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The article reports that the Indian government has announced that it will set up renewable energy parks of a total of 50 gigawatt (GW) in Gujarat and Rajasthan, India.

The article reports on the Union government is working on setting up an Open Network for Digital Commerce (ONDC) to "democratize e-commerce" and "to provide alternatives to proprietary e-commerce sites". It mentions that the initiative is seen as a step towards ending the dominance of platforms such as Amazon and Flipkart, which have been accused by the minister of wielding monopoly power and breaking the law.

The article reports that the picture of the West Bengal Chief Minister holding aloft her smartphone, plastered with tape to prevent eyes from looking, recording, breaking in is in many ways the picture of India, equally broken and taped.

The article reports on the call of the Indian government to American company Amazon.com Inc. to separate its food-only retailing business from its existing flagship marketplace business since foreign companies are not allowed to sell products directly to the consumers.

The article offers information on conflict between Reserve Bank of India and Indian government due to low economic growth and mentions the views of Arvind Subramanian, chief economic adviser, on monetary policy; and the views of Arun Jaitley, Finance Minister, on improvement in growth and finance.

The areports on the final mandate of Indian government for its Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates under the indirect tax regime.

The article reports on the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (Uday) scheme launched by the Indian government to help power distribution companies come out of the financial woes under which banks could subscribe to the bonds issued by power discoms qualified for statutory liquidity ratio.

The article offers information on development of logistics parks by the Indian government to improve transportation and warehousing scenario like transportation cost reduction and freight movement and mentions views of Nitin Gadkarim, Minister of Road Transport, Highways and Shipping, on investment.

The article reports that the Indian political party Trinamul Congress inducts young leaders as part of brand renewal strategy. It mentions that the move also reflects a trend among regional parties where politician Akhilesh Yadav, has taken over the mantle from his father and founder of the Samajwadi Party, while Tejashwi Yadav has taken over from his father Laloo Prasad Yadav in leading the powerful Rashtriya Janata Dal party.

The article reports on China's internet firm ByteDance is exploring the sale of the India operations of social media platform TikTok to Artificial Intelligence (AI) firm Glance according to Bloomberg News. It mentions that Glance's parent, mobile advertising technology firm InMobi, owns short-video app Roposo that has gained in popularity after TikTok was banned by the Indian government.

The article reports that government-owned company, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd.'s (BSNL) employees group, All Unions and Associations of BSNL (AUAB) has written to Minister of Communications Ravi Shankar Prasad on the need for affordable 4G equipment.

The article reports that telecommunication companies urged the Indian government and agencies to update spectrum for 5G services so that they can provide efficient services in India.

The article reports that the Indian government has plans to link its electricity grid with Middle East's gulf countries and South East Asia to export its excess electricity from Gujarat and Rajasthan, India.

The article reports that the Indian government has allowed Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (ADNOC) to trade half of the crude oil stored in Indian underground strategic reserves.

The article reports that Ujjwala scheme beneficiaries have used 60 per cent of the free cooking gas refills offered by the Indian government, as per the Economic Times.

The article reports that the government of India has plans to allow airlines to increase capacity to 75 per cent.

The article reports that the Indian government has approved the Bengaluru suburban rail project which will be constructed by the Karnataka - Rail Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (K-RIDE).

The article reports that India's Defence Ministry has eliminated the requirement of minimum continuous service of seven years for grant of enhanced ordinary family pension (EOFP) to the next of kin of deceased defence personnel.

The article reports that Chinese auto maker, Great Wall Motors has announced investment in India, and has hopes from the Indian government on clearances for its proposals.

The article reports on plans of India's government to include funds in state-run banks to help lenders during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The article reports that primary healthcare is Indian government's focus area as per Amitabh Kant, Chief executive officer of Niti Aayog.

The article reports that the Government of India Make in India mission set to get another push as India could very well be poised to become a major export hub for mobile phones.

The article reports that Indian government has plans to privatize state-owned banks, and reduce the number of government-owned lenders to five.

