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Important Legislative News
Where the gender gap is a tradition
Live Mint, April 16
A
review of the key metrics in the Lok Sabha since 1952, based on a
compilation by PRS Legislative Research, finds the representation of
women in the lower house of Parliament has never crossed 10%.
Regional parties hog the limelight
Live Mint, April 17
The article focuses on coalition logic and participation of smaller parties in parliamentary debates in the 14th Lok Sabha.
What should you expect from your chosen MP?
Times of India, April 21
The article delineates the
criteria on which the performance of a Member of Parliament should be
judged. Instead of focusing only on local issues, he is supposed
to pass laws and policies that will benefit all citizens of the country.
Not just parties, regional issues too fight for national space
Economic Times,
April 21
According
to research by PRS Legislative Research, almost 25 per cent of all
debates in both houses of parliament between 2004 and 2008 were on
regional issues.
ElectioNOMICS
Financial Express, April 26
The
article gives an overview of election expenditure during
campaigning. It then goes on to argue that increased spending,
especially by private players, is precisely what is needed when the
economy is sluggish.
FDI regime punctures insurance limits: RBI
Hindustan Times,
April 27
The
new FDI norms, which allow companies with less than 50 per cent foreign
investment to make downstream investment in any sector, have thrown up
a fresh set of questions on investments in the insurance sector.
Mum’s the word in filling official forms
Times of India, April 28
Application
forms are increasingly allowing Indians to cite their mother’s name,
rather than the father’s as a means of identification.
Stamp duty waiver likely for conversion into LLPs
Economic Times,
April 28
The
government may exempt partnership firms and limited companies from
paying stamp duty while converting into limited liability partnerships
(LLPs). The article also details other provisions of LLPs.
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