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No more amendments to Motor Vehicles Act: Govt
Citing statistics, Gadkari said in September-October, 2018, Uttar Pradesh saw 1,503 road fatalities while in the same period in 2019, the figure came down by 9.8 per cent to 1,355.
Post-Brexit UK will continue to offer significant opportunities:PwC
“We received a clear message that the UK will remain a very important part of Europe’s finance ecosystem beyond Brexit. To this end, and to prevent further fracture, uncertainty and costs for business and investors, there is a strong desire among our clients for close alignment based on regulatory equivalence between the UK and the EU27,” said Andy O’Callaghan, Global Asset and Wealth Management Advisory Leader.
No proposal to link social media accounts of individuals to Aadhaar: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Prasad said that as a matter of policy and by design, the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) precludes itself from aggregating information arising from the use of Aadhaar, tracking and profiling individuals.
Organisations must review outsourcing arrangements to mitigate geopolitical risk: Gartner
Recent events like the Sri Lankan terrorist attacks, the US-China trade dispute and political tensions in Hong Kong are raising fears of delivery disruptions, it said.
Cabinet approves strategic disinvestment of BPCL, 4 other PSUs
The government currently holds 51.5 per cent in IOC and another 25.9 per cent through state-owned Life Insurance Corp of India (LIC), and explorers Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) and Oil India Ltd (OIL) and the government can potentially sell 26.4 per cent for about Rs 33,000 crore.
Cabinet approves a single regulator for all financial services in GIFT City
“The unifed body will be headed by a chairman and each of the regulators like Reserve Banof India, Sebi, PFRDA and IRDAI will have one representaives in the single regulatory body,” said Sitharamn after th Cabinet meeting,
Cabinet approves Industrial Relations Code Bill
It also provides for imparting flexibility to the exit provisions relating to retrenchment and others, for which the threshold for prior approval of appropriate government has been kept unchanged at 100 employees, but added a provision for changing ‘such number of employees’ through notification (executive order)
Passenger vehicle October retail sales up 11% on festive demand: Report
“October retails were in the positive, giving a much-needed respite to the auto industry – especially to our dealer community – after months of de-growth,” FADA President Ashish Harsharaj Kale said.
Passengers flying to Delhi from four cities to get pollution masks: AirAsia India
The initiative is being taken in view of high pollution levels in Delhi, the airline said, adding that PM 2.5 particles can “reach deep into the lungs”.