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Govt to study ways to address buildings’ height curb issues near airports to rope in ICAO experts: Naidu
K Rammohan Naidu, Civil Aviation Minister Asserting that aviation...
8 oppn-ruled states demand mechanism to ensure GST rate cut benefits get passed on to consumers
"Eight Opposition-ruled states -- Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh,...
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...
FPIs inject over Rs 6,100 cr in equities in March on strong economic growth and market resilience
"FPI inflows have shown a positive trend as compared to the previous month. Thanks to the recent announcement of Q3 GDP numbers at 8.4 per cent, persistence performance of large Indian corporates being major factors for turning the tide green for the Indian equity...
Republican-led states sue US SEC over climate risk disclosure rules
The rules aim to standardize climate-related company disclosures about greenhouse gas emissions, weather-related risks and how companies are preparing for the transition to a low-carbon economy Ten Republican-led states in US have sued to challenge new federal rules...
Cabinet approves over Rs 10,000 crore to boost India’s AI ecosystem
By democratising computing access, improving data quality, developing indigenous AI capabilities, attracting top AI talent, enabling industry collaboration, providing startup risk capital, ensuring socially impactful AI projects, and bolstering ethical AI, it will...