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ICICI Lombard gets Rs 1,728.86-crore GST relief from Bombay High Court
The Bombay High Court has directed the adjudicating authority to...
Cabinet approves Rs 1.07 lakh cr Employment Linked Incentive scheme to create 3.5 cr jobs in 2 yrs
The ELI scheme to support job generation, enhance employability and...
Govt forms VK Paul panel to review Ayushman Bharat scheme
The National Health Authority(NHA), implementing agency of the scheme, in its letter issued on Mar,8 has, outlined 10 broad areas on which the panel has to formulate suggestions within the next 45 days New Delhi: Even as the government is now planning further...
Govt designates I4C as agency of MHA to notify unlawful activities in cyber world
The I4C was set up by the MHA to provide a framework and eco-system for law-enforcement agencies in dealing with cybercrime in a coordinated and comprehensive manner New Delhi: The Centre has designated the Indian Cyber Crime Coordination Centre (I4C) as an agency of...
US House passes TikTok crackdown law
The measure is the latest in a series of moves in Washington to respond to U.S. national security concerns about China, from connected vehicles to advanced artificial intelligence chips to cranes at U.S. ports WASHINGTON: The U.S. House of Representatives...
Empowering youth with accurate information on sexual reproductive health
``We believe that when young people are equipped with accurate, culturally appropriate knowledge on sexual reproductive health( SRH), they will be able to avoid risk taking practices, become healthy and contribute positively to their communities and nation at large....
EU parliament to extend new medicine data protection to 7.5 years, document says
The legislation, proposed by the European Commission in April last year, aims to slash the time it takes to approve new medicines, incentivise production of medicines for antibiotic-resistant bacteria, improve patient access and "future-proof" the rules to account for...
FSIB interviews for selecting a CMD for UII and 9 EDs for PSU general insurers to be completed on Mar 20-22
The department of financial services(DFS), had prepared a list of five general managers(GMs)- BS Rahul, Agriculture Insurance Company(AIC), V Balkrishna and his spouse Jayshree Bala from GIC Re, Sunita Gupta and Rekha Solanki from Oriental Insurance Company(OIC)...
Digital competition bill proposes various obligations for large digital players
''This obligation includes restrictions on anti-competitive behaviours, such as preferential treatment of their own content or unfair practices that disadvantage smaller publishers or competing aggregators,'' Vaibhav Choukse, Partner at JSA Advocates & Solicitors,...
Govt announces Rs 500 cr scheme to promote e-mobility
The scheme will be for four months till July 2024.The new scheme is for 2-wheelers and 3-wheelers.The second phase of FAME-II or Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Electric Vehicles in India programme ends on March 31, 2024 New Delhi: The heavy industries ministry...
Govt-appointed panel moots ex-ante competition regulations for big tech
The recommendations of the Committee on Digital Competition Law comes at a time when there are concerns about anti-competitive practices in the digital space and could have significant impact on big tech players. This will have a major impact on the big tech...
CBDT starts sending emails, SMSs to assessees for mismatch in tax profile, fin transactions in FY24
``On the basis of analysis of the taxes paid so far during the current financial year, the Department has identified suchpersons/entities where payment of taxes for F.Y. 2023-24(A.Y. 2024-25) is not commensurate with the financial transactions made by the...