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The Centre for Development of Telematics (C-DoT) is ready with the technology and the service is expected to be launched in August. “C-DoT is ready with the technology. The telecom department will approach the minister for its launch after the Parliament session. It should be launched in the next month,” a DoT official told PTI.
I-T will ‘suo motu’ allot PAN to those only furnishing Aadhaar, says CBDT chief
The PAN (permanent account number) is “certainly not dead” and the recent Budget announcement of interchangeability of the two databases is an “additional facility” to ensure their linkage, which is now mandatory under the law, Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), Chairman, Pramod Chandra Mody, said.
Govt to earn Rs 25,000 cr from hike in taxes, Rs 12,000 cr from super-rich
Massive earthquake hits California, towns survey damage amid 1700 aftershocks
Budget 2019-20 allows 100 % FDI in insurance broking
Push for traditional medicine:AYUSH ministry gets Rs 1,939.76 crore
Obesity is deadlier than smoking; it can lead to cancer
“Our children could be a smoke-free generation, but we’ve hit a devastating record high for childhood obesity, and now we need urgent Government intervention to end the epidemic. They still have a chance to save lives. Scientists have so far identified that obesity causes 13 types of cancer but the mechanisms aren’t fully understood. So further research is needed to find out more about the ways extra body fat can lead to cancer,” said Michelle Mitchell, the lead researcher of the study
Health Sector to get Rs.62,398 crore, Rs. 6,400 Crore for Ayushman Bharat
Rs. 249.96 crore has been allocated for setting up Ayushman Bharat Health and Wellness Centres under the National Urban Health Mission to provide comprehensive primary care close to the community, while Rs. 1,349.97 crore has been earmarked for setting up health and wellness centres under the National Rural Health Mission.
Rs 14,000 crore allocated for Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana in 2019-20
Budget 2019-20 pushes for electric vehicles
The Niti Aayog has recently moved a note to the Finance Ministry calling for the scrapping of all fossil fuel based vehicles by 2030. Most auto manufacturers are up in arms as they feel that a big shift in a short span of time would be too disruptive and tumultuous. Especially, in the current situation, auto companies do not have the capacity to take up such investments.
FM provides relief for NPS subscribers
However, Sandip Shrikhande, CEO, Kotak Mahindra Pension Fund , said “From a NPS point of view, the budget has proved to be a bit of a dampener. 14% limit is applicable only to the Central Government’s contributions to its employee’s account. Similarly, 80C exemption on Tier II contributions is available only to Central Government employees. The good thing is that the withdrawal is now completely tax-free.”
Insurers hail “Growth Oriented” Budget 2019-20
India needs to grow at 8% per annum to become a $5 trillion economy by FY25
Global insurance prms exceed a record $5 trillion in 2018, to grow by 3% in 2019/20:Swiss Re Study
The non-life sector faces a fundamental structural shift over the next decades,with a possible decline in premiums from motor, the dominant line of business today. This potential decline will come as a result of the ongoing evolution of advanced driver-assistance systems and self-driving car technologies, which are expected to lead to lower claims, and so also lower premium rates and volumes in motor.
Retirement age set to rise due to higher life expectancy: Eco Survey
“Since an increase in the retirement age is perhaps inevitable, it may be worthwhile signalling this change well in advance perhaps a decade before the anticipated shift so that the workforce can be prepared for it,” the Economic Survey for 2018-19, tabled in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday, said.
Economic Survey 2018-19: Emphasise on EVs, frame policy to reduce total ownership cost
Eco Survey suggests setting up of national health register
The various components of this register can include databases for (i) hospitals and public health centres, (ii) surveillance of syndromes, (iii) immunization information systems, (iv) electronic laboratory reporting, and (v) sub-registries for key diseases requiring intervention such as diabetes, hypertension, cancer, AIDS, etc.