Cabinet clears two bills to protect IPRs
In the run-up to the Seattle round of negotiations at WTO, the Union Cabinet on Tuesday took a slew of decisions including introduction of geographical indication of goods (registration and protection) Bill and

Russia to invest Rs 1,000 cr in aided power plants
The Russian government has offered to invest around Rs 1,000 crore for renovation and modernisation of power stations set up with Soviet assistance in the country. The proposed investment is likely to be routed through the Power Finance Corporation.

US-EU standoff likely to put competition policy on the mat
The sharp division between the US and the European Union on such complex trade-related issues such as investment and competition policy may relegate these to the background during the third ministerial


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