More than 40 crore aadhaar numbers generated till date
Unique Identification Authority of India, UIDAI has reiterated that the target of 60 crore Aadhaar enrolments will be achieved by 2014. More than 40 crore 29 lakh Aadhaar numbers have been issued till date and the process is continuing at a healthy pace. Only in the month of July, 2013, about Two Crore Aadhaar numbers have been generated. It has also announced the setting up of… Read More
Tags: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, UIDAI, Unique Identification Authority of India, Uttar Pradesh
Coverage of ESI
Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948 is applicable to employees working in the organized sector i.e. factories and establishment which are situated in implemented area only with a threshold of coverage of 10 employees. Extension of scheme to all units is not viable due to issues relating to enforcement of the Act and feasibility of setting… Read More
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Employees' State Insurance, ESI, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Kerala
CCEA approves proposal for national network of labs for managing epidemics and natural calamities
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the proposal of the Department of Health Research under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare for the setting up of 10 regional labs, 30 State level labs and 120 medical college level labs under the scheme for establishing a network of laboratories for managing epidemics… Read More
Tags: Biosafety level, Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, Health Ministry, India, Jammu and Kashmir, National Climatic Data Center, NCDC, New Delhi, Sikkim
Amendment in FDI Policy on the Multi Brand Retail
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion Press Note No. 1 (2013 Series) Subject: Review of the policy on foreign direct investment in the Multi Brand Retail Trading Sector- amendment of paragraph 6.2.16.5(2) of 'Circular 1 of 2013-Consolidated FDI Policy' 1.0 Present Position: 1.1 As per paragraph 6.2.16.5 of `Circular 1… Read More
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, DIPP, FDI Policy, Himachal Pradesh, India, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Press Information Bureau, Union territory
RBI Central Board meets at Srinagar
The Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India met today at Srinagar. Dr. D. Subbarao, Governor, Reserve Bank of India chaired the meeting. Directors, Shri Kiran Karnik, Prof. M. V. Rajeev Gowda, Shri Y.H. Malegam, Prof. Dipankar Gupta, Dr. Najeeb Jung, Dr. Indira Rajaraman, Prof. Damodar Acharya attended the meeting. Government nominee… Read More
Tags: Damodar Acharya, India, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, Kashmir, Omar Abdullah, Reserve Bank of India, Srinagar
CLR Snippets :: Government’s Stand on Generic Drugs
The subject matter of granting patent rights to individuals and companies is regulated by the Patents Act, 1970 administered by the Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion in the Ministry of Commerce & Industry. That Department has informed that the said Act, as amended in the year 2005, already establishes a fair balance between the… Read More
Tags: Andhra Pradesh, Chandigarh, Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Patent Act, West Bengal
Subsidies and other Incentives to Industries in NER and J&K and Special Category States
Incentives provided to existing and new industrial units in North-Eastern Region including Sikkim and the Special Category State of Jammu & Kashmir include the Capital Investment Subsidy, Central Interest Subsidy, Comprehensive Insurance Subsidy, Excise duty exemption and Income Tax exemption. For the Special Category States of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand incentives of Capital Investment Subsidy, Excise duty… Read More
Tags: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Excise, Himachal Pradesh, Income tax, Jammu and Kashmir, Lakshadweep, Sikkim