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Govt developing dedicated portal for facilitation of domestic investors

“In order to further strengthen efforts to promote domestic investments, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) is in the process of finalising a dedicated digital portal – Atmanirbhar Niveshak Mitra – for hand holding, information dissemination, and facilitation of domestic investors,” it said.

The special features of the portal will be daily updates on policies and new initiatives by central and state governments; information about approvals, licences, clearances and different schemes and incentives; information on manufacturing clusters and land availability; and applicable taxation system.

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Irdai slaps Rs 1 cr penalty on Chola MS General for undue payments to MSIPs

Irdai said the insurer violated guidelines with regard to payment, directly or indirectly, to MISP or any of its associate company.

The insurer made indirect payments to MISPs, automotive dealers and designated persons on the name of “advertisement” and “professional charges”, read the order.

“It is found that the engagement with and payments for ‘display of advertisement material’ made by the insurer to TVS, A M Motors, Indus, ERAM and Nippon during the period from November 2, 2017, to December 31, 2019, are in contravention of MISPs guidelines.

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Examine measures in pending legislation for regulation of online health service aggregators: HC to Delhi govt

“Besides, these online aggregators are not accredited by any accreditation agency. The existence of such illegal online diagnostic aggregators are posing serious health challenges as a large number of people are falling prey to the attractive health packages being offered by these illegal online aggregators,” read the plea.

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Sebi proposes stricter rules on independent directors

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) proposed that if listed companies in India wish to appoint or remove independent directors they should require the “dual approval” of shareholders and a majority of the company’s minority investors.

If either of the requirements are not met, a new person will not be appointed and existing independent directors can’t be removed, SEBI said in its proposal, which is open for public consultation until April 1.
Currently, only 51% shareholder approval is required for appointing or removing such directors in most cases, and no separate sign-off is needed from minority investors.

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Boeing to pay $6.6 million to FAA over safety lapses

The new settlement covers FAA allegations that Boeing managers exerted undue pressure on Boeing workers performing certification duties for the FAA at the company’s South Carolina plant. The FAA also alleged Boeing “failed to follow its quality control processes” and “interfered with an airworthiness inspection of a Boeing 787-9.”

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