Search Results for Tag : 2016

Notifications & Circulars

LPG subsidy not available to those with taxable income of over Rs. 10 lakhs(28.12.2015)

The Government has revoked the subsidy on LPG cylinders for consumers (or spouses) that had taxable income of more than Rs. 10 lakhs during the previo.....

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News

President Promulgates Enemy Property Ordinance, 2016(08.01.2016)

President of India has promulgated the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Ordinance, 2016 on January 07, 2016 to make amendments to the Enemy P.....

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RBI issues Master Directions on Foreign Exchange(04.01.2016)

The Reserve Bank of India released 17 Master Directions covering foreign exchang.....

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Statute

Presidential assent concludes legislation season(11.01.2016)

Having been passed by the Parliament in its Winter Session, several Bills received Presidential assent on 31st December 2015 becoming the first Acts o.....

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CCI Issues Combination Regulations to Streamline Norms for M&A Filings(13.01.2016)

Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Amendment Regulations, 2016, has been no.....

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SEBI Issues SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016(15.01.2016)

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) (Amendment) Regulations,.....

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EPFO withdraws 5 day grace period for depositing dues(12.01.2016)

Employees Provident Fund Organisation has withdrawn the grace period of five days for depositing dues with effect from February, 2016. The EPFO notes .....

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CCI (Procedure in regard to the transaction of business relating to combinations) Amendment Regulations, 2016(07.01.2016)

The Competition Commission of India released Regulations amending the Competition Commission of India (Procedure in regard to the transaction of busin.....

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Report of the Companies Law Committee(01.02.2016)

The Companies Law Committee has released its Report on .....

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Top Story

Kerala’s attempt to regulate hartals, legislate world peace next(05.02.2016)

Public comment on Kerala’s Regulation of Hartal Bill, 2015 remained di.....

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Budget session 2016 from 23 February till 13 May(04.02.2016)

The Budget Session of the Parliament in 2016 will begin 23rd February and end on 13th May. The Sessions is expected to have a total of 31 sittings ove.....

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TRAI reveals cellular network data from ‘drive tests’(15.02.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released finding.....

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Differential pricing stopped, differentiation possible still(08.02.2016)

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India released the ‘Prohibition of Discriminatory Tariffs for Data Services Regulations, 2016’, restraining intern.....

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Budget to engage more through social media(22.02.2016)

The Finance Minister laid out the Economic Survey 2015-2016 in Parliament on 26 February 2016, while the General Budget 2016-2017 will be presented on.....

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Budget: It’s that time of 2016(22.02.2016)

The Parliament’s 2016 Budget Session may prove a misnomer yet what with 16 Bills waiting in the wings and another two to be introduced. Amongst the ne.....

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Chief Justices appointed and justices shuffled(24.02.2016)

Justice Vineet Saran of the Karnataka High Court has been appointed Chief Justice of Orissa High Court. Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee, judge of the K.....

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Finance Minister Unveils the Union Budget 2016-17(29.02.2016)

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley announced his third Union Budget. With a motive to support the small tax-payer and the small investor, the Minister anno.....

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CENVAT Credit (Third Amendment) Rules, 2016(01.03.2016)

The Ministry of Finance notified CENVAT Credit (Third Amendment) Rules, 2016 amending CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004. Among other changes the amended Rules.....

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Busy Budget: Snapshot of the 2016 proposals(29.02.2016)

The Central Government's Budget for 2016-2017 is out and has faced great scrutiny in the public spotlight. Being a large proposal, the devil is in the.....

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Lok Sabha Passes Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016(10.03.2016)

Lok Sabha has passed the Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill, 2016, which amends the Enemy Property Act, 1968.

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Lok Sabha Passes The Aadhaar Bill 2016(11.03.2016)

Lok Sabha has passed the Aadhaar Bill 2016, which seeks to give legal sanction to the unique identification number programme or Aadhaar as a single wi.....

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Houses of Parliament pass several Bills(14.03.2016)

The Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha kept up frenetic legislative activity, passing several Bills in the ‘first half’ of the Budget session. Of note is the R.....

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Balbir Singh Chauhan appointed Chairman of Law Commission(14.03.2016)

Former judge of the Supreme Court, Balbir Singh Chauhan, has been appointed as Chairman of the 21st Law Commission, a position he will hold in additio.....

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Real estate bill passed, aadhaar number changes rejected(15.03.2016)

The Parliament kept up its newfound legislation fervour, approving the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016, which aside from providing.....

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Real estate bill passed, aadhaar number changes rejected(15.03.2016)

The Parliament kept up its newfound legislation fervour, approving the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Bill, 2016, which aside from providing.....

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Punjab Assembly Passes Indian Penal Code (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2016(23.03.2016)

Punjab Assembly has passed Indian Penal Code (Punjab Amendment) Bill, 2016 that seeks life imprisonment for sacrilege of the Guru Granth Sahib.

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Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill, 2016(15.03.2016)

The Regional Centre for Biotechnology Bill 2016 was introduce.....

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Cabinet Introduces The Uttarakhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Ordinance, 2016(01.04.2016)

Ministry of Law and Justice has introduced the Uttarakhand Appropriation (Vote on Account) Ordinance, 2016.

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Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules 2016(27.03.2016)

The government has heralded the Bio-Medical Waste (Management and Handling) Rules 2016 as bringing a sea change in the way bio-medical waste will be m.....

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Union Environment Ministry Notifies New Hazardous Waste Management Rules(04.04.2016)

The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 have been notified by the Union Environment Ministry, replacing its.....

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RBI Releases First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17(05.04.2016)

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released First Bi-monthly Monetary Policy Statement, 2016-17, lowered key interest rates by 25 basis points to 6.5 per.....

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Rajasthan Passes Bills to Ease Land Acquisition(08.04.2016)

Rajasthan has passed the Rajasthan Urban Land (Certification Of Titles) Bill, 2016 and Rajasthan Land Pooling Schemes Bill, giving a landmark legislat.....

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More Forms for e-ITR, more security(04.04.2016)

The Central Board of Direct Taxes announced the electronic filling and filing of Forms 1 and 4S for income tax returns. Furthering the shift to electr.....

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Govt. Notifies SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Rules, 2016(18.04.2016)

Amendments done in the Principal Rules namely the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules, 1995 by the Scheduled Ca.....

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Amendments in Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015(20.04.2016)