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High Level Committee recommends CSR expenditure to be made tax deductible
High Level Committee (HLC) on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) constituted by Ministry of Corporate Affairs recommended making CSR expenditure tax deductible and to make compliance violations as a civil offence that attracts penalties. Corporate Affairs Secretary Injeti Srinivas presented the ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2019
Uttarakhand holds 1st Himalayan conclave
Conclave of Himalayan States was held on at Mussoorie in Uttarakhand to discuss priorities of Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) in 15th Finance Commission (XV FC). The conclave was initiated by government of Uttarakhand with Integrated Mountain Initiative (IMI) as its ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
24 July: CBDT celebrates Aaykar Diwas
On 24 July 2019, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and all field offices observed and celebrated 159th Income Tax Day also known as Aaykar Diwas. About Aaykar Diwas 2019 Background: It was on 24 July in 1860 that Income ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2019
Model Tenancy Act, 2019
As proposed by the Union Finance Minister in her budget speech, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has released the draft Model Tenancy Law, 2019, and has invited comments from the public till August 1 for the same. Features ..
Wilful Defaulters in Nationalised Banks up by 60% in 5 years: Govt
As per a written reply given by Union Finance Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha, the number of wilful defaulters in nationalised banks has increased by more than 60% to 8,582 in five years to March 2019. Key Highlights ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Thawarchand Gehlot appointed as Leader of Rajya Sabha
Thawarchand Gehlot, Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment was recently appointed as Leader of Rajya Sabha (Council of States). The Leader of the Rajya Sabha is appointed by the party in power at Centre. This position was occupied by ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
New Visually Impaired Friendly Coin Series
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has unveiled the new series of visually impaired friendly coins of various denominations. About the Coins The coins are of denomination Rs. 1, Rs. 2, Rs. 5, Rs. 10 and Rs.20. Rs 20 coin, the first-ever coin offering in Rs 20 denomination, has been ..
Month: Current Affairs - March, 2019
10 dimensions of Vision 2030
The Union Government in the interim budget 2019 unveiled its vision for 2030, listing 10 dimensions to create an India where poverty, malnutrition, littering and illiteracy would be a matter of the past. Vision 2030 The 10 dimensions of Vision 2030 ..