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Cabinet Approval: To amend Companies Act, 2013
On March 4, 2020, the Union Cabinet approved 72 changes to the Companies Act, 2013. The main aim of the amendment is to decriminalize the provisions in the act. Highlights The amendment aims to recategorize 23 offences and omit 7 compoundable offences. Under the amendment, the companies with Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) obligation of less ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2020
Category: Legal & Constitution Current Affairs
Topics: Acts and Amendments • Bills and Acts • CLAT • Companies Act 2013 • Corporate social responsibility (CSR) • Foreign exchange reserves • Foreign investments • Injeti Srinivas Committee • Union Cabinet • Union Cabinet Decisions
Parliament passes The Employees Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016
The Parliament has passed The Employees Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016. The Bill amends the Employee’s Compensation Act, 1923. It ensures compensation up to Rs 1 lakh to employee if an injured in an industrial accident and imposes hefty penalty in case of any violation by the employers. Salient features of the Bill Mandatory for employers ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Topics: Acts and Amendments • Business • Economy • Employment • National
Government to enact law to enforce dam safety regulations
The Union Water Resources Ministry has drafted new dam safety bill to contemplate an institutional mechanism to improve safety of around 5300-odd dams across in India. The new law has been vetted by the Union Law Ministry. It will now go to the Union Cabinet for approval and its introduction in Parliament. Need for such ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Topics: Acts and Amendments • Dam Safety Act, 2021 • Dam Safety Bill • National • Water Resources Ministry
Union Cabinet approves amendment to RTE Act, 2009
The Union Cabinet has approved the amendment to Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009. The amendment seeks to ensure all teachers, in position as on March 2015, acquire minimum qualifications prescribed by academic authority to extend period for such training for 4 years up to March 2019. Background The RTE ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2017
Topics: Acts and Amendments • Cabinet Decisions • Education • National • RTE
President promulgates Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016
President Pranab Mukherjee has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 to make amendments to the Enemy Property Act, 1968. The Ordinance was promulgated by President as per provisions of Article 123 of Constitution of India that gives him legislative powers in consultation with Council of Union Ministers. The proposed amendments in the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2016
Topics: Acts and Amendments • Article 123 • Current Affairs 2016 • Ordinance • Pranab Mukherjee
Union Government sets-up R.V. Easwar Committee to simplify the provisions of IT Act, 1961
Union Government has constituted a committee to simplify the provisions of the Income Tax Act (IT), 1961 under the Chairmanship of former Delhi High Court Judge, Justice R.V. Easwar. Other 9 Members: V.K. Bhasin, Vinod Jain, Rajiv Memani, Ravi Gupta, Mukesh Patel, Ajay Bahl, Pradip P. Shah, Arvind Modi, Dr. Vinay Kumar Singh. Term of ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2015
Topics: Acts and Amendments • Committees • Current Affairs 2016 • National • Taxation