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Climate change risks impacting financial system, need India-specific data: RBI’s Dy Gov
“Over the last few years, we have taken several incremental...
Joint bank account not mandatory for spouse pension, says govt
All banks disbursing central government pension have been advised that in case the spouse (family pensioner) opts for the existing joint bank account for credit of family pension, banks should not insist on opening a new account, it said New Delhi: Joint bank account...
EPFO empowers advisory body FIAC to take call on investment in new instruments like InvITs
Explaining the rationale behind the decision, Labour Secretary Sunil Barthwal told reporters,''If we want to provide high rate of interest then we have to follow guidelines of finance ministry. There are certain instruments (prescribed in norms) where we were not able...
Common Service Centres records more that 80% informal workers’ registrations on e-Shram portal
"We would like the CSCs to become labour welfare centres and help every worker get his/her due benefit under central/state government schemes," CSC SPV Managing Director Dr Dinesh Tyagi said According to the latest data available on the e-Shram portal, as many as 8.43...
Swachh Survekshan: Indore is Cleanest City For 5th Year In A Row; Chhattisgarh Cleanest State
The 10 top-ranked cleanest cities, having a population of more than one lakh, are Indore, Surat, Vijaywada, Navi Mumbai, New Delhi, Ambikapur, Tirupati, Pune, Noida and Ujjain. Lucknow has been ranked the lowest among 25 cities in the same category. New Delhi: Indore...
Govt mulling changes in I-T laws to bring cryptos under tax net
New Delhi: The government is mulling changes in the income tax laws to bring cryptocurrencies under the tax net, with some changes that could form part of the budget next year, a top official said. Revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj said in terms of income tax, some people...
What’s inside Biden’s $1.85T social and climate measure
US President Joe Biden' ENVIRONMENT/CLIMATE CHANGE — Clean energy tax credits would receive USD 320 billion worth of funding. These credits over 10 years would help businesses and homeowners shift to renewable energy sources for electricity, vehicles and...
position India as market leader in cybersecurity, says Ashwini Vaishnaw
IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnav The minister noted that technology had ushered a clear convergence of computing, communication and sensors, with a reduction in cost, and a phenomenal increase in capabilities and complexities. "All three have combined together…we have a...
India needs $10.1 trn investments for net zero emissions by 2070: CEEW
Majority of the investments would be needed to transform India's power sector. Such investments totaling $8.4 trillion would be required to significantly scale up generation from renewable energy and associated integration, distribution and transmission...
India, with less than $2k per capita income, showed it’s possible to transform public health: Jaishankar
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar "We had a transformation in the health sector and we have shown by a combination of digital tools and greater production capacity that it is possible for a country which has a per capita income of less than USD 2,000 to reach out...
Govt has brought more farmers under Fasal Bima Yojana: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Announcing the repeal of three controversial fam laws, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said his government strengthened Fasal Bima Yojana and brought more farmers under it Small farmers brought under insurance, direct benefit transfer among...