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Tobacco kills 1.35 million Indians every year, but quit rates remain very low despite widespread awareness
Dr Sunaina Soni, Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology,...
PSU banks ready to play a larger role towards Viksit Bharat 2047: DFS Secretary
M Nagaraju, Financial Services Secretary Key suggestions included...
Meta to pay $1.4 billion to settle Texas facial recognition data lawsuit
The lawsuit, filed in 2022, was the first major case to be brought under Texas’ 2009 biometric privacy law, according to law firms tracking the litigation. A provision of the law provides damages of up to $25,000 per violation. Texas accused Facebook of capturing...
Six crore ITRs filed in 2023-24, 70 pc under new tax regime
Sanjay Malhotra,Revenue Secretary, Ministry of Finance Currently, the country has two personal income tax regimes. In the old income tax regime, the tax rates are higher but taxpayers can claim exemptions and deductions which is a relatively more complicated process....
Bill introduced in LS to replace 90-year-old Aircraft Act
The bill includes provisions to regulate the design and manufacturing of aircraft, supporting the Atmanirbhar Bharat initiative for self-reliance New Delhi: A bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday to overhaul India's civil aviation regulations by replacing...
Companies ‘Paralyzed’ as Australia plans tough climate rules
Authorities estimate the average cost of compliance to be A$1 million ($655,550) but some large organizations calculate the total is likely to be above A$3 million, said Jillian Button, head of climate change at law firm Allens Australia’s plans to introduce stringent...
No panel formed for extending benefits to cover citizens above 70 under Ayushman Bharat, says govt
Union Minister of State for Health Prataprao Jadhav said 34 insurers and third-party administrators were live and approximately 300 hospitals ramping up to start sending their claims on the National Health Claims Exchange (NHCX), which aims to streamline and fasten...
Uttarakhand CM calls for policies specific to Himalyan state’s needs
Pushkar Singh Dhami,Chief Minister,Uttarakhand The CM said that there was a pressing need to work on water conservation and increasing the ground water given the drinking water crisis in many cities. A Spring and River Rejuvenation Authority has been formed in...
Scindia promises 100% telecom connectivity in all villages in next 1 yr
Jyotiraditya M Scindia,Union minister for Communications and Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Special funds of about Rs 11,000 crore have been earmarked for flood management in Assam and Sikkim, and 100 new branches of India Post Payments Bank will come up...
4.78 crore candidates certified under under Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan: Govt
The beneficiaries were provided with 20 hours of training consisting of 5 modules namely (i) Introduction to digital devices, (ii) Operating digital devices, (iii) Introduction to the internet, (iv) Communications using the internet, (v) Application of internet...
Niti Aayog meet: Goa’s per capita income has increased manifold, says CM Sawant
“The per capita income of Goa has increased manifold from Rs 2,41,893 in the year 2013-14 to Rs 5,96,260 in 2022-23 (Q),” the chief minister told the 9th governing council meeting of the think tank, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi Panaji: Goa’s per capita...
Eco- Survey flags off possible misinterpretation of principles-based regulations by private sector insurers
``Globally, the private financial sector has repeatedly shown itself to be adept at selective or misinterpretation of principles-based regulations to its benefit,’’ cautioned the report released on Monday adding that when it comes to financial products, globally,...