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The Indian government has extended its fast and simplified eVisa scheme to 158 countries and increased its maximum duration to 60 days …

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The Indian government is moving ahead with an Anti-Corruption Amendment Bill, the principal purpose of which will be to protect public employees who have a good record of honesty from harassment by colleagues, particularly India’s Central Bureau of investigation …

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Prime Minister Modi has banned the use of 500 and 1000 Rupee notes …

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New rules have been brought into force in India that modify the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 …

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A nationwide Goods and Services tax has been debated for years in India, but held up by infighting between the national and state governments …

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Agreement has been reached between India and Japan on the mutual recognition of social security payments, with effect from October 1st 2016 …

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The Child Labour Bill has just been passed by the Rajya Sabha (upper house of the national parliament) and has become law …

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The Madras High Court has ordered garment manufacturers in Tamil Nadu to increase wages from an average of R’s 4,500 to Rs 6500 per month ($US67 to $US97), backdated to December 2014 …

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The national government is currently pushing through the Model Shops and Establishment (regulation of employment and condition of services) Bill …

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Negotiations over a new collective agreement in the Indian coal industry are now overdue …

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The Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has announced that the results of government and other public service entry examinations, as well as associated screening data, will be made available to private-sector employers ‘wherever consent is given by the candidate’ …

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A new collective agreement has been concluded for the Honda Motorcycle and Scooter plant in Manesar …

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India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, has intervened to defer proposed changes to the tax rules applicable to the state pension Employee’s Provident Fund (EPF) …

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The Indian Ministry of Commerce has written to the UK’s Home Office (Ministry of Interior) to request that a recent report from the UK’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) be ignored because it would adversely affect Indian IT companies …

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The Indian government is planning to increase minimum wages across the country in an attempt to boost the economy …

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