Government policies
Arvind Subramanian says bad debt is esential part of capitalist system
15 Mar 2017
The concept of a bad debt is not altogether a bad idea and, in a capitalist system, even big corporates get trapped in bad loans, at times needing government bailout
Lok Sabha passes bill to extend maternity leave to 26 weeks
10 Mar 2017
The Maternity Benefits (Amendment) Act, 2016, which extends maternity benefits to adopting mothers and commissioning mothers will come into the force after the President’s assent
GST Council clears draft CGST, IGST bills
04 Mar 2017
The council will take up for approval the State-GST and Union Territory-GST (UT-GST) laws at its next meeting on 16 March, clearing the deck for the passage of the bills in Parliament and eventual roll-out by 1 July
GST Council proposes to hike peak tax slab to 40%
02 Mar 2017
While the 4-slab rate structure of 5, 12, 18 and 28 per cent agreed upon last year will remain unchanged, the GST Council is making a provision in the model law to take care of contingencies in future
Economic advisor backs `bad bank’ proposal to tackle NPAs
22 Feb 2017
Critics, however, say the bad bank will only shift the burden of recovery from the bank and will not help reduce bad loans
Govt invokes special powers to ensure steady supply of coronary stents
22 Feb 2017
Manufacturers have been ordered to submit a weekly report on coronary stents produced and distributed besides a weekly production plan to the drug pricing authority
GST Council approves draft Compensation Bill
18 Feb 2017
A decision on rate slabs will be taken after the next meeting of the GST Council on 4-5 March, finance minister Arun Jaitley said after the council meeting