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Rajya Sabha Proceedings See Average Daily Attendance Of 78%, Says Study

The first-ever quantitative analysis of the extent of participation of Members of Parliament in the house proceedings was undertaken after Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu sought to know the pattern of attendance.

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PMFBY: Par Panel Pulls Up Govt For Delay In Settlement Of Claims

PMFBY is being implemented in the country from the Kharif season of 2016 through five public and 13 private sector general insurance companies.

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Total 433 Clusters Approved Under Revamped SFURTI Scheme: Rane

The MSME ministry is implementing the scheme across the country with the view to organizing traditional industries and artisans into clusters to make them competitive and help increase their income.

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States Get Rs 7,930-Cr Royalty From Coal Mining In Apr-Dec 2020

A total royalty of Rs 12,962.92 crore was paid to states during 2019-20, Rs 14,746.11 crore during 2018-19, Rs 13,126.03 crore during 2017-18, Rs 11,227.14 crore during 2016-17, and Rs 10,736.7 crore during 2015-16

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7.67 Cr Traffic Challans Issued Within 23 Months Of New Motor Vehicle Law Implementation: Gadkari

To improve road safety and tighten traffic regulations such as issuance of driving licences and impose stricter penalties for violations, Parliament on August 5, 2019, had passed the Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Bill, 2019. President Ram Nath Govind gave asset to the Bill on August 9, 2019.

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13 States Have Approved, Notified Dedicated EV Policies: Gurjar

In a separate reply, he said the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 is a national mission document providing the vision and the road map for the faster adoption of electric vehicles and their manufacturing in the country.

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Parliament Passes DICGC Amendment Bill

The Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed by a voice vote amid an uproar by Opposition parties over various issues, including the Pegasus snooping row and farm laws.

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Power Sector Engineers Threaten To Go On Strike On Aug 10 Against New Bill

The federation claimed that 15 lakh employees of power department across the country would go on strike/no work on August 10 to protest against the Union government's attempt to introduce the electricity (amendment) bill 2021 in the current session of Parliament.

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IFFCO Seeks Permission To Export Nano Urea From Kalol Plant

National Fertilizers Ltd (NFL) and Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Ltd (RCF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Indian Farmers Fertilizers Cooperative Ltd (IFFCO) for the technology transfer for production of nano urea

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Lok Sabha Passes Bill To End All Retrospective Taxation

The finance minister said once the lawsuits were settled in September and December 2020, the government had started consultations with various stakeholders, including the Law Ministry.

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Bill To Nullify Retro Tax To Boost Investors' Confidence, Says Revenue Secy

The Indian government has lost two separate arbitrations brought by Cairn Energy Plc and Vodafone Group against the levy of retrospective taxes.

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Rajya Sabha Passes DICGC Amendment Bill

Replying to a brief debate on the DICGC (Amendment) Bill, 2021, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the legislation will benefit the small depositors, including those of the PMC Bank.

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Take Suo-Moto Cognizance Without Waiting For Judicial Intervention: Par Panel To Labour Ministry On Migrant Exodus

The panel noted that total number of migrant workers who returned to their home states during the lockdown in the first wave of COVID-19 was 1,14,30,968 During the second wave lockdown, 5,15,363 migrant workers returned to their home states.

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GST Officers Detect Rs 7,421 Cr Tax Evasion In April-June; Recover Rs 1,920 Cr

1,580 cases of Goods and Services Tax evasion involving Rs 7,421.27 crore were detected, and Rs 1,920 crore recovered in April-June 2021.

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API Imports Stood At Rs 28,529 Cr, Exports At Rs 32,856 Cr In FY21: Mandaviya

The Department of Pharmaceuticals is implementing three schemes for promoting domestic manufacturing of APIs to ensure their sustainable domestic supply and make India Atma Nirbhar

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