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Centre brings ordinance for e-auctioning of all the coal blocs (214) whose allocation was recently cancelled by the Supreme Court.
- The first part of the ordinance is for reacquisition of all coal blocs by the government.
- Supreme Court had earlier declared all allocation of captive mines since 1993 illegal.
- Coal mining was nationalized in the early 1970s and private mining is allowed only for captive use by power, steel and cement plants.
- Public entities like NTPC, state electricity boards will get priorities in the initial phase of bidding.
- Private companies in power, cement and steel will be allowed to acquire their own coal mines in later phases.
- The entire revenue from the auction would be pocketed by the states where these mines are situated.
>Login To Save for Revision- Government set up TK Vishwanathan Committee to frame a bankruptcy law.
- The new legislation will make it easy for entrepreneurs, primarily of small and medium enterprises, to exit unprofitable businesses.
- The committee is expected to submit the report by February 2015.
- Surprisingly, there is no bankruptcy law in the country at present.
- Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) contribute about 8% to India's GDP.
>Login To Save for Revision- Mohammedan Sporting, one of the oldest football club in India, decides to shut down due to bankruptcy.
- The Kolkata-based club, founded in 1891, is considered one of the 'Big Three' in national football together with the East Bengal and Mohun Bagan.
>Login To Save for Revision- Nigeria, with no new Ebola case for 42 days, is declared "Ebola free" by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
>Login To Save for Revision- 'INS Teg' sets out for South Africa to participate in the joint naval exercise 'IBSAMAR' among India, Brazil and South Africa.
- INS Teg, 9th Indian Naval ship to participate in this drill, will stay there from October 20 to November 7.
- The manoeuvre is taking place in the international waters off Simon's town - the main base of the South African Navy near Cape Town.
- The warship, built at Kaliningrad (Russia), was commissioned into the Indian Navy on 27th April 2012.
>Login To Save for Revision- Narinder Batra is elected as the President of the Hockey India, unopposed.
>Login To Save for Revision- Madhya Pradesh declares 2015 as the 'Tourism Year' in the State.
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Feb 05, 2016 Govt sets up Council to bring consistency in tax policies
In order to bring consistency and streamline the direct and indirect tax policy and administration, Finance Ministry has set up two new committees namely Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU) and Tax Policy Council (TPC). These committees have been constituted based on the recommendation of the Tax Administration Reform Commission (TARC) on taxation reform.
Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU) Tax Policy Research Unit (TPRU) will function under Revenue Secretary and will be a multi disciplinary body. It will carry out studies on various topics of fiscal and tax policies and assist the TPC in taking appropriate policy decisions. It will have noted officers from CBEC, CBDT and a galaxy of economists, researchers, statisticians and legal experts who will prepare an analysis covering three broad areas - legislative intent behind the proposal; expected change in tax collection; and the likely economic impact through the proposal.
Tax Policy Council (TPC) The Council will be advisory in nature, which will help the Government in identifying key policy decisions for taxation. It will look at all the research findings coming from TPRU and suggest broad policy measures for taxation. It will have nine more members including Ministers of State for Finance and Commerce and Industry, Deputy Chairman, NITI Aayog, Chief Economic Adviser, Finance Secretary as well as Secretaries to the Departments of Revenue, Economic Affairs, Commerce and Industrial Policy and Promotion. The Chairpersons of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) will be special invitees.
Current Scenario : Under the present scenario, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) are assisted by a Tax Research Unit (TRU) and Tax Policy and Legislation (TPL), respectively. Taxation proposals of the two boards are sent to the Finance Minister separately. In order to bring consistency, multidisciplinary inputs and coherence in taxation policy making, TARC had suggested that a Tax Council supported by a common Tax Policy and Analysis (TPA) unit should be established to cater to needs of both direct and indirect taxes.
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Feb 03, 2016 India, Afghanistan ink pact for visa-free travel by envoys
India and Afghanistan have inked a pact for visa-free travel by their diplomats. The agreement was signed following meeting between fghan Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah's and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi during which they discussed key bilateral and regional issues including security cooperation.
Abdullah also thanked Indian Govt. for consistent assistance from India in various spheres including defence and infrastructure development. India had given three multi-role Mi-35 helicopters to Afghanistan in December for combating terrorism in the war-torn country. The Afghan leader's visit comes nearly a month after Modi's trip to Kabul during which he inaugurated the new Afghan Parliament building, constructed with India's aid.
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Dec 11, 2015 US updates jet-engine technology transfer policy with India
As a sign of increasing trustworthiness, US has updated its policy on gas-turbine engine technology transfer to India to expand cooperation in production and design of sensitive jet engine components. This information in this regard was provided by US Defence Secretary Ashton Carter to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar as Parrikar is on his visit to US.
Through such a crucial technical update US will be able to expand cooperation in production and design of sensitive jet engine components. Carter and Parrikar look forward to US companies working with their Indian counterparts to submit transfer requests that will benefit from this updated policy.
Parrikar and Carter commended positive discussions at the Joint Working Group on Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation (JWGACTC), especially in the area of aircraft launch and recovery equipment (ALRE).
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