MoD scraps plans for Raksha Udyog Ratnas

The Ministry of Defence has decided to retain decades-old barriers against allowing India's private sector a meaningful role in defence production. Minister of State for Defence Production MM......

How long will we turn a blind eye to the Maoists?

Association For Protection of Democratic Rights member and civil rights activist Sujato Bhadro has his hands full these days. Bhadro, along with other APDR members, are busy appealing to the state......

Review FDI policy, say experts

The government must review its policy to allow foreign direct investment up to 24 per cent in the small and medium scale enterprises, and ensuring better credit facility and technology financing to......

BIS mandatory for 135 items

Union Commerce Ministry has made registration of 135 imported consumer items mandatory with the Bureau of Indian Standard. Announcing this, Director General of Foreign Trade L Mansingh said the......