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Foetus older than 5 months would be treated as ‘person’ in eyes of law,entitled for compensation: HC
Justice Prashant Kumar of the court's Lucknow bench held that a...
Safer Roads:NHAI to deploy AI powered dashcam monitoring system for 40,000 km of National Highway network
The project aims to enhance remote tracking and road condition...
India has doubled climate spending to 5.6% of GDP, says Finance Minister Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman The Finance Minister argued that the global community must adopt a "polluter pays" principle, where the cost of climate action is shared fairly based on a country's historical contribution to emissions. Munich: India has...
Chhattisgarh govt returns to NPS fold for providing pension to its employees
Sivasubramanian Ramann,chairman,Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority(PFRDA), said it has allowed banks to sponsor pension funds under the NPS, that will create a level playing field for all sponsors, including asset management companies...
Environmental Concerns:SC refuses to pass any order related to Adani group’s proposed thermal power plant in UP
CJI Kant said the difficulty is that sometimes concerns are raised for power plants, sometimes for forests and sometimes for rivers, but developmental projects cannot be stalled like this. The bench emphasised the need for robust enforcement machinery and scientific...
SC refuses to entertain Jairam Ramesh’s plea on retrospective environmental clearances
The Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) rules 2006 make it mandatory for projects to get environmental clearances before commencement of the groundwork.Twice, in 2017 and 2021, the government had allowed some projects to seek clearances after the groundwork had...
Govt sticks to e-cigarette ban in snub for Philip Morris
"The government of India is not considering revoking, amending or relaxing this ban. India remains committed to evidence-based tobacco control and cessation measures," the health ministry said in response to Reuters queries about the lobbying by Philip Morris adding...
Govt deliberates on roadmap for Financial Inclusion 2.0
M. Nagaraju, Secretary, Department of Financial Services Nagaraju emphasized the need for further strengthening measures for achieving goal of presence of at least one bank branch in each subdivision in the North Eastern region, enhancing insurance and pension...
DPIIT notifies 100% FDI in the insurance sector
The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) under the Commerce and Industry Ministry has notified 100% foreign direct investment (FDI) in the insurance sector following the enactment of legislation in this regard.The Government of India has...
Govt notifies wage revision for PSU general insurance industry
The overall hike in wage bill will be 12.41 per cent with an increase of 14 per cent on existing basic pay and dearness alowance.A total of 43,247 PSGIC employees will benefit from this revision.The total outgo for the six companies will be to the tune of Rs 8170.30...
AI has led to industrialisation of cybercrime, says Indian Cybercrime Coordination Centre CEO
``The biggest change that has come is that now cybercrime is being committed on an industrial scale. The technology has enabled industrialisation of cybercrime. With industrialisation, I mean the organised criminal gangs, mostly operating from Southeast Asia, Africa,...
Govt tightens grip on social media with new three-hour takedown rule
"An intermediary shall periodically inform its users, at least once every three months, in a simple and effective manner through its rules and regulations, privacy policy, user agreement, or any other appropriate means," about the consequences of violating rules...