SC-ST Hub being implemented by NSIC on behalf of the Ministry of MSME, it will be a continued endeavour to provide assistance to SC/ST entrepreneurs through different interventions and various outreach activities with the overall objectives to increase their participation in public procurement. The...
Q2 The Central Vigilance Commission has amended the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) on adoption of “Integrity Pact” in government organisations for procurement activities, and restricted the maximum tenure of Integrity External Monitors (IEMs) to three years in an organisation. The CVC is appointe...
“The NTE Report covers significant trade barriers in 11 areas, including (1) import policies such as tariffs, import licensing and customs barriers; (2) technical barriers to trade; (3) sanitary and phytosanitary measures; (4) subsidies; (5) government procurement; (6) intellectual property pr...
food commodities to bolster existing emergency food operations in six countries facing severe food insecurity: Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, and Yemen. “o In May, the United States chaired a Global Food Security Call to Action Ministerial and launched the Roadmap for Global Food...
portal would gel with the ease of doing business and ‘Make in India’ initiatives of the Government of India.Micro and Small Enterprises would be able to access the information about the products being procured by CPSEs. Thus, it would help the MSEs in participating in the procurement ...
Electroplating is a key process in many industrial fields such as automotive, electronics and decorative applications; this process makes it possible to provide new properties to substrates materials such as corrosion resistance, hardness and aesthetic value. Nonetheless, electroplating is considered one of...
The Rio+20 summit in 2012 adopted the objectives of the 10-Year Framework of Programs (10YFP) on SCP [21] proposed to “accelerate the shift towards SCP, improve resource efficiency, decouple economic growth from environmental degradation and resource use, and create decent jobs”. They were ...