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Odisha becomes the 7th State to Complete Ease of Doing Business Reforms

The ease of doing business is an important indicator of the investment friendly business climate in the country. Improvements in the ease of doing business will enable faster future growth of the state economy. Therefore, the government of India had in May 2020, decided to link grant of additional borrowing permissions to States who undertake the reforms to facilitate ease of doing business. The reforms stipulated in this category are:

By Kautilya / January 2, 2021
Economy Governance

Extension of Time Limits for Income Tax Returns

In view of the challenges faced by taxpayers in meeting the statutory and regulatory compliances due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the Government brought the Taxation and Other Laws (Relaxation of Certain Provisions) Ordinance, 2020 (‘the Ordinance’) on 31st March, 2020 which, inter alia, extended various time limits

By Kautilya / January 2, 2021
Governance Infrastructure

Dr Harsh Vardhan Launches ‘Digital Ocean’ -the First of its Kind Digital Platform for Ocean Data Management

Addressing at the event, Dr. Harsh Vardhan said that Digital Ocean is a first of its kind digital platform for Ocean Data Management. “Digital Ocean is a big step towards Prime Minister’s vision of Digital India ie to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy”, Dr. Harsh Vardhan stated. He further added “In coming times, that nation will be powerful which has the gold mine of data and the capacity to process and interpret it meaningfully.”

By Kautilya / December 31, 2020
Governance Health

India’s Big Vaccination Plan is Taking Shape: Mock Drill on December 28 & 29

While the biggest challenge was to stem the growth of COVID cases to which we have seen some reduction despite unlock guidelines, the next challenge is to roll-out the vaccine in the country, which by virtue of sheer volume will be world’s largest. Government has decided to run a mock rill of this plan on December 28 & 29, in four states that include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat and Punjab.

By Kautilya / December 29, 2020
Art and Culture Economy Governance Heritage Video

KVIC Brings Alive 1000-yrs Old Monpa Handmade Paper Industry in Tawang

Apart from handmade paper, Tawang is known for two other local crafts – handmade pottery and handmade furniture – that are also getting extinct with passage of time. KVIC Chairman announced that within six months plans will be rolled out for revival of these two local arts. “Revival of handmade pottery will be taken up on priority under Kumhar Sashaktikaran Yojana very soon,” Saxena said.

By Kautilya / December 28, 2020