The Lok Sabha on Wednesday has passed the much awaited Aadhaar Bill (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies, Benefits and Services) 2016 with a clear agenda of providing subsidies through the Aadhar unique identity number. The Aadhaar Bill is aimed at actively provide unique identity number to residents and ...
Read More »Lok Sabha Passes Bill to Repeal 295 Obsolete Acts
News: A bill seeking to scrap a set of 295 obsolete Acts dealing with several issues including changes in marriage laws and cement hoarding was today passed by Lok Sabha which continued to witness boycott by Congress and several other opposition parties. The Repealing and Amending (Fourth) Bill, 2015, pertains ...
Read More »Bill to revise airlines’ liability introduced
News: A Bill to revise the liability limits of airplanes on compensation for death, injury and loss of baggage and cargo was introduced in Lok Sabha, under which the compensation for death in an air accident goes up to over Rs 1 crore from Rs 89 lakh. It would enable the government ...
Read More »Lok Sabha passes bill to deal with cheque bounce cases
News: The amendments in the Negotiable Instruments Act will have implications for over 18 lakh cheque bounce cases pending in various courts, Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha said while piloting the Negotiable Instruments (Amendment) Bill 2015 in the House. It will help small traders, large corporates especially telecom ...
Read More »Ministries in talks to ensure higher e-flow in Ganga: Government
News: The ministries of water resources, environment and power are in discussions to ensure “uninterrupted” higher e-flow from any hydro-power projects such that river Ganga neither gets fragmented nor loses its character throughout its length. E-flow is the quantum of water that must uninterruptedly flow in the river in all ...
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