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Parliamentary panel on Income Tax Bill adopts report makes 285 suggestions
According to the government, the new Bill aims to simplify...
India’s passenger vehicles and two-wheelers sector anticipates festive season boost, rural recovery in H2 FY2026: SIAM
The report also highlights that the passenger vehicle segment...
Par panel asks govt to design framework to deal with cyber crimes
Noting that current compensatory mechanism for victims of cybercrime in the financial sector has limited scope and coverage, the panel said financial institutions must play a supportive role as there is a fiduciary relationship between financial institutions and their...
Govt sets up working group to decriminalise legislations to promote ease of doing biz
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal 'The government has decriminalised 3,600 laws and reduced the burden of 40,000 compliances under different laws in the last nine years to promote ease of doing business and ease of living,'' said Commerce and Industry...
Delays in treating traumatic brain injury cases alarming: Experts
According to the health ministry, TBI is a leading cause of disability and mortality across all regions of India. Statistics show that more than 1 million people in India suffer from TBIs each year, with around 1,00,000 fatalities reported annually. New Delhi: Delays...
Global economic cat losses at $ 110 billion, insurance claims of $43 billion in H1 2023
Thomas Blunck, member of the Board of Management In the Asia-Pacific region, natural disasters resulted in overall losses of approximately US$ 7bn, of which roughly US$ 3bn was insured Earthquake in Turkey and Syria was by far the most devastating natural disaster in...
Macroeconomic, geopolitical conditions pose severe risks to organisations: WEF Survey
Recent months have also seen a sharp increase in discussion of technology-related risks. CROs broadly agree that risk management is not keeping up with the rapid development and deployment of AI technologies, with 75% saying the use of AI technologies poses...
Fed raises interest rates, leaves door open to another increase
US Fed Chair Jerome Powell As it stated in June, the Fed said it would watch incoming data and study the impact of its rate hikes on the economy "in determining the extent of additional policy firming that may be appropriate" to reach its 2% inflation target...
Japan’s population falls while foreign residents rise to record
The number of Japanese nationals fell for a 14th year, by about 800,000 people, to 122.42 million, according to resident registration data as of Jan. 1, 2023, released by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications. For the first time, the number of Japanese...
Govt working on mission mode to address mental health as a public health concern: MoS
Bharti Pravin Pawar,minister of state, Ministry of Health & Family Welfare She said according to a National Mental Health Survey of India conducted through NIMHANS, Bengaluru in 2016, the prevalence of mental disorders in adults aged above 18 years is "about 10.6...
Scindia unveils UDAN 5.2, says aviation sector fleet size has expanded 75 pc since 2013
Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia ``We today started UDAN 5.2 programme for small aircraft. We have awarded 22 routes, which underlines the fact that air travel facilities are being made available to citizens living in remote areas,'' Scindia said at...
Ceiling prices of 691 formulations have been fixed under NELM 2022: Centre
Replying to a query regarding the Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Janaushadhi Kendras (PMBJKs), , Union Minister of State for Chemicals and Fertilisers Bhagwanth Khuba said 9,512 outlets are now functional across the country The product basket of PMBJP presently comprises...