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Rajya Sabha passes Companies Bill 2012

Rajya Sabha has passed the Companies Bill 2012 in order to replace the outdated Companies Act, 1956. Both the houses of Parliament have passed the Bill and before...

August 14, 2013

President announces Securities Laws Amendment, 2013

President Pranab Mukherjee has announced the Securities Laws Amendment regulation, 2013. The ordinance was promulgated by the President following the powers granted to him by Clause 1 of Article 123 of Constitution. Securities and...

July 24, 2013

Marriage law amendment approved by Union Cabinet

Union Cabinet approved the amendments to the marriage law. The Bill is expected to come in the August 2013 Session of Parliament .  Objective : To enable a...

July 22, 2013

Government notifies Food Security Ordinance 2013

The National Food Security Ordinance, 2013, which entitles 67% of the population to receive subsidized grains from the government every month, has been notified by the Union Government....

July 10, 2013

Cabinet passed Ordinance to implement Food Security Bill

In order to implement the Food Security Bill, the cabinet unanimously approved an ordinance regarding the same. The Food Security Bill guarantees food entitlements to two-thirds (67%) at highly subsidized rates. The bill...

July 7, 2013

Centre returns West Bengal ponzi Bill for rectification

The Centre has returned the West Bengal Bill, aimed at reining in ponzi firms.  The Centre expressed reservations about the “retrospective effect” clause and asked the State government...

June 7, 2013

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill

Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill gets Cabinet’s nod With the aim to bring uniformity in the regulation of realty sector, the Union Cabinet has cleared the Real Estate...

June 5, 2013

PSC seeks public views on Agriculture Biosecurity Bill, 2013

The Parliamentary Standing Committee (PSC) on Agriculture which is headed by Basudeb Acharia has sought public opinion on Agriculture Biosecurity Bill, 2013 that envisages for the setting up...

June 5, 2013

GoM approves Coal Regulatory Authority Bill

The Coal Regulatory Authority Bill which seeks to set up an independent regulatory authority for the coal sector to address contentious issues such as pricing, supply and quality has been...

June 1, 2013

Union Cabinet approves Amendments in the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959

The Union Cabinet has given nod to amendments in the Parliament (Prevention of Disqualification) Act, 1959 by introducing of a Bill in Parliament, namely, the Parliament (Prevention of...

May 12, 2013

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