PIB releases information regarding the second wave of Covid-19
Indian Sars CoV 2 Consortium of Genome Sequencing was set up to sequence samples from across the country and identify any new variants of Covid-19. The scientists have tracked known different variants of concern with the latest one being B1.617, on which effect of various vaccines are being studied and tested.
RBI announces SGB 2021-2022
Subscription for the Series Bonds may be made in the prescribed application form stating clearly the grams (in units) of gold and the full name and address of the applicant.
NCT Delhi issues guidelines for childcare institutions with regard to COVID-19
NCT Delhi issues guidelines to be followed in CCIs to contain spread of COVID-19. The guidelines include teaching the children proper sanitation methods and ensuring that they are strictly following them, creation of reception units for quarantining newly admitted children, coordinating with COVID Care Centres in case of any COVID positive child for treatment.
ESIC approves payment of honorarium to the members of the Internal Complaints Committee on Sexual Harassment
ESIC approves payment of honorarium to the members of the Internal Complaints Committee on Sexual Harassment at the amount of Rs.2000 in the case of external members and Rs.1000 in the case of internal embers per sitting/hearing.
Telangana PCB clarifies that there is no application fee for authorization under hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
There is no fee for processing of the application for authorization under hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
W.B issues SOP to avail Ad hoc Exemption of Duty
In order to avail Ad hoc Exemption of Duty provided through order dated 3rd May, 2021, the importer has to submit a Self Declaration form, duly completed in the format of Annexure-A, by email addressed to the Nodal Authority at md@wbmsc.gov.in.
Prepaid Payment Instruments issued by banks and non-banks should be interoperable by 31st March 2022.
The cash withdrawal limit from point of sale (PoS) terminals using debit cards and open system prepaid cards issued by banks in India has been rationalized to Rs 2,000 per transaction within an overall monthly limit of Rs 10,000 across all locations.
The Central Motor Vehicles (Eighth Amendment) Rules, 2021.
The type approval certificate of CNG or Bio-CNG or LNG for replacement engine shall be valid for three years from the date of the issue of type approval certificate and shall be renewable for three years at a time.
The Indian Insurance Companies (Foreign Investment) Amendment Rules, 2021.
The Amendment substitutes rule 4 which states that an Indian Insurance Company having foreign investment and its majority of its directors, majority of its Key Management Persons, and at least one among the chairperson of its Board, its managing director and its Chief Executive Officer, shall be Resident Indian Citizens.
The Central Motor Vehicle (Draft) Amendment rules, 2021.
The Amendment is brought under rule 95 which deals with the size and ply rating of tyres in which the tyre designs falling under class C1, C2 and C3, as defined in AIS 142:2019, and as applicable, shall meet the requirements of Rolling resistance, Wet Grip and Rolling Sound Emissions, as specified in Stage 2 of AIS 142:2019, as amended from time to time.
