Cooperative Reforms

Climate change, economic cooperation and multilateral development bank reform will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden hold a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

The government has planned to introduce 16 new bills, including the one which seeks to increase accountability and reform electoral process in multi-state cooperative societies, in the Winter Session of Parliament beginning December 7.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD has proposed amendments to the ‘Common Reporting Standard (CRS)’, that is taken into consideration by the G20 and OECD organisations to bring about tax reforms for the crypto sector. Over the next months, the OECD will be taking forward work on the legal and operational instrume...

India and France on Tuesday held the consultations on UN Security Council and agreed to strengthen ongoing cooperation at the multilateral platform on issues of mutual interest, according to the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs.

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has cleared a slew of reforms for the cooperatives sector, sources have said. These include centrally-held elections and having Dalit and woman directors. States could potentially view this as an infringement.

The State Business Reform Action Plan 2019 Ranking was released by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman via video conference.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 45th edition of Mann Ki Baat hailed states for the success of Goods and Services Tax or GST. Describing GST as "a celebration of honesty", the Prime Minister said, "One nation, one tax reform is now a reality...for this I give maximum credit to the states. GST has set a fine example of cooperative federalism and ...

The UN Security Council is "increasingly unable" or "sometimes unwilling" to respond to the current security challenges with tragic consequences, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today as she pushed for the reform of the world body's powerful organ.

As parliament begins its month-long session today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the importance of clearing the landmark reform, the national Goods and Services Tax (GST), which the government wants to roll out on July 1. The PM said he seeks the opposition's cooperation and "a breakthrough on GST." This weekend, the Finance Minister said...

When parliament meets today for a month-long session, early focus will be on clearing the government's annual budget, which was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1; MPs will vote on it on the 20th. But superstar status is reserved for the landmark reform, the national Goods and Services Tax (GST), which the government wants to ...

Ahead of BRICS and BIMSTEC Summits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he is looking forward to building bridges to new partnerships and finding common resolve and solutions to entrenched problems of the region.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) called on Friday on the world's 20 biggest economies to step up the slowing pace of reforms to boost economic growth amid sluggish trade and weak investment.

With "relatively robust" growth prospects, the Indian economy is expected to expand by 7.2 per cent this fiscal year but difficulty in passing key structural reforms and large non-performing loans are holding it back, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said.

Fresh off his election as speaker of the House of Representatives, US Congressman Paul Ryan refused to cooperate with President Barack Obama on immigration, ruling out any reform before 2017.

A strong pitch for UN Security Council reforms and "joint cooperation" against terrorism was among the key highlights of the 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit which wrapped up on Thursday. The four-day summit in New Delhi was attended by 54 leaders of African nations.

Climate change, economic cooperation and multilateral development bank reform will be high on the agenda when Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden hold a bilateral meeting in New Delhi on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

The government has planned to introduce 16 new bills, including the one which seeks to increase accountability and reform electoral process in multi-state cooperative societies, in the Winter Session of Parliament beginning December 7.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD has proposed amendments to the ‘Common Reporting Standard (CRS)’, that is taken into consideration by the G20 and OECD organisations to bring about tax reforms for the crypto sector. Over the next months, the OECD will be taking forward work on the legal and operational instrume...

India and France on Tuesday held the consultations on UN Security Council and agreed to strengthen ongoing cooperation at the multilateral platform on issues of mutual interest, according to the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs.

Union Cooperation Minister Amit Shah has cleared a slew of reforms for the cooperatives sector, sources have said. These include centrally-held elections and having Dalit and woman directors. States could potentially view this as an infringement.

The State Business Reform Action Plan 2019 Ranking was released by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman via video conference.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 45th edition of Mann Ki Baat hailed states for the success of Goods and Services Tax or GST. Describing GST as "a celebration of honesty", the Prime Minister said, "One nation, one tax reform is now a reality...for this I give maximum credit to the states. GST has set a fine example of cooperative federalism and ...

The UN Security Council is "increasingly unable" or "sometimes unwilling" to respond to the current security challenges with tragic consequences, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said today as she pushed for the reform of the world body's powerful organ.

As parliament begins its month-long session today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised the importance of clearing the landmark reform, the national Goods and Services Tax (GST), which the government wants to roll out on July 1. The PM said he seeks the opposition's cooperation and "a breakthrough on GST." This weekend, the Finance Minister said...

When parliament meets today for a month-long session, early focus will be on clearing the government's annual budget, which was presented by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on February 1; MPs will vote on it on the 20th. But superstar status is reserved for the landmark reform, the national Goods and Services Tax (GST), which the government wants to ...

Ahead of BRICS and BIMSTEC Summits, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he is looking forward to building bridges to new partnerships and finding common resolve and solutions to entrenched problems of the region.

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) called on Friday on the world's 20 biggest economies to step up the slowing pace of reforms to boost economic growth amid sluggish trade and weak investment.

With "relatively robust" growth prospects, the Indian economy is expected to expand by 7.2 per cent this fiscal year but difficulty in passing key structural reforms and large non-performing loans are holding it back, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has said.

Fresh off his election as speaker of the House of Representatives, US Congressman Paul Ryan refused to cooperate with President Barack Obama on immigration, ruling out any reform before 2017.

A strong pitch for UN Security Council reforms and "joint cooperation" against terrorism was among the key highlights of the 3rd India-Africa Forum Summit which wrapped up on Thursday. The four-day summit in New Delhi was attended by 54 leaders of African nations.