Government policies
Govt extends NBFC financing window by 3 months
18 Aug 2020
Draft EIA notification seeks to do away with environment protection: critics
12 Aug 2020
Instead of overhauling the environmental clearance system, the ministry proposes to leave environment protection to be decided by the needs of industrial and infrastructural projects
PLI scheme set to bolster localistion of mobile phone production
03 Aug 2020
The production linked incentive scheme, notified by the government on 1 April, has attracted 22 smart phone makers, including Samsung and Apple - which together account for 60 per cent of global smartphone sales - besides contract manufacturers like Foxcon Hon Hai, Wistron and Pegatron
Cabinet approves new National Education Policy; renames MHRD as education ministry
30 Jul 2020
The New Education Policy that proposes to replace the 10+2 structure of school curricula with a 5+3+3+4 curricular structure corresponding to ages 3-8, 8-11, 11-14, and 14-18 years, respectively, aims at universalisation of education with 100 per cent Gross Enrolment Ratio in school education by 2030