NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday launch the International Big Cats Alliance (IBCA) and release the latest figures of the country's tiger population at Karnataka State Open University, Mysuru. The IBCA aims to focus on protection and conservation of seven major big cats of the world -- Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Puma, Jaguar and Cheetah -- through curbing poaching and...
Trade
NEW DELHI: The government on Friday unveiled a new Foreign Trade Policy (FTP) seeking to push e-commerce, internationalise the rupee and offer amnesty to those who have been unable to meet the export obligation targets under the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) and advance licensing schemes. Announcing the new policy, commerce and industry ministry Piyush Goyal said he was hopeful that export of...