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Centre in consulting with stakeholders on lateral entry requirement impact:DoPT Secretary
Asked if the government was considering forming new rules and...
Govt releases white paper on democratising access to AI infrastructure
The white paper highlights key enablers aligned with India’s AI...
Age criterion for Ayushman Vay Vandana Cards should be rationalised to 60 years Parl panel
The panel recommended that the number of packages/procedures covered under the Yojana should be reviewed and the fresh packages/procedures related to treatment of critical illness with high cost of treatment and expensive high-end investigations/diagnostics like...
Crop insurance scheme should cover damages caused by stray animals Par Panel
It also recommended free compulsory crop insurance to small farmers with land holdings of up to 2 hectares New Delhi: A parliamentary committee has suggested that the government's crop insurance scheme PMFBY should cover damages caused to crops by stray animals,...
Equity MFs inflow drops 26 pc to Rs 29 303 cr in Feb SIP hit 3-month low
Inflows into systematic investment plans (SIP) came at Rs 25,999 crore in February, making it three months low. Before this, SIP inflow was Rs 26,400 crore in January and Rs 26,459 crore in December New Delhi: Inflow in equity mutual funds dropped 26 per cent to Rs...
100% FDI: Govt expects insurance industry to grow at 7.1% annually over next 5 years outpacing global and emerging market growth
This enhanced limit will be available to those companies which invest their entire premium in India, said Pankaj Chaudhary, minister of state, Ministry of Finance in the Lok Sabha. New Delhi: By raising foreign direct investment(FDI) in the Indian insurance sector...
Social media and digital accounts accessed only in search, survey ops: I-T official
"These powers are only to be executed during the course of a search or survey operation, and that too when the assessee being searched or surveyed refuses to share the passwords for digital storage drives, emails, Clouds and communication platforms such as WhatsApp...
EU’s aggressive environmental regulations biggest hurdles of FTA talks with India: GTRI
"The EU is urging India to adopt stronger privacy regulations aligned with GDPR, but India sees this as an unnecessary burden on its digital economy. India has just enacted its Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, which it argues should be sufficient, though it...
US tariff imposition to hit pharma segment; auto sector likely to face minimal impact
Terming India as a very high tariff nation, US President Donald Trump has said that reciprocal tariffs on countries that impose levies on American goods will kick in on April 2 New Delhi: Enhanced tariffs on pharma imports in the US can severely impact Indian drug...
GST rates will come down further: Sitharaman
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union Finance Minister Responding to a question ’ on whether it is time to rationalise GST rates and slabs, Sitharaman said ”that work has almost reached a finale”. Mumbai: In an Indication that the GST rates on Health Insurance and Term Life...
Gadkari blames faulty DPRs, road designs for increasing road accidents in India
Nitin Gadkari ,Minister of Road Transport & Highways Gadkari said India witnessed 1,80,000 deaths due to road accidents in 2023.with road safety a top priority, the government aims to reduce number of road accidents by 50 per cent by 2030 New Delhi: Union Minister...
Miller establishes new M&A and Strategic Solutions Team
The team will sit within Miller’s Professional & Financial Risks business and will be based in London advising its client base of private equity, hedge and sovereign wealth funds, corporates, law firms and corporate financiers on domestic and cross-border risks...