August 18, 2025 10:47 PM

Prime Minister chairs high-level meet on next-generation reforms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday chaired a high-level meeting to review the roadmap for Next-Generation Reforms, with a focus on accelerating measures to enhance Ease of Living, improve Ease of Doing Business, and foster inclusive prosperity. The deliberations centred on implementing speedy and comprehensive reforms across sectors. Officials briefed the Prime Minister on steps being planned to simplify governance, strengthen economic growth, and ensure citizens benefit directly from these...

August 18, 2025 6:41 PM

Govt to roll out 100-day transformation agenda to fast-track India’s path to developed nation: Piyush Goyal

The government is set to launch a 100-day transformation agenda aimed at fast-tracking India’s journey towards becoming a developed nation by 2047. Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal announced this at the 2nd Lokmat Global Economic Convention, underscoring that “no power on earth can stop India” from achieving this goal. Goyal said the initiative follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Independence Day call to accelerate progress and fulfill the vision of a developed In...

August 18, 2025 5:15 PM

Jan Vishwas Bill 2025 tabled in Lok Sabha; 288 provisions decriminalised

The Union Minister for Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, on Monday introduced the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha. The Bill, earlier cleared by the Union Cabinet, seeks to further expand the government’s reform agenda aimed at improving the ease of doing business and promoting ease of living. Goyal has requested that the Bill be referred to a Select Committee, which will be constituted by the Speaker and is expected to submit its report by the first day of...