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GST Council to decide on insurance premium tax; major rate rejig unlikely
A final decision of the insurance taxation under GST is likely on...
DoT asks telcos to play cybercrime awareness caller tune 8-10 times daily
"In order to make the public aware about cybercrime through the...
Need of a policy on using the drone technology in the farm sector:Gadkari
New Delhi: Earlier, government had released a set of standard operating procedures (SOPs) for the use of drones in the farm sector, including for spraying pesticides as well as other soil and crop nutrients. New Delhi: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday asserted...
Government notifies new rules for direct selling industry, seeks to safeguard interests of consumers
Every direct selling entity shall establish a mechanism for filing of complaints by consumers through its offices or branches or direct sellers, either in person or through post, telephone, e-mail or website They should have a grievance redress officer to acknowledge...
Govt inducts three insurers as part time members into BBB
The new members are Usha Sangwan, former MD, Life Insurance Corporation representing the life segment, A.V. Girija Kumar, former CMD, Oriental Insurance Company(OIC), for non-life, Sujay Banarji, former member,(Distribution), for re-insurance or actuarial science New...
Govt says only Covaxin COVID-19 shot to be given to those aged 15 to 18
"This (Covaxin) is the only vaccine with emergency use listing for the age-group 15-18," the federal health ministry said on Monday An expert committee of India's drug regulator recommended emergency use authorisation for Merck's COVID-19 pill molnupiravir, and Serum...
Malaysia seeks U.N. climate adaptation funds amid deadly floods
Malaysia's National Adaptation Plan will focus on areas such as water, agricultural, and food security, public health, forestry, and infrastructure KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is seeking $3 million from the U.N. Green Climate Fund (GCF) to develop a national plan to adapt...
Kerala best state on health parameters, UP worst: 4th Niti Aayog’s Health Index
The report by the government think tank said Tamil Nadu and Telangana have emerged as the second and third best performers, respectively, on health parameters New Delhi: Kerala has again emerged as the top ranking state in terms of overall health performance among...
Govt’s decision to vaccinate children ‘unscientific’: Senior AIIMS epidemiologist
"But according to whatever knowledge we have about vaccines, they are unable to make a significant dent in the infection. In some countries, people are getting infected even after taking booster shots'' Sanjay K Rai, A senior epidemiologist at AIIMS , president of the...
New-age tech firms lead Rs 1.2 lakh crore mop-up through IPOs in 2021
The simplification of rules by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has led to the record fundraising by the new-age technologies firms, which are mostly loss-making. Earlier regulation required a firm to have profit-making records in order to get listed...
Gap between 2nd Covid shot and booster likely to be 9-12 months: Report
The nitty-gritty of the gaps for the vaccines currently being used in India's inoculation programme Covishield and Covaxin is being worked out, and a final decision over this will be taken soon, they said. New Delhi:The gap between the second dose of COVID-19 vaccine...
439 infrastructure projects show cost overrun of Rs 4.38 trillion
"Total original cost of implementation of the 1,679 projects was Rs 22,29,544.27 crore and their anticipated completion cost is likely to be Rs 26,67,593.85 crore, which reflects overall cost overruns of 4,38,049.58 crore (19.65% of original cost)," the ministry's...