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Govt gets 3,000 complaints of misleading discounts after GST cuts
"If there are too many complaints from different sectors, then they...
Govt proposes sound alert system for all electric vehicles from October 2027
The ministry in a draft notification said that all new models of...
Kerala flood: Heavy rains wreak havoc, 11 dead
Revenue Minister K Rajan today said parts of Kerala received over 20 cm of rain in the last 24 hours and added that a total of 11 people have lost their lives in the state in various recent rain-related incidents Thiruvananthapuram: Heavy rains continue to lash Kerala...
Loss Of 2.33 million hectares of forest cover: NGT Seeks MoEF&CCs response
The tribunal was hearing a matter where it had taken suo motu (on its own) cognisance of a newspaper report claiming a loss of 2.33 million hectares of tree cover across states since 2000 The NGT also sought a report from the director of the Survey of India showing...
India to get rating support if it uses RBI dividend to reduce deficit: S&P
"The additional dividends from the RBI are around 0.35 per cent of GDP. Whether it would support the narrowing of the fiscal deficit in fiscal 2024-25 would really depend on the final budget that would be passed after the June election results," said S&P Global...
Health sector most at risk from AI-related threats, Swiss Re
Christoph Nabholz, Chief Research & Sustainability Officer at Swiss Re,said: "While IT services are currently the most affected by AI risks as a pioneer in this area, this is set to change as the use of technology becomes more widespread across all industries,...
Who undertakes film certification for OTT, social media platforms: HC asks Centre
The court has asked the Centre and Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to file a counter affidavit apprising it whether there is any other arrangement for OTT films or whether CBFC is authorised to give certificates to them too Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the...
Decide a limit on serving liquor as customers drive vehicles to return home: Court on Pune car crash
After hearing the arguments of the prosecution and the defence, Additional Sessions Court Judge S P Ponkshe expressed concern over the loss of two lives in the accident, and said, "…If the person is highly drunk, make arrangements for his stay there. What should...
Canada plans harsher laws, equipment bans to fight car theft
Canadian car thefts were a C$1.2-billion ($880 million) “gift” to organized crime in 2022, Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said at the event Monday Canada’s government is banning key-programming machines and other equipment used to steal cars, while implementing harsher...
Govt to issue new guidelines to tackle unregistered telemarketers and for consumer protection: COAI
''The Committee is working to prepare draft guidelines under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019, to safeguard consumers from unwarranted commercial communications. We believe that these guidelines, once notified, will be helpful in addressing the menace of UCC...
Water Security: Billions remain without water access
Today, over two billion people still lack access to safe drinking water, and 3.5 billion are deprived of safely managed sanitation facilities. Resulting infectious diseases contribute to at least 1.4 million annual deaths and 50% of global malnutrition “To improve...
ECB warns of stability risks from global elections, geopolitics
Global dangers have only increased since Russia invaded Ukraine on the euro zone’s border in 2022, with the Middle East representing the latest hot spot. Elections — including Donald Trump’s bid to return to the White House in November and European Parliament polls...