India is emerging as one of the most dynamic among the world’s five...
Category:
Policy
Latest
India and Fiji join hands for climate action, resilience building and sustainable development
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sitiveni Rabuka,Prime Minister,...
Kazakhstan presses on with $4.4 billion fine against global oil majors for ecological violations
Kazakhstan's government originally fined NCOC 2.3 trillion tenge -...
CDSCO issues sampling guidelines to ensuring quality and efficacy of drugs cosmetics
This guidelines will be useful for effective surveillance for quality and efficacy of drugs and cosmetics available in the market by adopting uniform drug sampling methodology for drug inspectors under drug regulatory authorities of state and central governments, the...
Marriages between NRIs/OCIs, Indian citizens must be registered: Law panel
In its report, the panel observed: “The rising occurrence of fraudulent marriages involving NRIs marrying Indian partners is a worrisome trend. Several reports highlight an increasing pattern where these marriages turn out to be deceptive, putting Indian spouses,...
Karnataka Govt to establish district-wide chemotherapy day-care centers
Siddaramaiah,Chief Minister, Karnataka Presenting the 2024-25 budget in the Assembly, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said state-of-the-art Critical Care Blocks (CCB) will be set up in each district to provide better healthcare to patients suffering from critical illness...
South Africa’s President will sign health insurance bill into law for providing universal health coverage
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa The law aims to provide healthcare to millions of poorer citizens in a major overhaul of a two-tier system, which still reflects deep racial and social inequalities three decades after the end of white minority rule South...
‘Hidden hazards’: Delhi’s fall from glory to ‘ticking time bomb’
Rule 33 of the Delhi Fire Service Regulations mandates to obtain a Fire NOC prior to operating a factory within any building, however, the factory, which claimed lives on Thursday, running in the narrow lanes did not even have any permission. Sources in the Fire...
Government establishes committee to develop regulations on the problem of unwanted phone calls
The sole objective of Trai DLT(Distributed Ledger Technology) regulations is to bring transparency to the system, counter the menace of SMS spam and protect consumers from fraudulent practices New Delhi: The government on Thursday said it has formed a committee to...
1.4 billion children globally lack basic social protection: UNICEF
Strengthen the social protection for parents and caregivers by guaranteeing access to decent work and adequate benefits, including unemployment, sickness, maternity, disability, and pensions. Globally, 1.4 billion children aged 0-15 lack any form of social protection,...
Road ministry clarifies legal status of bike taxis
'It is clarified that as per section 2(28) of the MV Act, vehicles having less than four wheels fitted with an engine capacity exceeding 25cc are also included within the definition of motor vehicles. Hence, 'motorcycles' shall fall within the ambit of Section 2(7) of...
Japan unexpectedly slips into recession, Germany now world’s third-biggest economy
"What's particularly striking is the sluggishness in consumption and capital expenditure that are key pillars of domestic demand," said Yoshiki Shinke, senior executive economist at Dai-ichi Life Research Institute Tokyo: Japan unexpectedly slips into recession,...
Delhi HC orders Delhi Government to provide Rs 50,000 ex-gratia compensation to families of COVID-19 victims
In a judgment, the apex court had made clear that irrespective of the cause of death mentioned in the death certificate, if a family member satisfies the requisite eligibility criteria, he or she shall also be entitled to the ex gratia payment of Rs 50,000 on...