Chasing dues could get easier for small businesses under new rules, MSME Secy Bharat Khera explainsThe number of enterprises in the formal ecosystem has increased from around 16.5 million three to four years ago to 92 million currently, s...
24 Aug, 2026, 02.12 PM IST
Parliament sees growing trend of bills introduced, passed in same session: PRS dataMore than half of bills in the 18th Lok Sabha passed quickly. This trend accelerated sharply over the past year, analysis shows. The Monsoo...
22 Aug, 2026, 04.30 PM IST
Government removes 12-minute cap on TV advertisementsThe Government has removed the 12-minute-per-hour advertisement duration cap for television channels, with the Ministry of Information and ...
22 Aug, 2026, 01.22 PM IST
Foreign trade policy changes to boost rupee internationalisation, add flexibility for exporters: CII's Sanjay BudhiaNew foreign trade policy amendments will ease exporter invoicing and payments in Indian rupees. This move promotes rupee internationalizati...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.30 PM IST
Adoption rules may change as CARA focuses on special needs childrenCentral Adoption Resource Authority is reviewing 2022 adoption regulations. Public comments are invited on potential amendments until Septe...
21 Aug, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
Pakistan moves to give Asim Munir sweeping control over armed forcesPakistan's National Assembly passed two bills to streamline military and nuclear command structures. These bills follow last year's constit...
21 Aug, 2026, 09.35 AM IST
Rules eased to help exporters receive payments in rupeesIndia has eased rules for rupee-based export payments, allowing exporters to invoice and receive payments in Indian currency or foreign cur...
20 Aug, 2026, 11.34 PM IST
India amends Foreign Trade Policy for easier rupee invoicing and payments for exportersThe government has amended its Foreign Trade Policy to ease rupee invoicing for exporters. Eligible rupee receipts now qualify for export b...
20 Aug, 2026, 09.10 PM IST
Shivakumar joins Kerala in opposing mining law changes, flags states’ fiscal powersKarnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar joined Kerala CM VD Satheesan opposing new mining bill amendments. These changes could restrict stat...
20 Aug, 2026, 03.29 PM IST
CCI relaxes commitment norms, extends filing window to 60 daysThe Commission has eased the timeline for preliminary considerations of applications by it to 15 working days from the current seven. Also,...
20 Aug, 2026, 12.29 AM IST
Present Lok Sabha witnesses rise in number of bills referred to joint panelsThe Foreign Contributions (Regulation) Amendment Bill is the latest referred to a joint committee. Nine bills have gone to joint panels in ...
18 Aug, 2026, 03.53 PM IST
Meghalaya govt to set Up FCRA cell in home dept to coordinate with centreMeghalaya will establish a dedicated FCRA cell within its home department. This cell aims to assist organizations with renewals and applica...
14 Aug, 2026, 11.09 PM IST
India says mining tax curbs for states needed to prevent market fragmentationThe Indian government has implemented restrictions on new state taxes concerning mineral rights and land to streamline the national market ...
14 Aug, 2026, 10.45 PM IST
Kerala to oppose Centre's MMDR Act amendments restricting state powers on mineral taxesKerala will oppose federal amendments to the Mines and Minerals Act. The state argues these changes erode constitutional powers and cause r...
13 Aug, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
Parliament adjourns sine die, bringing an end to a tumultuous monsoon sessionThe Monsoon Session of Parliament wrapped up amid significant disruptions and intense political debates. Major topics included the NEET-UG ...
13 Aug, 2026, 02.27 PM IST
Lower house passes amendments curbing states power to tax mineralsLok Sabha passed the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, curbing states' powers to impose taxes and cess ...
12 Aug, 2026, 05.57 PM IST
Amendments to FCRA aimed at safeguarding India’s sovereign rights: Italian-Canadian analystAn article in Italian geopolitical platform Formiche defended India’s proposed FCRA amendments, saying they are aimed at protecting soverei...
11 Aug, 2026, 01.49 PM IST