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Plea in SC seeks commission for inquiry into mismanagement of COVID-19 pandemic
The petition has alleged that the Centre failed to undertake timely and effective measures for containing transmission of the virus and an independent inquiry by a commission, appointed under the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1952, was essential to inquire into the “lapses”.
Govt resumes appointment of directors in PSU general insurance companies,BBB selects 9
The nine senior officials who have new been selected as the new GM and directors are-Swami Balla for NIA, Anjan Dey for GIC Re,Deepak Prasad for GIC Re, Neera N Saxena for,NIC,Navneet Doda for NIC,Susmita Mukherjee for NIA,,Atul Jerath for OIC, Ravi Rai and Rajeev Chaudhury for UII.
Cabinet likely to take up proposal for Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corp soon
India requires an investment of whopping Rs 111 lakh crore in infrastructure over the next five years to sustain a healthy economic growth, according to the report of the Task Force on National Infrastructure Pipeline (NIP).
To meet the huge funding requirement, Credit Guarantee Enhancement Corporation would be one of the tools for mobilising funds for infrastructure development, sources said.
India attracts $22 billion FDI during COVID-19: Amitabh Kant
The Niti Aayog CEO said that if India wants to transform then it needs a programme like aspirational district programme.
Aspirational districts programme, launched in January 2018, aims to transform 112 districts that have shown relatively lesser progress in key social areas and have emerged as pockets of under-development.
Let Ayushman Bharat guide states to fix the cost of Covid -19 treatment,Centre to SC
CJI Bobde asked the government to urge insurance companies to release dues promptly.
“When there is a pandemic, insurance companies cannot keep their hands off,” he said.
International Financial Services Centres Authority forms panel to develop global retail business in IFSCs
Apart from channelizing India’s offshore business to the IFSC located at GIFT City and making it the gateway for India centric international financial services, the objective is to make it a global hub for international financial services on the lines of London, Hong Kong,Singapore and Dubai.
Govt gets ready to infuse Rs 10,000 cr of fresh capital into 3 PSU general insurers,amends GIBNA Act
The cabinet earlier had approved capital infusion of Rs12,450 crore for the three PSU general insurers that included Rs 2,500 crore already infused in these three companies in 2019-20,The ministry of finance(MoF) had clarified that out of fresh capital of Rs 10,000 crore,,Rs.3,475 crore will be released immediately;while the balance Rs,6475 crore will be infused later.
SC asks Centre to ensure salaries paid to doctors on time
The court had said, the Central Government shall issue appropriate direction to the Chief Secretary of the States/ Union Territories to ensure that the orders are faithfully complied with, violation of which may be treated as an offence under the Disaster Management Act read with the Indian Penal Code.”
Deadline for filing I-T returns extended till Sept 30
In March,the due date for filing I-T returns was extended from March 31 to June 30. Later in June, it was again extended by a month till July 31.
Meanwhile, markets regulator Sebi on Wednesday gave relaxation of one month till September 15 to listed companies for submitting their June quarter results amid coronavirus pandemic.
UK sets up $647 million emergency insurance fund for film and TV
As filmmakers try to get back to work, they are finding some insurers have stopped providing the COVID-19 coverage they need to secure financing.
The government said the insurance fund will be available to all productions made by companies where at least half the production budget is spent in the UK, and is estimated to cover more than 70% of the film and TV production market.