Auction for Sale (Re-issue) of Government of India Floating Rate Bonds 2024 and other Government Stocks

The Government of India has announced the Sale (re-issue) of (i) “Government of India Floating Rate Bonds 2024” for a notified amount of Rs. 3000 crore (nominal) through price based auction, (ii) “6.79 per cent Government Stock, 2027” for a notified amount of ` 8,000 crore (nominal) through price based auction,



The Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2017 Passed Unanimously by Rajya Sabha

Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims) Bill, 2017, introduced during the Winter Session of Parliament came up for discussion in the Rajya Sabha today and was passed unanimously by the house. The Bill aims to establish a legal framework for consolidation of related laws to replace the age old archaic laws with modern Indian legislation and to confer admiralty jurisdiction on all High Courts of the coastal states of the country. The bill was earlier passed by the Lok Sabha in March, 2017.



Income Tax Department celebrates Aaykar Diwas 2017; FM calls for expansion of the tax base in a non-intrusive manner and prompt redressal of the grievances of the tax payers.

The Union Finance Minister Shri Arun Jaitley highlights the initiatives undertaken by the present NDA Government for setting-up an internationally competitive tax regime with a stable policy and a non-adversarial tax administration.



IIIDEM and International IDEA Co-Host Two-Day International Consultative Workshop on Electoral Training for Capacity Building, Globally

The India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management (IIIDEM) in partnership with International IDEA are conducting a two-day International Consultative Workshop on ‘Leveraging Electoral Training Facilities for Global Democracies’. The workshop is being held here on July 24th and 25th, 2017



Speech by the President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee on the occasion of farewell Address to the Nation

The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee addressed the nation today on the eve of demitting office of the President. Following is the text of the President’s address