’s Parliament may reveal policy direction: Seoul
Seoul, Aug 26 (IANS) South Korea on Monday said that this week’s meeting of the North Korean Parliament would be a good opportunity to understand …
Rajasthan govt to woo filmmakers in new tourism policy
Jaipur, Aug 26 (IANS) Rajasthan government will soon announce an attractive package to woo filmmakers in the state. This will be a part of the …
Draft policy encourages philanthropic institutions: Naidu
Chennai, Aug 24 (IANS) Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Saturday said the draft New Education Policy encourages philanthropic institutions in the field of school …
ALERT: Govt working on scrappage policy: FM
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Karnataka preparing policy to regulate tech innovation
Bengaluru, Aug 22 (IANS) The Karnataka government is drafting a policy to regulate innovation in technology and address the new age challenges with a sound …
Risk burning monetary policy room by 35 bps cut: MPC member
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) Voting for a conventional 25 basis points (bps) RBI rate cut in August, as opposed to the majority in the Monetary …
IL&FS antics: Lending behemoth without ‘investment policy’
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Corporate governance seems to witness a new low every passing day with revelations of major lapses in the operations of …
SC calls Delhi Chief Secy to explain policy on social events
New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Chief Secretary of Delhi to appear before it on Friday in a matter …
Trump defends China policy, says US economy is world’s best
Washington, Aug 19 (IANS) President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his strategy versus China, on whose goods Washington has imposed heavy tariffs as the two …
Cash-for-Clunkers: Auto industry bets big on scrappage policy
New Delhi/Mumbai, Aug 18 (IANS) Faced with a massive sales downturn, India’s automobile industry is betting big on a scrappage policy to revive demand for …
Sectoral policy intervention in works, no fiscal stimulus
New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) The Finance Ministry is holding back-to-back discussions with the Prime Minister’s office and the Reserve Bank of India to come …
Qureshi slams India’s statement on ‘no first use’ n-policy
Islamabad, Aug 17 (IANS) Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday termed Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singhs statement over a possible change in its …
Is government changing nuclear policy, asks Congress
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) The Congress on Friday said it stands behind the government on the issue of defence but asked it to make …
‘No First Use’ nuclear policy depends on future: Rajnath
New Delhi, Aug 16 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared on Friday that India’s commitment so far to a ‘No First Use’ in nuclear policy …
US says no change in its policy on Kashmir
Washington, Aug 9 (IANS) The US has said that there has been no change in its policy on Kashmir and reiterated its call for India …
Oz PM says CA’s gender policy is ‘beyond him’
Canberra, Aug 9 (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has described Cricket Australia’s new transgender policy as “mystifying”. Cricket Australia on Thursday revealing its elite-level …
Cricket Australia announce 1st transgender policy
Melbourne, Aug 8 (IANS) In a first, Cricket Australia (CA) on Thursday announced a transgender policy for the inclusion of transgender and gender diverse people …
Congress’ J&K policy planning group meets ahead of CWC meet
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Ahead of the Congress Working Committee meeting, the party’s Jammu and Kashmir Policy Planning group met at the residence of …
Contrary to policy, Google shows shopping results for guns
San Francisco, Aug 6 (IANS) At a time when the US is bleeding red from the recent mass shootings in Texas that left over 30 …
US activists launch month-long protests against immigration policy
San Francisco, Aug 6 (IANS) A group of American environmental activists began month-long demonstrations against the .S government’s “brutal” policy against immigrants and asylum seekers. …
Delhi formulates policy to solve lack of places for social events
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Delhi government on Monday submitted in the Supreme Court that there was shortage of places to hold social functions, …
Next Parliament session to adopt paperless policy: Speaker
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday announced during the Zero Hour that the House would adopt paperless policy to …
Suggestions on draft education policy now till Aug 15
New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Ministry has extended, another two weeks, the period to submit comments and suggestions on …
Punjab formulating policy for gallantry awardees
Chandigarh, July 29 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Monday said his government was formulating a policy to award a one-rank promotion for any …
Amazon optimistic on stable ecommerce policy from India
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Amazon is hopeful that the Indian government would release a “stable predictable” e-commerce policy that would allow the retail behemoth …
Shah formulating ‘effective policy’ on Kashmiri Pandits’ rehabilitation
New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah and his team of senior officials in the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) are formulating …
Financial architecture as the underpinning for BIMSTEC policy (Column: Behind Infra Lines)
Indias push towards further strengthening the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) fits well with the objective of Indian economic …
NGO seeks new national forest policy to tackle man-animal conflict
Dehradun, July 19 (IANS) A Dehradun-based NGO working on environment and human rights issues on Friday called for bringing a new national forest policy to …
New sports policy to come up in Odisha: Minister
Bhubaneswar, July 19 (IANS) A new sports policy will be introduced in Odisha soon, said state Sports Minister Tusharkanti Behera on Friday. “A new sports …
Half glass water policy in UP Assembly
Lucknow, July 19 (IANS) Keeping in mind the drinking water crisis that has been predicted by several agencies within the decade, the Uttar Pradesh Assembly …
BCCI officials lambast CoA’s ‘pick & choose’ policy post selection diktat
New Delhi, July 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) on Thursday decided that neither any office bearer nor the CEO shall attend …
Kamal lends support to Suriya over education policy
Chennai, July 17 (IANS) Actor-politician Kamal Haasan came out in support of actor Suriya, who was earlier criticised by the ruling AIADMK government of Tamil …