Govt eases green laws for biz push

A high-level commission set up to review six laws is expected to come up with suggestions by November-end Read more »

Laws that regulate black money in India

If any foreign account holder violates Indian laws, tax authorities can enforce repatriation of funds Read more »

Clearing the cobwebs from the concept of GST

GST necessarily includes service tax, but VAT can only be on goods without including service tax Read more »

SC unveils dark side of auction sales

The Supreme Court last week unveiled a "sad, sad and shocking" story of auction sale of a liquidated company in Gujarat, in which the official liquidator and bidders played unsavory roles. The... Read more »

Bumpy road to register a firm

Here we look at how Gujarat cracked the ease of doing business puzzle through land reforms, and an empowered bureaucracy Read more »

How Gujarat cracked the code

Industry favours lesser number of procedures in setting businesses Read more »

Maharashtra needs to make Modi’s slogan work

Various instruments listed in the schedule to the Bombay Stamp Act are subject to payment of stamp duty Read more »

Protection for sick units from creditors

Creditors of sick companies have lost another battle to recover their money when the Supreme Court last week ruled that the Sick Industrial Companies Act (SICA) shall prevail over the Recovery of... Read more »

Why one-person firms are popular

Though these are early days, the government will have to raise awareness of the benefits of such companies Read more »

Coal mining ordinance: Turning crisis into an opportunity

Within two days of the Union Cabinet deciding to bring in an ordinance to handle the situation arising out of the Supreme Court order annulling captive mine allocations, the Coal Mines (Special... Read more »