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CAG to roll out risk-control scorecard to enhance governance at varsities

New Delhi, March 9 -- New Delhi: Taking a leaf from the governance practices of leading global universities, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India will roll out a new governance and risk-... Read More


Over 11 mn trained, 2.4 million placed under flagship skilling plan, says govt

New Delhi, March 9 -- New Delhi: More than 11.1 million candidates were certified under a skill training programme in the seven years up to FY23 and over 2.4 million people have been reported placed f... Read More


Centre expands mandatory gold hallmarking to 380 districts to strengthen consumer protection

NEW DELHI, March 5 -- With gold prices surging and purchases forming a major component of household savings, the government has expanded mandatory hallmarking to 380 districts, aiming to safeguard con... Read More


India pushes WTO to formalise technology transfer commitments ahead of 14th Ministerial Conference

New Delhi, March 4 -- New Delhi: India has sought to formalise and strengthen commitments on the transfer of relevant and advanced technologies to developing and least developed countries ahead of the... Read More


In a first, India notifies cloud, data centre and AI ethics standards

NEW DELHI, March 3 -- India has, for the first time, notified standards for cloud computing, data centre performance and the ethical deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), aligning its digital in... Read More


India, Canada relaunch trade talks, target $50 billion by 2030

New Delhi, March 2 -- India and Canada on Monday formally relaunched negotiations for a comprehensive economic partnership agreement (CEPA), targeting $50 billion in bilateral trade by 2030. As Canad... Read More


India-EU FTA draft clarifies textile origin rules, boosts export prospects

New Delhi, March 2 -- Draft provisions under the proposed India-European Union (EU) free trade agreement aim to give greater clarity and certainty to Indian textile exporters on how their products can... Read More


Govt amends BIS rules to quicken product certification, tighten compliance norms

New Delhi, March 2 -- In a regulatory overhaul aimed at easing compliance and supporting domestic manufacturing, the government has introduced a self-declaration route for select products under the Bu... Read More


CCPA fines Raising Superstars Rs.8 lakh for misleading claims on infant development

New Delhi, Feb. 28 -- The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has fined edtech firm Raising Superstars Enterprises Pvt. Ltd. Rs.8 lakh for publishing misleading advertisements related to earl... Read More


India begins anti-subsidy probe into Chinese plastic raw material imports

New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- India has initiated a countervailing duty investigation into imports of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) suspension resins-used to make pipes, fittings, cables and other plastic products... Read More