<span style="color: #222222;">The Government has developed a new online portal for facilitating filing of online applications for Industrial Entrepreneurs' Memorandum (IEM) and Industrial Licence (IL) under Arms Act as well as Industries (Development & Regulation), I(D&R) Act, 1951. The portal is <a href="http://www.services.dipp.gov.in/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1155cc;">www.services.dipp.gov.in</span></a>.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Commerce and Industry Ministry in a release said, the portal will be available for public with effect from 16th of this month for filing application and no applications will be received through E-biz portal or in physical form either under I(D&R) Act or Arms Act 1959. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Applications for IEM and IL under I(D&R) Act, are currently accepted through E-biz portal whereas applications for manufacture of defence items under Arms Act are received physically.</span><br />''