Topic: Modi administration
Kerala becomes first Indian state to provide maternity benefits in private educational sector
In a path-breaking development, the Central Government has recently approved the Kerala Government’s decision to bring teachers and other staff of private educational institutions under the Maternity Benefit...
Injeti Srinivas Committee to look into offences under the Companies Act
The government has constituted a committee under Injeti Srinivas, secretary of the Corporate Affairs Ministry to look at recategorization of certain offences under the Companies Act as civil...RBI Surplus Transfer to Government
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to transfer Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the Central government from its own reserves. RBI Reserves The following three funds of...Government of India notifies Sabka Vishwas – Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme 2019
The Government of India (GoI) has recently notified the Sabka Vishwas – Legacy Dispute Resolution Scheme 2019 to reduce legacy service tax and central excise cases in the...GST Council to reduce GST Rate on Electrical Vehicles from 12% to 5%
In a bid to promote electric mobility, the GST Council has decided to reduce GST Rate on Electrical Vehicles from 12% to 5% and on charger or charging...Rajiv Kumar appointed as vice chairman of NITI Aayog
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has recently reconstituted the federal policy think-tank National Institution of Transforming India (NITI) Aayog by introducing key Cabinet ministers as members as ex-officio members....Rajnath Singh to chair Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will chair the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs and be part of the all-important panel on political affairs headed by Prime Minister Narendra...IGNOU launches an awareness programme on GST in collaboration with BSE
The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has launched an awareness programme on Goods and Services Tax (GST) in collaboration with Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) Institute Limited to...
