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‘Next Gen GST’ precursor to eventual single tax slab GST: Sources
“What we have suggested is a ‘Next Gen GST’ keeping the needs of...
GST revamp to see rates of 5%, 18%; 40% tax on 7 items
While essential food items, medicines and education will continue...
netreach.co.in – One Stop Website for Sexual Healthcare in India
The primary objective of NETREACH is to accelerate the national HIV response in India by targeting the first 95 goals set by the National AIDS Control Programme (NACP). It runs with support from India HIV/AIDS Alliance and with guidance from the National AIDS Control...
Mental health should be recognised as basic right: Kerala CM
Pinarayi Vijayan,Chief Minister,Kerala It is not merely the absence of mental disorders but a positive state of mental and emotional well-being. This definition aligns with the broader conception of human rights as not only freedoms from harm but freedoms to lead a...
Losses from China disasters reach $42 billion in first nine months of 2023
The emergency management ministry unveiled the unprecedented toll wrought on the nation of 1.4 billion by calamities that ranged from sandstorms to rains that brought massive flooding and historic rainfall in Beijing, the capital BEIJING: China suffered direct...
80 per cent Indians with mental health issues don’t seek treatment, say doctors
'The treatment cost is quite high in the private sector while at government setups there is a lot of rush and people do not want to go through that inconvenience,'' said Asthana who was the chief coordinator of the mental health festival organised recently by Mental...
Ambani pips Adani to become richest Indian on Hurun list
Mukesh Ambani, Chairman, Reliance Industries Pune-based Cyrus Poonawalla of vaccine maker Serum Institute of India has retained the position as the third wealthiest Indian, with a 36 per cent jump in the fortune at Rs 2.78 lakh crore, while Shiv Nadar of HCL...
IMF raises India’s GDP growth forecast marginally to 6.3 pc for FY24
'Growth in India is projected to remain strong, at 6.3 per cent in both 2023 and 2024, with an upward revision of 0.2 percentage point for 2023, reflecting stronger-than-expected consumption during April-June,'' the 'World Economic Outlook' said. China's growth...
CCI plans market studies on impact of artificial intelligence on competition landscape
``We are looking at doing some market studies on that, so that we can understand the market better. We can look at whether there is any possibility of anti-competitive practices and if so, how they can be addressed. Whether we can even do a self-regulation. That is...
Rising air pollution may cause inflammation in the brain, warn health experts
Dr Nand Kumar, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS), told IANS that apart from air pollution, "environment changes marked by frequent and extreme weather events such as floods and storms affects mental health.People...
Global coal industry expected to layoff over 4 lakh miners by 2035: Report
Climate commitments to phase out coal power generation could accelerate ongoing trends in coal-mining job losses, even as employment in renewable energy and construction now exceeds 50 per cent of total energy employment Dorothy Mei, project manager for the Global...
Allahabad HC instructs state to form high-powered committee on fire safety measures
A bench of Justice AR Masoodi and Justice OP Shukla passed the order on a PIL registered by the court earlier, taking suo motu cognizance of a fire that broke out last year in Levana Suites Hotel in the city capital. The bench said had such a committee been...