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‘Form SITs to ascertain nature’ SC cancels MoEF nod over transfer of forest land to pvt body
"We further direct the chief secretaries of all the states and the...
Govt clears appointment of Patnaik and Pant as new LIC MDs, Interview for a new CEO soon
FSIB will conduct interview soon of all MDs for selecting a new MD...
Britain to tap pensions for infrastructure as Thames Water toils
Britain's financial services were largely cut off from the EU due to Brexit, with Amsterdam overtaking London as the region's biggest share trading centre. UK chip designer ARM's decision to list in New York and not London has also piled pressure on Britain to bolster...
Jagan Mohan Reddy releases Rs 1,117 crore for crop insurance claim payments
YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, Chief Minister,Andhra Pradesh So far, 54, 48,000 farmers got free insurance of Rs. 7802crores in the last four years while only Rs 3,411 crore was paid to 35, 80,000 farmers in the 5 years of drought-hit TDP rule, said the Chief Minister...
PFRDA is working on a guaranteed pension product: Chairman
Deepak Mohanty, chairman,PFRDA PFRDA is actively working on introducing a guaranteed returns product in the market, Mohanty said, adding that it is mandated by the law to do so The fund managers will have to arrange more capital for launching such a product, Mohanty...
SC refuses plea to protect sexual harassment complainants, witnesses
The top court was hearing a plea filed by legal professional Sunita Thawani seeking directions for protection of witnesses and complainants in cases of sexual harassment at the workplace New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking...
Ukraine urgently needs war risk insurance for rebuilding its economy – Finance minister
“Without international support, without war-risk insurance, we will not attract as much investment as we need for reconstruction,” Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko told Bloomberg Television on Friday. “We need investment right now — we don’t need to wait until the...
GST Council likely to exempt IGST on cancer drug import, Multi Utility Vehicles to be taxed at a higher rate
With regard to rates, the fitment committee has recommended to the Council to define Multi Utility Vehicles (MUV) or multipurpose vehicles or crossover utility vehicles (XUVs) at par with the Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for levy of a 22 per cent compensation cess...
Data Protection Bill gets Cabinet Nod; to be tabled during Parliament monsoon session
"In case of disputes, the Data Protection Board will decide. Citizens will have the right to claim compensation by approaching civil court. There are a lot of things that will evolve gradually," the source said According to the source, individuals will have the right...
Birth Rate in Singapore falls to record low, only 35,605 babies in 2022
In response to queries on the declining TFR, National University of Singapore sociologist Tan Ern Ser remarked that likely factors include children increasingly not being seen as part of retirement planning, while the cost of raising them has risen in an increasingly...
Individual bad decisions cannot explain economic inequalities: Study
"Our research does not reject the notion that individual behavior and decision-making may directly relate to upward economic mobility. Instead, we narrowly conclude that biased decision-making does not alone explain a significant proportion of population-level...
Patients of rare diseases seek Mandaviya’s help for faster treatment at govt hospitals
The patients registered with the Centres of Excellence (CoEs) in Delhi -- AIIMS and Maulana Azad Medical College (MAMC) -- have been diagnosed with Lysosomal Storage Disorders (LSDs) like MPS I, MPS II and Pompe, Fabry All these conditions are classified as Group 3(a)...