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One year of lockdown: Domestic aviation sector on recovery path, hiccups due to pandemic remain
Indian airlines are currently operating around 70-75 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic flights. India allows domestic carriers to operate maximum 80 per cent of their pre-COVID domestic flights currently. This cap is unlikely to go soon as a new wave of the virus is spreading in certain states.
”Last few days have seen a decline in the number of air passengers largely due to restrictions & imposition of compulsory RT-PCR test by various states. Due to this, we have decided to retain the permissible limit to 80 per cent of schedule,” Civil Aviation Minister Puri said a few days back on Twitter.
One year since lockdown: India still recovering from unemployment blow
The data showed that the unemployment rate had peaked to 23.5 per cent in April and remained at 21.7 per cent in May. It started tapering off from June onward when it was recorded at 10.2 per cent in the month and further improved to 7.4 per cent in July.
However, the unemployment rate again rose slightly to 8.3 in August and improved to 6.7 per cent in September last year, as per CMIE data.
India antitrust watchdog orders probe into WhatsApp’s new privacy policy
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) said WhatsApp had violated competition laws “through its exploitative and exclusionary conduct … in the garb of policy update.”
Parliament approves Budget 2021, paves the way for LIC listing
Parliament cleared changes to the finance Bill 2021, doubling the minimum limit of employee contribution to provident fund to over Rs 5 lakh for the purpose of taxation with some riders, paving the way for the listing of Life Insurance Corporation (LIC), exempting Indian-owned assets sold on digital platforms from equalization levy, and giving tax holidays for the proposed development finance institutions (DFIs).
No plan to introduce four-day work week in central government offices: Min
“Presently, there is no such proposal to introduce four days a week or 40 hours a week for Central Government officials,” Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
COVID-19: MHA issues new guidelines, asks states/UTs to follow ‘Test-Track-Treat’ protocol
While talking about vaccination, the MHA said: “While the vaccination drive is proceeding smoothly, the pace is uneven across different states and UTs; and, the slow pace of vaccination in some states/ UTs is a matter of concern. Vaccination against COVID-19, in the present scenario, is critical to break the chain of transmission.”
Suspension of international passenger flights extended till April 30
“However, international scheduled flights may be allowed on selected routes by the competent authority on a case-to-case basis,” the DGCA added.
Govt raises PF threshold limit to ₹ 5 Lakh for availing Tax-Free Interest
In her Budget presented to Parliament on February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had provided that interest on employee contributions to provident fund over ₹ 2.5 lakh per annum would be taxed from April 1, 2021.
89 deaths reported following COVID vaccination till March 16, but none attributed to vaccine: Govt
Adequate measures have been put in place to manage AEFI cases like availability of anaphylaxis kits at each vaccination site, immediate referral to adverse events following immunization (AEFI) management centre and observation of vaccine recipients for 30 minutes at session site so as to take timely corrective measure.
15.5 lakh cyber security incidents in 2019, 2020: Govt tells Lok Sabha
Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said the CERT-In receives inputs from its situational awareness systems and threat intelligence sources about malware infections in networks of entities across sectors.