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[co-authors: Brittany Davis and Sabrina Singh] The program will include a multi-jurisdictional cap-and-invest program and aims to address environmental justice and equity concerns. On December 21, 2020, the Governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, as well as the Mayor of the District of Columbia, announced that their respective jurisdictions would establish the Transportation & Climate Initiative Program (TCI-P) and released a memorandum of understanding (MOU) describing the agreed-upon principles for adoption and implementation of the TCI-P. While not part of the MOU, the s...

The Budget that was: From the lens of a senior citizen March 3, 2021, 6:11 PM IST Introduction India is a young nation with a rapidly ageing population. The Indian Census 2011 observes that seniors will constitute almost 12.5% of the total population in the country by 2026 and surpass 19.5% by 2050. Senior interests have often taken a back seat, but unlike past years, there is an increase in the government focus on the changing needs of seniors. The recent Draft Policy for Senior Citizens introduced earlier in 2020, launch of ‘Decade of Healthy Ageing’ initiative by Dr H...

Lakshadweep plans to develop cruise tourism Aimed at generating employment opportunities and simultaneously bringing foreign exchange to Lakshadweep, a proposal for cruise tourism has been prepared by the Union Territory (UT) government to match the model already being facilitated for tourists in Maldives and Mauritius. In its proposal, the UT administration has informed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) regarding its plan for fabrication of a dedicated tourist ship in the islands. The Lakshadweep administration has also prepared a draft policy for promotion a...

Maharashtra announces Caravan Tourism policy to boost leisure tours ​ By IANS | Published on ​ Wed, Feb 17 2021 21:27 IST | ​ 0 Views Uddhav Thackeray. (File Photo: IANS). Image Source: IANS News Mumbai, Feb 17 : Nearly 11 years after the Centre set the ball rolling for Caravan Tourism, the Maharashtra government on Wednesday approved its own Caravan Tourism Policy to boost leisure travel and tourism in the state. The policy comprises Caravan Parks and Caravan Tourism intended to help people take advantage and soak in the diverse natural beauty of state around the year. The policy ...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Department of Space recently released a draft Spacecom Policy 2020, along with the draft Norms, Guidelines and Procedures for the implementation of the Spacecom Policy, also known as 'Spacecom NGP' 2020. This blogpost highlights our comments to these draft policy documents, highlighting some unaddressed areas. We have submitted these comments to the Department of Space. Introduction: India had released its first Satcom Policy in 1997. 1 However, since the 1997 policy was a high level do...