Lok Sabha
Further restrictions on cash transactions in India
March 24, 2017
The Government of India has made it mandatory for every tax payer to quote Unique Identification Number, and has banned cash transaction above INR 200,000 in order to curb black money and reduce cash transactions.
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The obscurity of Minority Affairs in India
March 18, 2017
Equal opportunities and a dignified acceptance are probably the most critical demands of the minority groups in India. Some of the schemes rolled out by the Indian government deserve applause while large scale negligence remains prominent.
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AYUSH ministry proclaims success of India’s alternative therapy
March 18, 2017
While the world asphyxiates in a time of increasing medical insecurities, India finds assuage in Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha, Yoga, Naturopathy and Homeopathy treatments. The country is now focussing on further research and augmentation of the facilities.
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India extends paid maternity leave to 26 weeks
March 10, 2017
The Lok Sabha passed a path-breaking bill on maternity benefits extending the leave period from 12 weeks to 26 weeks along with some other aids for the mother to take good care of the child during his/her formative stage.
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State of Muslims in India
December 28, 2016
Constituting nearly 14 percent of the population, Muslims in India have lagged behind the national averages in most aspects of human development, including education, employment, economic prosperity, land holding etc. Proportinately, Muslims also account for a much larger percent...
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Revisions introduced in taxation laws in India
December 1, 2016
After the Indian government demonetised INR 500 and INR 1,000 currency bills last month to grapple with the circulation of black money in the country, people in India found new ways to hide their undeclared earnings. Thus, in the wake of demonetisation and corruption, the governm...
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Discerning Defamation- Stress on Speech
September 29, 2016
In a benchmark in the history of India’s legislative practice, MP Tathagata Satpathy has reportedly launched the most organised private member’s bill, the Speech Bill, garnering huge support from social media.
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Goods and Services Tax bill in India gets a go-ahead
August 10, 2016
Ever since the first proposal of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill in India in 2005, there has been a lot of delay and amendments. But after years of revisions, after the Bill was passed by Indian Parliament, it finally gives way to make all transactions liable to a unified t...
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Indemnity for small tea growers in India
August 2, 2016
The Group Personal Accident Insurance Scheme for small tea growers launched by the Tea Board of India followed by the Parliament speech by Nirmala Sitharaman, the Indian Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, received a welcoming response from small tea growers of various tea...
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Assembly election results in India
May 20, 2016
As BJP overpowers Congress in Assam, the erstwhile government of West Bengal and Tamil Nadu receive faithful reactions from the assembly election results. Do we see an ominous future for the All India National Congress? The recent assembly election results in Assam, Kerala, Pondi...
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Mix énergétique
March 3, 2016
Face à des besoins énergétiques en pleine croissance, le gouvernement indien étudie la construction de nouvelles centrales nucléaires, notamment dans le Bihar, l’Haryana et le Pendjab, pour tripler dans la prochaine décennie sa capacité de production d’énergie nuc...
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March 3, 2016
Facing huge power needs, the Indian government is planning to set up new nuclear power plants and studying new locations, notably in Bihar, Haryana and Punjab, to triple in the next 10 years its nuclear power generation base. A huge market where international companies, notably U...
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