Consumer Protection Bill
Parliament has approved the Consumer Protection Bill, 2019.
Draft e-com norms
The union government has proposed guidelines for e-commerce firms.
Lok Sabha passes Surrogacy Bill
The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 is passed by Lok Sabha on Monday by a voice vote.
Tenders cancelled to promote ‘Make in India’
In order to promote ‘Made in India’ goods, government tenders worth over Rs 25,000 crore were either cancelled or re-issued.
Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen)
The Madhya Pradesh government has surrendered more than a quarter of its allotted Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Grameen) houses for this financial year.
Crisil cuts FY20 GDP growth forecast to 6.9%
Rating agency Crisil Ltd has cut down India’s growth estimate for 2019-20 by 20 basis points to 6.9%, even lower than the IMF estimate of 7%.
Air India Divestment
Minister of State for Civil Aviation told Parliament that the government may launch its second attempt to privatise the national carrier before the end of August.
Equalisation levy
Domestic Small & Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups have written to Revenue Secretary complaining about the equalisation levy.
CAG report on GST-rollout
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) tabled in the parliament its first ever audit of the Goods and Services.
End-use norms for external commercial borrowings eased
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday relaxed norms for end-use of money raised through external commercial borrowings (ECBs).