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BJP MP Dileep Singh Bhuria passes away
Senior Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) leader and Lok Sabha MP Dileep Singh Bhuria passed away in Gurgaon, Haryana after a brief illness. He was 71. He was Lok Sabha MP from Ratlam-Jhabua constituency of Madhya Pradesh. Bhuria was born on ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2015
Lok Sabha passes Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill, 2015
Lok Sabha on 11 May 2015 passed Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets (Imposition of Tax) Bill, 2015 by a voice vote. The bill seeks to deal with the menace of black money and to replace the Income Tax (IT) Act, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
KV Thomas renominated as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee
Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan has renominated Prof. Kuruppassery Varkey Thomas as Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for a second term of one year. For the first term, Thomas was nominated in August 2014. He is the senior Congress Parliamentarian ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Union Government inked 12 MoUs with other nations on renewable energy in past three years
To enhance cooperation in the renewable energy sector, Union Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 12 countries in past 3 years. It was announced by Union Minister of Power, Coal and Renewable Energy ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Parliament passes Constitution (119th Amendment) Bill, 2013
On 7th May 2015, the parliament of India has passed the 119th constitutional amendment bill 2013, which now after the assent of the President will enter in to the statue book [as Constitution 100th Amendment Act 2015]. Background India and ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Lok Sabha passes Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014
Lok Sabha passes Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Bill, 2014 for trying juveniles as adults. The bill has provision that allows trying of juveniles between the ages of 16 and 18 years as adults for heinous offences. However, ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Lok Sabha passes Goods and Services Tax Bill
Lok Sabha has passed the Goods and Services Tax Bill, 2014 which is also known as Constitution (122nd Amendment) Bill. The Bill seeks to amend the Constitution in order to introduce the goods and services tax (GST). Consequently, the bill ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2015
Parliament passes Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014
Parliament has passed Regional Rural Banks (Amendment) Bill, 2014. It was first passed in Lok Sabha on December 22, 2014 and later in Rajya Sabha on April 28, 2015. This bill amends Regional Rural Banks Act, 1976 and aims to ..
Month: Current Affairs - April, 2015
Parliament passes Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015
Parliament has passed Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2015. The bill was first passed in Rajya Sabha and later in Lok Sabha on 20 March 2015. The Bill was passed in Rajya Sabha after the Union government ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2015
Parliament passes Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015
Parliament has passed Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Bill, 2015. It was first passed in Lok Sabha on 4 March 2015 and later in Rajya Sabha on 20 March 2015. This bill will replace the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) second ordinance, ..