NEW DELHI: The draft tea bill intends to remove archaic or redundant provisions, do away with licences, promote ease of doing business and boost exports from he sector, an official said. The commerce ministry has proposed to repeal the 68-year old Tea Act, 1953 and and introduce a new legislation Tea (Promotion and Development) Bill,…Continue Reading

The funding increase for India supports India’s role as a regional leader by increasing clean energy and other climate programming. Topics Joe Biden | clean energy | Digital India US President Joe Biden has proposed to increase the developmental assistance to India in clean energy, digital economy, and also in combating increasing authoritarianism. The proposed increase in India’s developmental…Continue Reading

Poland has proposed to the European Union that the bloc impose a total ban on trade with Russia, Prime Minister Mateus Morawiecki said on Saturday, urging tougher sanctions on Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine. “Poland is proposing to add a trade blockade to this package of sanctions as soon as possible, (including) both of…Continue Reading

Two years into the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in Ladakh, Beijing has reached out to New Delhi to revive bilateral dialogue and set the stage for the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) summit in China later this year. Beijing has proposed a series of events to kickstart the dialogue, starting with possible high-level…Continue Reading

The Supreme Court has given both parties until March 15 to explore a settlement through negotiations. Topics Amazon | Future Group | Supreme Court US e-commerce giant Amazon has once again proposed a dialogue with Future Group to end legal battles and Kishore Biyani-led retailer Future has agreed to arrive at a resolution. The Supreme Court has given both…Continue Reading

Kejriwal proposes to end weekend curfew in Delhi, L-G rejects

For New-delhi Updates Allow Notification   | Updated: Friday, January 21, 2022, 16:36 [IST] New Delhi, Jan 21: The Delhi government on Friday recommended lifting of the weekend curfew from 10 pm Fridays to 5 am Mondays as Covid cases a steady decline in the national capital. However, Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal has rejected Kejriwal…Continue Reading

India proposes to host Afghan NSA meet in November; invites Pakistan, Russian NSAs

India has proposed to host a meet National Security Advisors (NSA) on Afghanistan in Delhi around November 10-11 and NSAs of key stakeholders including Russia and Pakistan have been invited for the meet. Two dates have been proposed for the meet — November 10 & 11, it has been learnt. Pakistani NSA Moeed Yusuf had…Continue Reading