The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has given its ex-post facto approval for amendments to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 by introducing the Maternity Benefit (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in Parliament. The maternity benef ..
The Government has set up a Committee consisting of Secretaries of the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Department of Personnel and Training and the Department of Legal Affairs to examine the provisions of the Official Secrets Act, 1923. The said Commit ..
7 Mineral Blocks Have Been Auctioned After Auctioning of Mines Made Transparent by The MMDR Amendment Act 2015 The Minister of State (Independent Charge) For Power, Coal, New & Renewable Energy and Mines Shri Piyush Goyal said in the Rajya Sabha ..
Lok Sabha to consider the Constitutional Amendment bill relating to GST next week Constitutional Amendment bill passed with huge consensus in Rajya SabhaRajya Sabha passed 5 Bills and Lok Sabha2 bills during the weekThe passing of the Constitution (O ..
All Child Care Institutions must be registered under the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (JJ Act, 2015) has come into effect from 15th January, 2016. As per Secti ..
The National Water Policy (2012) emphasizes the need to evolve a National Water Framework Law as an umbrella statement of general principles governing the exercise of legislative/executive powers by the Centre, the States and the local governing bodi ..
Following are the answers to the various frequently asked questions relating to GST:Question 1.What is GST? How does it work? Answer: GST is one indirect tax for the whole nation, which will make India one unified common market. GST is a single tax o ..
Cabinet approves Motor Vehicle (Amendment) Bill 2016 Historical Step towards making roads safe and save lakhs of innocent lives The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for Motor Vehicle (Amendment) B ..
There is no need to amend the Electricity Act, 2003 or the Energy Conservation Act, 2001 in view of India’s commitment in the recently held Paris Climate Summit. This was stated by Shri Piyush Goyal, Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal & New and R ..
The Government introduced the Factories (Amendment) Bill, 2014 in the Parliament. The Bill was referred to the Parliament Standing Committee on Labour. The Parliament Standing Committee submitted its report to the Speaker of the Lok Sabha in December ..