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Environmental Concerns:SC refuses to pass any order related to Adani group’s proposed thermal power plant in UP
CJI Kant said the difficulty is that sometimes concerns are raised...
SC refuses to entertain Jairam Ramesh’s plea on retrospective environmental clearances
The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) rules 2006 make it...
AI driving direct shifts in global insurance industry, says Swiss Re
Global insurance premiums are set to grow by 2.3% in real terms in 2026 and 2027. The non-life sector is forecast to see global real premium growth easing to 1.7% before recovering to 2.5% in 2027. For insurers, it means more opportunities in engineering, property and...
UIDAI mulling to issue Aadhaar with photo, QR code to discourage offline verification
UIDAI CEO Bhuvnesh Kumar said that the authority is considering introducing a new rule in December to discourage offline verification by entities such as hotels, event organisers, etc, and enhance the age verification process using Aadhaar while maintaining the...
AIIMS,airport, public projects worth Rs20, 000 cr saved from demolition as SC recalls verdict on environmental clearances
With this recall, these projects now have a chance to be regularized under the now-revived 2017 notification and 2021 office memorandum, pending a final decision on their validity by the Supreme Court. New Delhi: The Supreme Court verdict, recalling its May 16...
Unethical practices of pharma firms: People should have proper remedy, says SC
The plea filed by 'Federation of Medical and Sales Representatives Association of India' and others sought a direction that till an effective law was enacted as prayed, the top court may lay down the guidelines to control and regulate unethical marketing practices by...
Need to harmonise regulations across regulators to reduce compliance friction:DEA Secy
Given the rapidly evolving landscape, Department of Economic Affairs Secretary Anuradha Thakur(in pic) emphasised the need for continued reforms and sustained focus on areas such as prudent regulation, disclosure and governance standards, gradual and controlled...
Tampering with mobile IMEI non-bailable offence, attracts 3-yr imprisonment, Rs 50 lakh penalty: DoT
"DoT emphasises that these regulations are essential for maintaining telecom cyber security, preventing counterfeiting, facilitating law enforcement, and ensuring proper tax collection. Strict compliance protects India's telecom infrastructure from counterfeit and...
Exempt life insurance from GST to enable insurers to claim ITC benefits: LIC MD Patnaik
Ratnakar Patnaik,managing director,LIC, appealed to the government for a review into the three-year-old policy of taxing maturity proceeds for policies with premium of over Rs 5 lakh. "Is it time to upgrade or revise upwards to up to Rs 10 lakh, the maturity proceeds...
GIPSA urges govt to notify new wage revision of PSU employees quickly
GIPSA in its communication to the fincial services department yesterday said,`` Unions have given their unanimous in principle agreement to the wage revision offer made to them by GIPSA management and have conveyed that they are eagerly awaiting the Gazette...
DPDP Rules: From prompt data breach reporting to annual audits Indian firms’ new obligations
The DPDP rules require companies (those collecting/ seeking the personal data and termed as data fiduciaries) to undertake reasonable security safeguards to protect personal data, including use of appropriate measures like encryption, obfuscation, masking, or virtual...
Finmin asks hospitals, insurers to make healthcare affordable and accessible for policyholders
M Nagaraju, Secretary,Financial Services , Ministry of Finance The secretary advised insurers and hospitals to take measures such as devising standardised treatment protocols, common empanelment norms, seamless cashless claims processing, etc, to bring down health...