Recent news
Latest items of recent news relevant to India which reported in our fortnightly newswire ‘Dernières nouvelles’.
India: Passport to get a makeover
The Indian government has decided to issue future passports with two distinct coloured covers …
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India: Consumer price inflation started to rise again
Consumer price inflation has recently started to rise again, with the annual rate rising last November to 4 …
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India: New law on data protection being framed
A comprehensive data protection law is currently being drafted by the Rajya Sabha (Upper house of the Indian Parliament) …
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India: Bill to jail Muslim men for instant divorce
In August 2017 the Supreme Court ruled that allowing the practice of Muslim men to divorce their wives simply by uttering the word “talaq” three times (including via social media) was “unconstitutional” …
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India: “SHe-Box” online complaint mechanism
A new government internet portal (http://www …
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India: Shortage of teachers
It is estimated that there is a shortage of around one million teachers in Indian schools …
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India: Incentive package for leather, footwear sector likely soon
In response to a 9% drop in exports within the leather goods sector the Indian government is considering the introduction of a package for the entire leather and footwear sector similar to that which was introduced into the textile sector last year …
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India: Bonded labour
The Tamil Nadu government is undertaking a study to determine the extent of bonded labour in the state …
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India: IMF lowers India’s growth forecast to 6.7%
The IMF has reduced the 2017/18 growth forecast from 7 …
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India: Competition in the telecoms sector
The level of competition in the telecoms sector is causing huge cumulative debts and operating losses …
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India: Mulling 100% quota for Kannadigas in private sector
The state government of Karnataka is currently considering a new law that would only allow blue-collar category C and D jobs in the private sector to be filled by residents of Karnataka who speak the kannada language – a language spoken by 50M people in India …
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India: Nine workers of Bharat Forge petition labour commissioner
Although nine employees of Puna’s autoparts company Bharat Forge are claiming before the local labour court that they were wrongfully suspended for forming a new union, the company refutes their claim and states that the suspension was due to performance issues …
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India: New minimum wage system
A parliamentary committee is examining the text of a Wages Labour Code that will merge the Minimum Wages Act; the Payment of Wages Act; the Payment of Bonus Act; and the Equal Remuneration Act …
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India: Maharashtra changed its shops and establishments regulations
The State of Maharashtra has changed its shops and establishments regulations …
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India: Right to privacy
The Supreme Court has made a landmark ruling concerning the right to privacy …
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