The Government of India today announced the Prime Ministers Shram Awards for the year 2010 to be awarded to 76 workers employed in the Departmental Undertakings & Public Sector Undertakings of the Central and State Governments and Private Sector Units employing 500 or more workers in recognition of their distinguished performances, innovative abilities, outstanding contribution in the field of… Read More
By Manoj Kumar, IANS, Relatively unnoticed amid the scams and agitations haunting the government, Law Minister Salman Khurshid set a time bomb ticking. Earlier this month, exactly 50 years after the Advocates Act, a bill was placed by the minister, a legal practitioner himself, for wide consultations that seeks to set up a new regulatory… Read More
PRIME MINISTER™S SHRAM AWARDS™ SCHEME : 2011 I. OBJECTIVE: The objective of the Prime Ministers Shram Awards is to recognize the outstanding contributions made by workmen as defined in the Industrial Dispute Act, 1947 in organizations both in public and private sector and who have distinguished record of performance, devotion to duty of a high order, specific contribution… Read More
Creating history, Rajya Sabha(RS)overwhelmingly approved impeachment motion against Calcutta High Court(HC) Judge Justice Soumitra Sen, who could become the country's first judge to be removed for misconduct. As many as 189 members voted in favour of the motion to impeach the 53-year-old Judge after a two-day debate on the issue, in the second case in… Read More
RAJYA SABHA PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REVIEW OF AGE OLD LABOUR LAWS New Delhi: Shravana 19, 1933 10 August, 2011 The Union Labour & Employment Minister Shri Mallikarjun Kharge has informed the Rajya Sabha that review/updation of labour laws is an ongoing process. The required changes in the labour laws are accomplished by the… Read More
The Lok Sabha passed the Indian Medical Council Amendment Bill 2011 on Thursday. The bill seeks to provide better health facilities in the country. Replying to the discussion, Health minister Ghulam Nabhi Azad said that Government has formulated policies to incentives private sector to set up Medical colleges. Mr. Azad said that government has taken… Read More
Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Economic Affairs Budget Division New Delhi, dated August 18, 2011 NOTIFICATION Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of ˜7.83 per cent Government Stock, 2018™ F. No.4 (4) W&M/2011: Government of India hereby notifies sale (re-issue) of ˜7.83 per cent Government Stock, 2018™ (hereinafter called 'the Stock') for an aggregate… Read More
Ref.No.IDMD/833/08.02.032/2010-11 August 18, 2011 All Scheduled Commercial Banks / All State Co-operative Banks/All Scheduled Primary (Urban) Co-operative Banks /All Financial Institutions/ All Primary Dealers Dear Sirs, Auction of Government of India Dated Securities Government of India have offered to sell (re-issue) (a) 7.83 percent Government Stock 2018 for a notified amount of Rs.3,000 crore… Read More
RBI/2011-12/156 DPSS. CO. AD. No 314./02.27.005/2011-12 August 18, 2011 All Payment System Operators Authorised under the PSS Act, 2007 Dear Sir Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Combating of Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Standards Please refer to our circular DPSS. CO. AD. No.2318 /02.27.005/2010-11 dated April 8, 2011 on risks arising from the deficiencies in AML/CFT regime of Iran and… Read More
Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi-110011 Dated: 19th August, 2011 Policy Circular No. 39 (RE-2010)/2009-14 To All Regional Authorities (RAs); All Commissioners of Customs; Exporting Community. Subject: Consolidated Guidelines for import of precious metal by the Nominated Agencies. Reg. Attention… Read More
To be published in the Gazette of India Extraordinary Part II Section 3, Sub section (ii) Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry Department of Commerce Directorate General of Foreign Trade Udyog Bhawan, New Delhi-110011. Notification No. 67 (RE-2010)/2009-2014 New Delhi, August 18, 2011 Sub: Export of Cotton [ITC (HS) Code… Read More
The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for July, 2011 increased by 6 and 7 points respectively to stand at 604 (Six hundred and four) points for both the series. The rise/fall in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 2 to… Read More
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), the free trade regulator, has imposed a penalty of Rs 630 crore on real estate major DLF for misusing its dominant position in the market by drafting one-sided agreements with flat buyers in Belaire housing complex in Gurgaon. CCI has also asked the real estate company to modify unfair conditions imposed… Read More

