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New Delhi, April 2 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, describing it as a significant step towards creating a trust-based governance system that will greatly enhance ease of living and ease of doing business in India. In a post on X, the Prime Minister wrote: "A big boost to 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of Doing Business'... It's a matter of immense delight that Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendme ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday welcomed the passage of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, describing it as a significant step towards creating a trust-based governance system that will greatly enhance ease of living and ease of doing business in India. In a post on X, the Prime Minister wrote: "A big boost to 'Ease of Living' and 'Ease of Doing Business'... It's a matter of immense delight that Parliament has passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2: In a significant legislative development, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, marking a major step towards simplifying regulations and promoting ease of doing business and ease of living in India. The Bill proposes to amend 79 central Acts administered by 23 Ministries. Out of 784 provisions targeted for change, 717 will be decriminalised to reduce unnecessary criminal liability on citizens and businesses, wh ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant legislative development, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, marking a major step towards simplifying regulations and promoting ease of doing business and ease of living in India. The Bill proposes to amend 79 central Acts administered by 23 Ministries. Out of 784 provisions targeted for change, 717 will be decriminalised to reduce unnecessary criminal liability on citizens and businesses, while 67 p ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill by voice vote. The Bill proposes to amend 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 ministries, decriminalise 717 provisions and amend 67 provisions to facilitate ease of living. The Lok Sabha had passed it on Wednesday. Replying to the discussion on the Bill, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said that it will help in the ease of doing business and ease of living by decriminalising mi ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a significant legislative development, the Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, by voice vote, marking a major step towards simplifying regulations and promoting ease of doing business and ease of living in India. The Bill proposes to amend 79 central Acts administered by 23 Ministries. Out of 784 provisions targeted for change, 717 will be decriminalised to reduce unnecessary criminal liability on citizens a ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 2 (PTI) Punjab Cabinet Minister Sanjeev Arora on Thursday said the state government is fast-tracking urban infrastructure development with major reforms, improved services and large-scale projects. He said the One Time Settlement (OTS) scheme for Improvement Trusts has been reintroduced till April 30, 2026, offering around 50 per cent rebate on non-construction fee to provide relief to property owners. Arora said house tax collection for 2025-26 has reached Rs 600 crore, up fro ...Read More >
New Delhi: India's defence exports rose to a record Rs 38,424 crore in 2025-26, marking a 62.66 per cent increase over the previous year's Rs 23,622 crore, according to official data. The growth represents an increase of Rs 14,802 crore year-on-year and nearly a threefold rise over the past five years, indicating expanding global demand for Indian defence products. Defence Public Sector Undertakings accounted for 54.84 per cent of exports, contributing Rs 21,071 crore, while the private sector ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) Parliament on Thursday passed a Bill to amend 784 provisions in 79 central laws for decriminalising and rationalising minor offences to further improve business environment and check harassment of people. The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, was passed in the Rajya Sabha with a voice vote after Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal replied to a discussion on the legislation. The Bill was passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The minister said the ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2: India's annual defence exports touched an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore in the financial year 2025-26, marking more than 62% growth over the previous fiscal year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. The "big jump" in the defence exports reflected the growing "global trust" in India's indigenous defence capabilities, Singh said in a social media post, adding that the country is "scripting an impressive defence exports success story". "India defence exports have ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Oil marketing companies (OMCs) in India are currently incurring significant losses on fuel sales as global crude oil prices surge amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, even as retail fuel prices remain unchanged, according to the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Addressing reporters at an inter-ministerial briefing on Thursday, Sujata Sharma, Joint Secretary in the Ministry, said that OMCs are facing under-recoveries of about Rs 24 per litre on petrol and ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 2 (PTI) India's annual defence exports touched an all-time high of Rs 38,424 crore in the financial year 2025-26, marking more than 62 per cent growth over the previous fiscal year, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Thursday. The "big jump" in the defence exports reflected the growing "global trust" in India's indigenous defence capabilities, Singh said in a social media post, adding that the country is "scripting an impressive defence exports success story". "India defence ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 which is aimed at promoting Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living, while advancing a governance framework based on trust and proportionate regulation. The Bill seeks to amendment 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries, decriminalise 717 provisions to promote Ease of Doing Business and amend of 67 provisions to facilitate Ease of Living. Also Read | C ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 2 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026 which is aimed at promoting Ease of Doing Business and Ease of Living, while advancing a governance framework based on trust and proportionate regulation. The Bill seeks to amendment 784 provisions of 79 Central Acts administered by 23 Ministries, decriminalise 717 provisions to promote Ease of Doing Business and amend of 67 provisions to facilitate Ease of Living. Commerce and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Wednesday expressed dissatisfaction with the government's response during the discussion on the Jan Vishwas Bill in Parliament and alleged that points raised by the opposition had not been answered. "The Jan Vishwas Bill, on which there was discussion in the House all day, Congress and other opposition parties raised very important questions on it, but the minister had no interest in answering them. The minister should answer the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Members of the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC) Telangana state committee observed a black day on Wednesday, protesting against the four labour codes, which they described as anti-worker. The protest followed a call given by G. Sanjeeva Reddy, chairman of the coordination committee of Central Trade Unions and Independent Sector Federations. Workers from various sectors participated in a rally that began at the INTUC office in Narayanguda and concluded at the Telangana St ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) Amid growing complaints over electricity connections, DERC has stated that no upfront payments or prior site visit by discom officials is required when applying for new connections. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) is mandated to regulate and supervise the electricity utilities of Delhi and their operations, including the supply of electricity by power distribution companies (discoms) of Delhi, namely TPDDL, BRPL, BYPL and NDMC. In a public notice issue ...Read More >
