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SEBI relaxes foreign investment norms; a new category Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) approved

June 27, 2013

In a bid to attract a larger number of foreign investors to Indian capital markets, SEBI approved a slew of changes. Among the major changes are simplification of registration and compliance requirements for foreign investors. As per new measures: A new category ..

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Committee on indecent depiction of women in media

June 23, 2013

The Union Ministry of Women and Child Development (WCD) has set up a committee to finalize modalities for a media campaign against indecent portrayal of women in mass media. Why this step? The aim of the campaign is to instill respect ..

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Panel recommends new law for regulation and promotion of rental housing

June 15, 2013

A government-appointed committee chaired by Jaithirth Rao, chairman, Value & Budget Housing Corporation, has recommended a new law for regulating rental housing and suggested that tax benefits be given to encourage developers to build rental housing projects. The panel is ..

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Eminent Jurist Justice JS Verma passed away

April 25, 2013

Justice JS Verma (80), former Chief Justice of India, passed away. He was in news recently for heading a committee set up by the Government of India to suggest changes in law to combat crimes against women. He was 27th Chief Justice ..

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Fact Box: K. Kasturirangan High-Level Working Group

April 18, 2013

K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group (HLWG) Presented its report on Western Ghats to MoEF (Ministry of Environment and Forests) K. Kasturirangan-led 10-member panel High-Level Working Group (HLWG) has prepared a report on Western Ghats which suggests for ban ..

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Damodaran committee report on business climate very soon

March 28, 2013

Damodaran Committee, which was set up last year under the chairmanship of former SEBI chief M Damodaran to suggest ways to improve the country’s overall business environment, is expected to submit its report by the end of March 2013. The ..

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Kelkar-chaired committee to suggest plans for enhancing domestic oil production

March 20, 2013

A committee headed by Vijay Kelkar would formulate a roadmap for ramping up domestic output of oil and gas and sustainable reduction in import dependency by 2030. The Committee has to present its report to the Government within six months. ..

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SEBI to review insider trading norms through a committee

March 8, 2013

Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has formed a panel under the chairmanship of former chief justice of Karnataka High Court Justice N. K. Sodhi to review insider trading norms to curb the menace of insider trading. ..

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New format of civil services exams declared

March 6, 2013

The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has notified fresh changes in the format of country’s prestigious exam- the Civil Services Exam conducted by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC). The decision had come in the wake of recommendations of a ..

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Budget Box: Changed GAAR provisions to come into effect from April 2016

March 3, 2013

As announced in the current Budget, the modified version of controversial General Anti Avoidance Rules (GAAR) provisions will be implemented from April 2016. The modified provisions maintain the basic thrust and purpose of GAAR. The government had formed an expert ..

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