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Insurers start passing on full benefits of zero GST on retail Life and Health covers
``The net outgo for individual consumers has been reduced for...
‘GST bachat utsav’: Taxes on wide range of goods, services to be reduced starting Monday
Underlining that the mantra of ‘Nagarik Devobhava’ is clearly...
Rajasthan to digitalize healthcare with new online health management system
Under the health management system, electronic health records, DIGI health locker, freedom from queues for patients, unified digital survey, KPI-based dashboard, single window system for health-related license and NOC etc., tele ICU, geo-tagging based hospital etc....
Forest fires: SC pitches for preventive steps; says cloud seeding no solution
"People say that 40 per cent of Uttarakhand is on fire, whereas 0.1 per cent of the wildlife cover was on fire. And all this was man-made. From November till today, we have 398 fires, all man-made," the counsel said New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said cloud...
El Niño sees African Union Insurance Agency pay out $60 million
El Niño is caused by ocean currents that bring dry and hot weather to Southern Africa. Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia have declared national state of disasters The African Union’s climate insurance agency will pay out at least $60 million to four southern African nations...
EPFO evaluating course of action over HC ruling on foreign workers
India presently has social security agreements with 21 countries. These agreements ensure continued social security coverage for employees from these nations on a mutually reciprocal basis. When citizens from these countries take up employment in each other’s...
Election uncertainty could hurt Indian auto sales in May, says Fada
"The auto industry remains cautiously optimistic about its near-term outlook," it said.Auto sales are keenly watched as a key indicator of private consumption in India. The auto sector contributes around 7% to India's economy.Retail car sales grew nearly 16% in April,...
Consumer affairs ministry to meet e-commerce firms on May 15 to curb fake online reviews
The draft Quality Control Order(QCO) of Consumer Affairs Ministry mandates that the organisations will not publish reviews that have been purchased and written by individuals employed for writing review by itself or the supplier, seller, or by a third party New Delhi:...
Oil majors offered faster Nigerian exit if they pay for cleanup
Exxon, Shell, TotalEnergies, and Eni have all sought to leave Nigeria’s oil-rich Niger delta in recent years citing security concerns, including theft and sabotage, to focus on deepwater drilling. However, their exits have been delayed by regulatory hurdles. Major oil...
Brazil rejects Vale, BHP settlement offer for Mariana disaster
The November 2015 dam collapse at the Samarco iron ore mine near the town of Mariana, Minas Gerais, caused a vast flow of mud and mining waste that buried a nearby village, killing 19 people, leaving hundreds homeless and polluting the Doce River, a major river that...
Govt adopted pro-poor approach in GST implementation: FM Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister GST, which was rolled out on July 1, 2017, had subsumed 17 taxes and 13 cesses into a 5-tier structure, thereby simplifying the tax regime. The turnover threshold for registration rose to Rs 40 lakh for goods and Rs 20 lakh for...
US -India collaboration for enhancing global access to affordable medicines
According to the IǪVIA Institute report, India has long been a critical source of affordable medicines for the United States. Ninety percent of all medicines prescribed for Americans are generic, and 47 percent of those prescriptions are filled with products produced...