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Lokpal and Lokayuktas (Amendment) Act, 2016 receives President’s assent on 29 July, 2016 in order to amend the Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act,

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The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act, 2016 receives the assent of the President on 29th July, 2016. The Act came

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Rajya Sabha passes The Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill, 2016.   The Bill had earlier been passed by Lok Sabha in May 2016. Background to

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The Union Cabinet has given its approval for raising foreign shareholding limit from 5% to 15% in Indian Stock Exchanges for a

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The Seventh Central Pay Commission (Commission) was set up by the Government of India vide Resolution No. 1/1/2013-E.III (A), dated the 28th

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Under section 115QA of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), additional Income-tax at the rate of 20 percent is levied on the

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The Central Board of Excise and Customs in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 and

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The Union Cabinet has given its approval for introducing amendments to the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in Parliament. The amendments

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The Union Cabinet has approved The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Bill 2016.  Through this Bill the Government has evolved a mechanism

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The Central Government in exercise of the power conferred by section 3 of the United Nations (Privileges and Immunities) Act, 1947, declares

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The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3 of the Passport (Entry into India) Act, 1920 (34 of

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The Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by section 11 of the Aadhaar (Targeted Delivery of Financial and Other Subsidies,

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The Union Cabinet has approved the following facilities being extended to persons from Minority communities of Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan, namely Hindus,

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The Central Government taking into consideration the requirements under the World Trade Organization Agreement on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures and the Terrestrial

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The Ministry of Shipping has approved a set of guidelines for implementation of  its Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy. An institutional mechanism has

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The Union Cabinet has approved a National Apprenticeship Promotion Scheme. The Scheme has an outlay of Rs. 10,000 crore with a target

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The Union Cabinet has given its approval to introduce ‘The High Courts (Alteration of Names) Bill, 2016’ in Parliament. The High Courts

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In a notification issued dated 29th June, 2016, the University Grants Commission in exercise of powers conferred under clause (g) of sub-section

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Under Section 9 of the Income-tax Act, 1961 (the Act), any income arising from transfer of any share of or interest in

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The Union Cabinet has approved the Cadre Review of Group ‘A’ Executive officers of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) with net creation

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