These initiatives were announced in the Budget presented in Parliament last month. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * CBIC removed the Rs 10 lakh value cap per consignment on courier exports from April 1 * Return to Origin facility introduced for uncleared goods after 15 days at courier terminals * Simplified procedures adopted for re-import of returned or rejected e-commerce export goods Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: The ...Read More >
New Delhi: India has removed the ₹10 lakh cap on export by courier firms and enabled the return of uncleared parcels to senders from 1 April, easing shipment constraints and improving turnaround times, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) said on Tuesday. The changes that were first announced in the FY27 Union budget are part of reforms to strengthen and streamline e-commerce exports and the broader courier-based cross-border trades, the CBIC said. These changes aim to boost ...Read More >
New Delhi, March 31: The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs has operationalised comprehensive reforms to streamline e-commerce exports and courier-based trade, including the removal of the Rs 10 lakh value cap per courier consignment, the government said on Tuesday. Reforms aimed at boosting exports The reforms, effective April 1, are expected to significantly boost exports, especially for e-commerce exporters, by allowing greater flexibility in shipment value and enabling seamless ex ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has operationalised a set of comprehensive reforms to strengthen and streamline e-commerce exports and broader courier-based imports and exports, with effect from April 1. These reforms include the complete removal of the Rs 10 lakh value cap per consignment on courier exports, the introduction of a streamlined framework for handling returned and rejected parcels and a legally backed Return to Origin (RTO) mechanism ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), in pursuance of the Union Budget 2026-27 announcement, has operationalised a set of comprehensive reforms, strengthening and streamlining E-Commerce exports as well as broader courier-based imports and exports. This will be effective from 1st April 2026. According to the Ministry of Finance, the reforms include the complete removal of the earlier Rs 10 lakh value cap per consignment on courier exports, th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 31 (ANI): The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), in pursuance of the Union Budget 2026-27 announcement, has operationalised a set of comprehensive reforms, strengthening and streamlining E-Commerce exports as well as broader courier-based imports and exports. This will be effective from 1st April 2026. According to the Ministry of Finance, the reforms include the complete removal of the earlier Rs 10 lakh value cap per consignment on courier exports, th ...Read More >
Sanand (Gujarat), March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday that the start of production at Kaynes Semicon's OSAT facility in Sanand demonstrates the speed and growth of India's semiconductor ecosystem and its increasing integration with global supply chains. Speaking at the inauguration of the plant, the Prime Minister noted the close timing of developments in the sector. "On February 28, production began at Micron Technology's facility, and today, on March 31, pr ...Read More >
Two Indian liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers with a combined cargo of around 94,000 tonnes have safely transited the Strait of Hormuz and are heading towards Mumbai and Mangalore, the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG) said in a statement. 'BW TYR is proceeding towards Mumbai with an expected time of arrival on March 31, and BW ELM is en route to New Mangalore with estimated arrival date of April 1,' the ministry said in an update on maritime safety and shipping operations in th ...Read More >
Chennai: The WTO's 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) held in Cameroon ended without agreement on key issues, including e-commerce moratorium and expiry of safeguards against non-violation complaints against intellectual property policies. MC14 was one of the most inconclusive ministerial conferences in recent years. Despite WTO remaining ineffective in mitigating trade uncertainties, India to build coalitions to defend consensus-based decision-making at WTO, which is under threat due to growing ...Read More >
The new policy provides for time-bound expedited clearance -- within 60 days -- of investments in specific sectors, manufacturing of capital goods, electronic components, and polysilicon and ingot-wafers. "CoS [committee of secretaries] under the Cabinet Secretary may also revise the list of specified sectors," the statement added. "... the majority shareholding and control of the investee entity will be with resident Indian citizen(s) and/or resident Indian entity(ies) owned and controlled by ...Read More >
Mumbai, Mar 11 (PTI) Capital markets regulator Sebi is exploring a new regulatory framework for Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs) that could speed up the launch of fund schemes, its Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey said on Wednesday. The proposed 'Lodge and Launch' model would allow certain AIF schemes to be launched faster by relying on due diligence certificates issued by merchant bankers, which reduces the time needed for regulatory approvals. Speaking at the IVCA Conclave 2026, Pandey said th ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], March 2 (ANI): The central government has retained an 8.25 per cent annual rate of interest to be credited on Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) accumulations in members' accounts for the financial year 2025-26, according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment of India. The interest rate would be officially notified by the Government of India, following which the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) would credit the rate of interest into the subscribers' accounts. Th ...Read More >
Singapore/Lucknow, Feb 24 (PTI) On the second day of his Singapore visit, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath presented a comprehensive roadmap, outlining initiatives aimed at transforming the state into a USD 1 trillion economy during the Invest UP Mega Road Show. He described the state's 'Triple S' model (Safety, Stability, and Speed) as the biggest guarantee for investment. Adityanath said that today, Uttar Pradesh has not only become the land of possibilities but also the land of ...Read More >
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