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E-commerce : No plans to allow FDI in inventory model

As per the official statement from DIPP, the government is not planning to ease rules to allow foreign direct investment (FDI) in business to consumer (B2C) e-commerce players holding the inventory of various goods, even if such products are locally-made.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 29th Aug 2018

Millions risk malnutrition as CO2 levels climb: study

Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the air threaten to sap wheat, rice, and other staple grains of valuable nutrients, raising the spectre of mass malnutrition, researchers have warned.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 29th Aug 2018

Voters have a right to know: SC

The Supreme Court said it was contemplating whether political parties could be asked to disclose the antecedents of their members so that the electors “have the right to informed choice”.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 29th Aug 2018

SC finds audit of child shelters ‘frightening’

The Supreme Court called the preliminary contents of a social audit conducted by the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) as “frightening.”

posted by Jawwad Kazi 29th Aug 2018

SC questions second chance for those left out of NRC Assam

The Supreme Court asked the Union government whether it is giving the over 40 lakh people excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, a “second chance” to gain citizenship by allowing them to produce fresh documents to prove their Indian legacy.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 29th Aug 2018