Rekha Gupta,Chief Minister, Delhi At her first presser, Gupta said...
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Coastal & Merchant Shipping bills to integrate environmental standards, compliance steps: Sonowal
Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Cabinet Minister. Ministry of Ports,...
Govt eases norms for import of vintage cars
However, it said such cars that would be plying on public roads...
Nirmala Sitharaman chairs 26th meeting of Financial Stability and Development Council
Nirmala Sitharaman,Union Finance Minister The council stressed on the early warning indicators for the economy and the preparedness to deal with them, improving the efficiency of the existing financial and credit information systems, and issues of governance and...
Web-connected devices in EU have to meet new cybersecurity rules or face fines
New rules from the European Commission called the Cyber Resilience Act, set to become public next week, are aimed at improving the security of devices in the face of surging online attacks across the globe. Damages from software and hardware cybercrime amounted to...
FinMin mulls changes in insurance laws to boost penetration: Report
New Delhi: The finance ministry is contemplating changes in insurance laws, including reduction in minimum capital requirement, with a view to increasing the insurance penetration in the country. Insurance penetration in India increased from 3.76 per cent in 2019-20...
Wage Revision: Demand for pay parity with LIC rejected, Govt set to notify 12% hike for PSU general insurance industry
GIPSA officials are meeting the ministry officials on Monday to work out the final details of wage revision and the date of notification.. in a late afternoon development on Sunday, the National Confederation of General Insurance Officers' Association in a letter to...
Soaring energy bills threaten to put six in 10 British manufacturers out of business
“The current crisis is leaving businesses facing a stark choice,” the report said. “Cut production or shut up shop altogether if help does not come soon.” London: Soaring energy bills are threatening to put six in 10 British manufacturers out of business, according to...
Health ministers to discuss mental and primary health issues at WHO South-East Asia Region meeting in Bhutan
During a week-long annual governing body meeting starting from September 5 till September 9, where the health ministers and senior officials will deliberate on key issues including mental health through primary care and community engagement, strengthening health...
SC serves notice to Centre on population control plea
The plea also sought a direction to the government to declare the first Sunday of every month as 'Health Day' to spread awareness about overpopulation and for distribution of contraceptive pills, condoms, vaccines, etc. to Economically Backward Class (EWS) and Below...
Jharkhand implements old pension scheme
Under the old pension scheme, the entire pension amount is given by the government. In NPS, employees contribute 10 per cent of their salary towards pension while the state government contributes 14 per cent. The implementation of the old pension scheme would benefit...
India court familial relationship ruling poses challenge to Singapore marriage definition: Minister
At the recent National Day Rally, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong had announced that Section 377A would be repealed, but also said the government would amend the Constitution to safeguard the definition of marriage from legal challenges The Indian Supreme Court's...
Unemployment rate dips to 7.6 pc in April-June 2022: NSO survey
Among males, the unemployment rate in urban areas dipped to 7.1 per cent in April-June 2022 compared to 12.2 per cent a year ago. It was 7.7 per cent in January-March 2022 The unemployment rate for persons aged 15 years and above in urban areas dipped to 7.6 per cent...