Environment Ministry Issues Notification, Provides Six-Months Window to Get Environmental Clearance to Deal With Cases of Violation The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has provided a six months window, as a one-time opportunityto the units, which have not obtained prior environmental clearance to apply for the same. Ministry of Environment, Forest and… Read More »
Credibility of Electronic Voting Machines- regarding. Press Note The Election Commission has observed that after declaration of result of the recently held General Elections to the State Legislative Assemblies of Goa, Manipur, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, some political parties have raised voice against the credibility of the ECI-EVMs, alleging tampering of EVMs during the… Read More »
National Health Policy Read National Health Policy 2017 of India approved by Cabinet
Comments invited on the working paper of the high level committee to review the Institutionalisation of Arbitration Mechanism in India by 7 April 2017 The Government of India has emphasised the need for promoting arbitration as a preferred dispute resolution mechanism for commercial disputes. Pursuant to this, a High Level Committee has been constituted under… Read More »
National Health Policy, 2017 approved by Cabinet Focus on Preventive and Promotive Health Care and Universal access to good quality health care services The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in its meeting on 15.3.2017, has approved the National Health Policy, 2017 (NHP, 2017). The Policy seeks to reach everyone in… Read More »
Rs. 31734 Crore Collected as Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess till 31st December 2016 Rs. 31733.76 crore have been collected as Construction Workers’ Welfare Cess by the States/UTs upto 31.12.2016, at the rate of 1% of the cost of construction. Out of it Rs. 6872.51 crore has been spent. The Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare… Read More »
Draft Equal Opportunity Commission Bill Re-Circulated for Inter-Ministerial Consultations Based on the Expert Group Report and examination by the Government, the draft Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) Bill has been re-circulated for inter-ministerial consultations. In pursuance of one of the recommendations made by Sachar Committee, the Government had set up an Expert Group to examine and… Read More »
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley’s Speech | March 15, 2017
Boost to Education: Cabinet approves setting up of 50 new KendriyaVidyalayasin the country under Civil / Defence Sector The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs,chaired by the Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modihas approved the proposal for opening of 50 new KendriyaVidyalayas (KVs) under Civil / Defence Sector in the country keeping in view the high demand for… Read More »
Cabinet approves Policy for Early Monetization of Coal Bed Methane Gas Marketing and Pricing Freedom for CBM Gas The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister ShriNarendra Modi todaygave its approval for marketing and pricing freedom to the Coal Bed Methane (CBM) Contractors to sell the CBM at Arm’s Length Price in… Read More »