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Insurers demand longer term assets to fund Govt’s Rs29.7 lakh crore debt pile
The finance ministry has set a record target of Rs 2.5 trillion of...
New Income Tax Bill to be introduced in monsoon session: FM Sitharaman
The simplification exercise was guided by three core principles...
Govt has identified AMR as key priority in National Health Policy: MoS Bharati Pravin Pawar
Dr Bharati Pravin Pawar,Union Minister of State for Health The Union Minister of State for Health said AMR is a silent and invisible pandemic that cannot be overshadowed by other competing public health priorities. The minister said various initiatives undertaken by...
US bans Chinese telecom devices on data-security risk
These new rules are an important part of US government's ongoing actions to protect the American people from national security threats involving telecommunications Huawei Technologies Co. and ZTE Corp. were banned from selling electronics in the US by regulators who...
AP focuses on ‘climate change governance’, sets up special cell
Special Chief Secretary (EFST Department) Neerabh Kumar Prasad said coastal zone disasters (cyclones), drought, adverse human health effects and depleting water resources were some of the challenges AP faced Vijayawada: The Andhra Pradesh government has created an...
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Bill: Privacy at Risk
There’s no Great Internet Firewall in India. But the state’s growing desire for informational dominance is starting to rattle firms of all sizes and hues. After Twitter Inc. and Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp separately sued the government, SnTHostings, a Pune-based...
Cannot permit Bihar govt to play with lives of people, SC on plea for action against fake pharmacists
“If an untrained person administers wrong medicine or gives a wrong dosage, it will prove dangerous for the people. Who will be held responsible? In states like Bihar, the problem is not limited to fake pharmacists but fake doctors also,” the apex court bench said....
Govt may remove penal offences covered under IPC from GST law
''Maximum sentence under section 420 of IPC for cheating cases is 7 years, whereas the same is ring-fenced to 5 years in GST code. With this change, deceitful taxpayers could be charged for up to 7 years of imprisonment under section 420 of IPC, irrespective of the...
Health ministry includes coronary stents in National List of Essential Medicines, 2022
Several anti-cancer drugs, antibiotics and vaccines were among 34 new additions to the National List of Essential Medicines released on September 13, taking the total number of drugs under it to 3 New Delhi: The Union health ministry has notified the inclusion of...
Govt raises maximum tenure of PSU banks’ CEO to 10 years
As per a government notification dated November 17, 2022, the term for the appointment has been extended to 10 years, from the earlier 5 years, subject to superannuation age of 60 years The decision of the government would help banks to retain the talent who rise to...
Govt proposes penalty of up to Rs 500 cr for data breach under Data Protection Bill
The draft bill, renamed as The Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022, has laid out the conditions for collecting data and the consent of the people whose data would be processed. New Delhi: The government has raised the penalty amount to up to Rs 500 crore for...
India submits long-term strategy to achieve net-zero target by 2070
Bhupender Yadav,Union Environment Minister India's approach to low-carbon development is based on four key considerations -- low historic contribution to global warming, energy needs for development, commitment to low-carbon growth according to national circumstances...