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India and Liechtenstein Sign Tax Information Exchange Agreement

India and Liechtenstein have signed a Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) today at Bern, Switzerland. The Agreement was signed by Ms Chitra Narayanan, Indian Ambassador in Switzerland from Indian side and Madame Doris Frick, Ambassador of Liechtenstein in Switzerland on behalf of Liechtenstein. Salient features of the agreement (TIEA) with Liechtenstein are: ¢ It is… Read More

Single Window Clearance System for Real Estate Projects

Housing Start-up Index to be Formulated by Housing Ministry in collaboration With RBI National Urban Livelihood Mission Will Replace Existing SJSRY Shri Ajay Maken, Union Minister for Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation today informed that the Government had sanctioned projects worth Rs 41723 crores for building of 15,69,000 houses/dwelling units for Economically Weaker/Lower Income Group… Read More

Highlights of the National Health Insurance Scheme

Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY) was launched by Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India in 2008 to provide health insurance cover to Below Poverty Line population and informal sector workers of India. The objective of the scheme is to protect these families from shocks related to catastrophic expenditures on health by improving access to health and reducing… Read More

5th BRICS Summit – eThekwini Declaration and Action Plan

1. We, the leaders of the Federative Republic of Brazil, the Russian Federation, the Republic of India, the People`s Republic of China and the Republic of South Africa, met in Durban, South Africa, on 27 March 2013 at the Fifth BRICS Summit. Our discussions took place under the overarching theme, "BRICS and Africa: Partnership for… Read More

RBI sends out warning on alleged phishing mail in its name

It has come to the notice of the Reserve Bank of India that an email has been sent in its name from mail id: alert@rbi.org and signed by RBI Online offering a 'new online security platform'. According to the mail, the 'new online security platform' offers to 'prevent online identity theft in internet banking by… Read More

104 lakh Tons of Sugar Released for Open Market Sale

The Central Government has decided to make available quantity of 104 lakh tons of sugar, as non-levy quota for open market sale, for the 6 months of April, 2013 to September, 2013, as per the details given below: - Particulars Quantity in lakhtons Normal quota 104.00 The sale and delivery/dispatch period for the above quota would be from… Read More

TRAI releases Quality of Service (Code of Practice for Metering and Billing Accuracy) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013

The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) has issued the Quality of Service (Code of Practice for Metering and Billing Accuracy) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 amending the framework for audit of the metering and billing system of service providers provided in the Quality of Service (Code of Practice for Metering and Billing Accuracy) Regulations, 2006, so… Read More

National IPv6 Deployment Roadmap Version 2.0 Policy Guidelines released

The ˜National IPv6 Deployment Roadmap Version II, a document containing policy guidelines for IPv6 transition prepared by NT Cell, Department of Telecom (DoT), was released by Union Minister for Communications & IT, Shri Kapil Sibal here today. Shri Sibal said that Internet is an important tool to connect not only people but people and devices.… Read More

SPMCIL Signs a Growth Oriented MoU with the Government for the Financial Year 2013-14

SPMCIL has signed a growth oriented Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Ministry of Finance, setting an ambitious Sales target of Rs. 3407 crores and Gross Operating Margin target of Rs. 511 crores for the fiscal 2013-14. The MoU was exchanged between Additional Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of… Read More

Competition Commission of India Nominated for Global Competition Review Awards 2013

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has been nominated for ˜Global Competition Review (GCR) Awards 2013™ under the category of Agency of the Year-Asia-Pacific, Middle East & Africa. It is very first time that the CCI has been nominated for this internationally prestigious award. Other agencies nominated in this category are Japan™s Fair Trade Commission,… Read More

Regulatory Framework for Market-based pricing of Drugs

Market-based Pricing of Drugs The Department of pharmaceuticals has notified the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy- 2012 under which the prices of National List of Essential Medicines- 2011 are to be controlled & regulated price on the basis of Simple Average Price of all the brands having market share (on the basis of Moving Annual Turnover)… Read More

The National Waterway (Lakhipur Bhanga stretch of the Barak River) Bill, 2013 introduced in Rajya Sabha

The National Waterway (Lakhipur Bhanga stretch of the Barak River) Bill, 2013 was introduced in the Rajya Sabha today by the Union Minister for Shipping Shri G.K. Vasan. The bill proposes to declare the navigable stretch of the Barak River between Lakhipur and Bhanga (121 km) in Southern Assam as a National Waterway. The bill… Read More

Integrated Child Protection Scheme under Juvenile Justice Act, 2000

Civil Rights to Orphans The Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2000 [JJ Act] is the primary legislation for children in difficult circumstances which provides for care and rehabilitation of children in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection, including orphans by providing for proper care, protection and treatment… Read More