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India, France Pitch Effective Mechanism to Combat Terror in Cyber Space

During this dialogue, both parties shared their threat analysis and presented the latest developments in their respective cyber policies and steps taken for protection of critical national infrastructure. The two sides reaffirmed their commitment to an open, reliable, secure, stable and peaceful cyberspace and recalled in particular the applicability in cyberspace of existing principles of international law.

Government to Slash Approvals Needed to Open Kirana Stores, Eateries

Currently, opening a store requires 28 clearances – ranging from GST registration to a licence under the Shops and Establishment Act as well as those for insecticides and permission from the weights and measures department. Similarly, a dhaba or a restaurant requires around 17 approvals – from no-objection certificate for fire to signage, clearances from municipal bodies and licence to play music and clearance from the food regulator – which are hyper-local in nature and vary from city to city.

Make Aero Engines in India for Self-Reliance : Defence Experts

Engines are the heart of any aircraft, and their making is a complex technology, which is protectively owned by just 5 countries – the US, Britain, Canada, France, and Russia.US sanctions in the aftermath of the May 1998 Pokhran nuclear test forced India to go for indigenous development of jet engines for the LCA project and achieve self-reliance.