February 2020

CHHATTISGARH Govt enhances financial power of local bodies   Chhattisgarh government has enhanced financial powers of urban local bodies and its office bearers.   By notifying in the state gazette, the state government on Monday empowered the corporations’ municipal commissioners, mayor-in-councils (MiCs) with renewed financial power.   Official sources informed that from now onwards the … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Budget session to start from February 24 The budget session of Chhattisgarh Vidhan Sabha will begin from February 24. Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, who holds the finance portfolio, will present the budget for fiscal 2020-21 during the session. India urged Turkey to not interfere in its internal affairs Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Indian-American investors meet CM Bhupesh Baghel Several Indian-American investors based in San Francisco have shown interest to invest in Chhattisgarh during talks with state’s Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Among the investors present in the meeting included, BJ Arun, the President of TiE (IndUS Entrepreneurs), a Silicon Valley non-profit association dedicated to fostering entrepreneurship in … Read more

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 The Union Cabinet approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. the proposed amendment seeks to enhance the upper gestation limit from 20 to 24 weeks for special categories of women that will be defined in the amendments … Read more