Daily Archives: March 24, 2017

OpenForge – Platform for open collaborative development of e-governance applications

By | March 24, 2017

OpenForge – platform for open collaborative development of e-governance applications OpenForge is Government of India’s platform for open collaborative development of e-governance applications. Through this platform, the government wants to promote the use of open source software and promote sharing and reuse of e-governance related source code. In 2015, the Department of Electronics & IT,… Read More »

Check GST Registration Status ( India )

By | March 24, 2017

Check GST Registration Status A new facility is provided on the website of Goods and Service Tax  to check GST Registration Status Link to Check GST Registration Status Click to Check Status  regarding the GST registration status of all those taxpayers who have enrolled for GST under VAT/ Excise or Service Tax regime. The taxpayer may now… Read More »

Special Clearing operations by Banks on March 30 and 31, 2017

By | March 24, 2017

RBI/2016-17/255 DPSS.CO.CHD.No./2656/03.01.03/2016-17 March 23, 2017 The Chairman and Managing Director / Chief Executive Officer All Scheduled Commercial Banks including Regional Rural Banks/ Urban Co-operative Banks / State Co-operative Banks / District Central Co-operative Banks/Local Area Banks Madam / Dear Sir, Special Clearing operations on March 30 and 31, 2017 A reference is invited to the… Read More »

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Examine Hate Speeches : Supreme Court Directs Law Commission of India

By | March 24, 2017

Hon’ble Supreme Court Directs Law Commission to Examine Hate Speeches (Press Note) Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in Pravasi Bhalai Sangathan v. Union of India (AIR 2014 SC 1591) had asked the Law Commission of India to examine if it ‘deems proper to define hate speech and make recommendations to the Parliament to strengthen the… Read More »

Promotion of Digital/Cashless Transactions by Government of India

By | March 24, 2017

Promotion of Digital/Cashless Transactions by Government The data on payment system indicators such as Paper Clearing, National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) and National Automated Clearing House (NACH), registered growth in December, 2016 as compared to November 2016. However, the same showed a decline in January 2017 as compared to December 2016. • Immediate Payment Service… Read More »

140 Show Cause Notices Issue under Benami Law – Rs 200 Crore Property Value

By | March 24, 2017

Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Amended Act, 2016 Though the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 has been on the statute book since more than 28 years, the same could not be made operational because of certain inherent defects. With a view to providing effective regime for prohibition of benami transactions, the said Act was amended through the… Read More »