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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.
FIU warns COVID-19 upheavals might beget new financial cyber crimes
“The upheavals generated by COVID-19 might prove to be a breeding ground for novel modus operandi and crimes such as electronic frauds and cybercrimes,” he said.
Notify health policy for rare diseases by March 31, HC asks Centre; directs setting up of R&D body
It also asked the government to consider increasing the budget for rare diseases for the upcoming financial year 2021-22 and said the policy should deal with giving financial incentives for manufacturing drugs and contributing towards treatment of rare diseases.
Sebi tightens rules for exchange disruptions
SEBI also said on Monday it had asked the NSE to identify those responsible for the failure within 21 days and to determine why it did not move to a backup swifter.
Brokers and traders criticised the NSE sharply for not communicating well enough during last month’s outage, which they said caused losses for some investors.
The outage was the second major one for the NSE in recent years after a five-hour shutdown in 2017 due to a software problem.