Ministry of Corporate Affairs

Companies Act: Norms on women, independent directors effective from April

Many new norms, including compulsory requirement of appointing women directors, will come into force from April 1 for companies as relevant transition timelines ends today.

Mar 31, 2015, 20:50 PM IST

Fin Tech asks shareholders to oppose 'forced' NSEL merger

Financial Technologies has asked its shareholders to oppose the proposed "forced" merger of crisis-hit National Spot Exchange Ltd (NSEL) with itself.

Feb 26, 2015, 12:01 PM IST

Govt amends rules under companies law

Amending rules under the Companies Law, government has exempted unlisted firms having overseas subsidiaries from preparing consolidated financial statement for the current financial year.

Jan 20, 2015, 22:56 PM IST

Lok Sabha clears changes to Companies Act to improve business climate

Piloting the bill, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said the "oppressive provisions" have been removed from the Companies Act 2013 as it was felt "no body will come here to set up business if such an environment persists."

Dec 17, 2014, 18:11 PM IST

Over 9,000 new cases against cos with RoCs in 2013-14

The Committee in its report noted that the number of cases pending with the RoCs stood 49,500, as on April 1, 2013.

Dec 16, 2014, 19:45 PM IST

Sebi asks RBI, MCA to join efforts to deepen corp bond market

As the government seeks to create a 'vibrant, deep and liquid' corporate bond market, regulator Sebi has approached RBI and Ministry of Corporate Affairs, among others, to address certain impediments in this regard.

Dec 14, 2014, 12:56 PM IST

Govt rejects Kingfisher Airlines' plea to re-appoint Vijay Mallya as MD

Kingfisher Airlines, which was launched in 2005, has been grounded since October 2012 with Vijay Mallya removed from the post of Managing Director.

Dec 01, 2014, 19:06 PM IST

Ready with updated Indian accounting standards: ICAI

The new norms are converged with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), which is being followed in more than 100 countries.

Jul 13, 2014, 11:34 AM IST