The China National Energy Administration announced a new policy on September 4 aimed at bolstering the distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) market. “This new policy will loosen current regulations, which will give the market a needed ...
Tags: PV Market, distributed PV
China is planning to invest $16bn to build more electric charging facilities, in order to boost the use of electric- vehicles in the country. China is becoming one of the most polluted countries in the world as it is one of the world's ...
Tags: China, Investment, Auto Parts
Before the measure was introduced in December 2012, daily smoking prevalence stood at 15.1% and has now fallen to 12.8%, the 2013 National Drug Strategy Household Survey reveals. Standardised packaging is the only new policy intervention ...
Indian textile sector margins are expected to normalize in the first half of the current fiscal year (2014-15), says a research report released by Anand Rathi, which is a full service financial services firm with headquarters in Mumbai. ...
The reversal of Chinese cotton policy and import of cheaper yarn from India led to a slowdown in yarn production in the country, according to a report released by the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). ‘The State of Pakistan’s ...
Tags: SBP, Apparel, Accessories
The Government of Indonesia has announced plans to issue a new law on liquor, under which manufacturers need to use plain packaging or print graphic warnings on packaging. The latest move is being taken in a bid to cut down the number of ...
Start-up based on smoking Thailand - with seven days to develop the cigar socket that can also help , just to achieve the goal of the crowdfunding , it's a goal within reach . Because counting the cigarette to provide support for smokers ...
Tags: Electronic Cigarette, Cigarette, E-Cigarette, E Cigarette
BlackBerry is allowing rivals AirWatch, Citrix, SAP and IBM to directly manage its smartphones with the Blackberry 10 operating system as part of its strategy to open up management of its devices to third parties. The move by BlackBerry ...
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The new Chinese cotton policy has the potential to derail Indian raw cotton exports to the biggest cotton consuming country in the world. As per the new policy to be made applicable from April 1, the Chinese government has lowered cotton ...
Tags: Cotton Exports, Cotton Policy
There is uneasiness that, following the release of China’s cotton policy, there will be pressure from Chinese buyers on Indian spinners to further reduce prices. In recent months, Chinese buyers have already lowered yarn buying ...
Mars, Incorporated announced today a new policy to help build a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain. This sees Mars commit to both industry leading standards and develop a fully traceable pipeline back to known palm oil processing mills ...
Tags: Palm Oil, Mars, Deforestation Policies
The Government of Karnataka, a state in southern India, through the Department of Handloom and Textiles, has invested Rs. 13 billion under various schemes during the current financial year, reports The Hindu. Addressing a one-day ...
Tags: Textiles Sector, Textile
In the past two months, both the United States (the largest exporter in 2012/13) and China (the largest producer and consumer in 2012/13) announced changes to their agricultural policies, including cotton. On February 7, 2014, President ...
Tags: Cotton Policies, Apparel
The Boston Athletic Association announced a "no bags policy" for the 2014 Boston Marathon to expedite security checks and promote overall safety at the race in the wake of last year's bombing. The policy bans participants from bringing ...
Tags: Personal Bags, Marathon, Sports
Children from immigrant families now account for 42 percent of uninsured children in the United States, reports a study in the March issue of Medical Care. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer ...
Tags: Uninsured Children, Immigrant Family, Eligible Children