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Govt reviewing crypto position due to global changes, senior official says
"More than one or two jurisdictions have changed their stance...
90% or more taxpayers may shift to new regime with new slabs announced in Budget: CBDT Chairman
Ravi Agrawal,Chairman, CBDT As per current data, about 74-75 per...
IMF, World Bank, WFP and WTO urge coordinated action on food security
In a joint statement, the leaders of the four institutions warned that the war in Ukraine was adding to existing pressures from the COVID-19 crisis, climate change and increased fragility and conflict, threatening millions of people worldwide The World Bank,...
India’s mandatory airbag proposal will hurt sales, says top carmaker
India, which has some of the world's deadliest roads, released a draft proposal in January mandating six air bags in all passenger cars manufactured from Oct. 1. The draft rules, part of a series of road safety measures, are yet to be finalised Providing driver and...
Govt in discussion with World Bank for collaboration on coal mine closure framework
Coal Additional Secretary M Nagaraju said both renewable energy (RE) and coal will go hand in hand complementing each other for some more time and then RE will take over the energy security of the country The ministry had earlier said it is in the process of...
Andhra CM inspects information kiosk model to be set up in Aarogyasri hospitals
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy The Chief Minister stated that the government embarked on bringing revolutionary reforms in the health sector for providing better services to the people right from filling up all the vacant posts, to revamping all...
Structural safety certificate from project engineer must be made mandatory for buildings, says advisory panel
During the third meeting of the Central Advisory Council (CAC), constituted under the Real Estate (Regulation and Development) Act, 2016, called as RERA , measures to ensure structural safety in high-rise buildings and prevent loss of life as well as property, besides...
Global initiative to combat noncommunicable diseases, responsible for 7 in 10 deaths worldwide
NCDs are largely preventable and treatable, nearly seven million lives could be saved for just US$ 0.84 per person per year from now until 2030, says the UN health agency This investment would realize more than $230 billion in economic and societal benefits and head...
UN: COVID plunged 77 million into poverty before Ukraine war
According to the U.N., 812 million people lived in extreme poverty — on USD 1.90 a day or less -- in 2019, and by 2021 amid the pandemic the number had risen to 889 million A UN analysis indicates ''1.7 billion people are faced with exposure to spiking food, energy...
Chilean state sues mining multinationals for causing environmental damages
Chile’s leftist President Gabriel Boric has made environmental protection a key focus of his administration, including rights over water, since taking office in March In March, Chile’s environmental watchdog SMA fined Escondida for exceeding the maximum level allowed...
Govt finalises Rs 5k capital infusion plans into 3 PSU gen insurers, National Insurance to receive Rs 3,700 cr
Delhi based Oriental Insurance Company has been given Rs 1200 crore while United India Insurance(UII) has been allocated just Rs 100 crore A notification will soon be issued by the Finance Ministry for hiking the authorised capital these three general insurers Before...
Private COVID vaccination centres can only up to Rs 150 as service charge on precaution dose
Serum Institute of India has cut the price of its Covishield COVID-19 vaccine as the country plans to offer booster doses to all adults from Sunday. The price will drop to 225 rupees ($2.96) a dose from 600 rupees for private hospitals, the chief executive of SII said...