Joint Committee

India and UAE on June 12 agreed more than double the trade in non-petroleum products by 2030. The two countries successfully held the first meeting of the Joint Committee of the India-UAE CEPA.

Trai forms joint panel to identify outdated regulations

Telecom regulator Trai has set up a joint committee consisting of industry representatives to examine and identify regulations and tariff orders that are out of sync with times.

Joint Parliamentary panel on land bill given 8th extension

BJP Lok Sabha member Ganesh Singh, who was appointed the chairperson of the committee in July after his predecessor S S Ahluwalia was made a Minister, moved a resolution in the Lok Sabha amid din over demonetisation issue asking for an extension for the committee till the last day of the Budget Session.

Double MPs' salary, allowances soon:Parl panel members to govt

At a meeting of the Joint Committee on Salaries and Allowances of Members of Parliament on Wednesday, a number of MPs favoured routing of report of any independent mechanism, being set up to review salary and allowances of MPs, through the panel, which draws its power from Parliament, sources said.

Land Bill: Jt Committee to submit report in Parl on Aug 11

Having arrived at a unanimous agreement on six key issues, including on bringing back the consent clause and social impact assessment in the land acquisition law, the Committee aims to finalise its view on three other issues at its August 10 meeting.

Modi govt ready to accept recommendations of Par land panel

Rural Development Minister Birender Singh said the government has from the very beginning maintained that it has no objection in accepting good suggestions from any institution, political leader, political party or farmers.

Shiv Sena joins Opposition meeting on land bill

NDA constituent Shiv Sena, which has reservations over the land bill, on Tuesday joined a meeting of opposition parties to work out a strategy to thwart the proposed changes in the 2013 law which are up for consideration before a Joint Committee of Parliament.

Land Bill unlikely in Monsoon Session

Congress party leaders, who are part of the parliamentary panel examining the bill, have sought an extension. According to them, the committee is yet to receive the response of all state governments on the validity of the bill.

Land Bill panel: Members oppose submission by pvt firm MD

As it met for the fifth day to hear the views of stakeholders, some of the opposition party members strongly objected to the panel calling "private individuals with their own agenda" for the meeting, sources said.

Govt to promulgate land ordinance for third time

The earlier ordinance brought into force in March would lapse on June 4, six weeks after the Rajya Sabha was convened on April 23 after being prorogued to enable government bring the executive order.

Open to accepting suggestions of panel on land bill: FM

The Committee is expected to give its report on the Right to Fair Compensation and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (Amendment) Bill, 2015 on the first day of the next session.

Black Money Bill to be tabled in RS on Wednesday

Meanwhile, with the Land Bill stuck in both Houses of Parliament, the government has finally blinked and has decided to send it to a Joint Committee with 20 members from Lok Sabha and 10 from Rajya Sabha. The committee will give its report in the next session of Parliament.

HC dismisses PIL for reconstitution of Lokpal committee

Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a PIL petition seeking to reconstitute the Joint Committee for drafting the Lokpal Bill as "a publicity oriented" litigation and imposed a cost of Rs 10,000 on the petitioner.