The article reports that the Indian Government has been demanding money and given arbitration notice to Cairn, alleged for discrepancies in oil and gas fields operated in Rajasthan.

The article offers information on the changes in electronic commerce post COVID-19 pandemic in India. Topics discussed include government of India declared a complete lockdown, and certain domains that have been blown ahead of their times like food industry, hospitality and tourism, and automobile industry.

The article reports that Indian Finance Ministry has proposed to decriminalize minor offences such as cheque bounce, non-repayment of loans, etc.

The article focuses on a high-level committee of experts has been formed by the government of India to recommend reforms in India's drug regulatory system so that approval processes can be fast-tracked.

The article reports that Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a Public Sector Undertakings under the Ministry of Power, Government of India, is the designated agency to implement the smart metering programme in India.

The article reports that the government targeted to meet all the energy requirements of Konark town with solar energy, and informs about the cost of complete solarization of town and will be borne by the Government of India (GoI) with 100 percent central financial assistance (CFA).

The article reports the efforts of the Indian government for examination of reforms stimulus packages and measures in agriculture, and manufacturing sectors during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The article reports that the income tax department rejected a report suggesting the government to increase income tax rates of rich people.

The article reports that Indian vehicle makers are waiting for local administration's guidelines for resuming production in a post-Covid-19 pandemic.

The article reports that the Indian auto industry has urged the Indian government to decrease the goods and services tax temporarily to stimulate demand and supply.

The article reports that Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has urged the Indian government to temporarily cut Goods & services tax (GST) rates by 10% across vehicle categories to increase sales of vehicles.

The article focuses on the government of India is preparing to issue solar tenders of 20 gigawatt capacity till June 2021 in order to accomplish the National Solar Mission's target of installing 100 GW grid-connected solar power capacity by 2022.

The article focuses on the government of India is targeting at 25,750 megawatt (MW) of new power generation capacity from solar plants under the striving Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Suraksha evam Utthaan Mahabhiyan (PM-KUSUM) scheme by 2022.

The article reports that 2020, the Indian Ministry of Health and Family Welfare published the Medical Device Rules, 2020 requiring the registration of all non-notified medical devices.

The article reports that pesticide, Dichlorvos will be banned from December 31, 2020 in India.

The article reports the concerns of domestic edible oil industry with the Indian government's decision to allot licenses for import of refined palm oil.

The article reports the views of handset makers on the increase of import duty on printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and chargers to help local manufacturing business in India.

The article reports that the Indian government has increased the revenue estimate and the absence of telecommunication operators' dues payment.

The article reports that Indian public sector companies owe the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) two lakh crore, according to Indian Minister of State for Telecom, Sanjay Dhotre.

The article reports that telecom operators and analysts' concerns with the Indian government's budget and that the estimated budget won't balance the gross revenue (AGR) dues.

The article reports the views of Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs, on the plans of the Indian government for the release of the new transport policy.

The article reports that the Indian government has put restrictions on import of refined palm oils.

The article reports that the Indian budget has proposed to set up a digital platform for application of Intellectual Property Rights and to guard patents.

The article focuses on the government of India is estimating a damage of around Rs 1 lakh crore due to a reduction in corporation tax.

The article focuses on the Government of India has framed the draft rules for functioning and reconstitution of Consumer Commissions and District Consumer Forums. It mentions the High Court has sought information about the rules from the Department of Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution J&K with regard to its concurrence. It also mentions the department has received the draft rules from the Government of India for further course of action and concurrence.

The article discusses that Indian government is responsive to concerns expressed by businesses but needs to do more to attract investments into sectors such as e-commerce. It mentions about the gross domestic product of (GDP) growth of India is set to slow to a decadal low of 5 per cent for 2019-20. It also mentions that e-commerce major will invest 1 billion dollar in digitising small and medium businesses in India.

The article reports that COAI along with Indian Friends of 3GPP (IF3) hosted meetings of working groups of 3GPP and Global Certification Forum (GCF) in Hyderabad during January 13 to January 17, 2020 including examines that meeting provide a platform and exposure to Indian Government officials.