FSSAI to conduct special drive to ensure that all manufacturer of PDW and MW have BIS certification.
FSSAI has directed the commissioners of food safety of all States/UTs to review the licenses granted to manufacturers and verify whether the said licensees have furnished the valid BIS certificate through FoSCoS portal.
UGC warns Indian students enrolling in Pakistan educational institutions.
Migrants and their children who have acquired higher education degree in Pakistan and have been awarded citizenship by India would be eligible for seeking employment in India after obtaining Security Clearance from the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Government of Tamil Nadu notifies Draft Industrial Relations (Tamil Nadu ) Rules, 2022.
If the employer adopts the model Standing Order of the Central Government with respect to matters relevant to his industrial establishment or undertaking, then, he shall intimate the concerned certifying officer electronically the specific date from which the provisions of the model Standing Order which are relevant to his establishment have been adopted.
Draft Code on Wages (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 2022.
The Annual Return shall be filed electronically by every employer of an establishment who are not covered under the Occupational Safety and Health Code, in Form VII.
NITI Aayog Releases Draft Battery Swapping Policy for Stakeholder Comments.
Battery swapping is an alternative which involves exchanging discharged batteries for charged ones. Battery Swapping de-links the vehicle and fuel (Battery in this case) and hence reduces the upfront cost of the vehicles. Battery swapping is popularly used for smaller vehicles such as 2 and 3 wheelers which have smaller batteries that are easier to swap compared to other automotive segments wherein the same can be implemented mechanically.
Central Government notifies National Assisted Reproductive Technology and Surrogacy Registry
The link for the National Assisted Reproductive Technology & Surrogacy Registry is: https://registry.artsurrogacy.gov.in. The said National Registry shall be in operation with effect from 22.04.2022.
The Income-tax (Ninth Amendment) Rules, 2022
The amendment provides revised thresholds for person other than a company or a firm to file IT Returns.
Income-tax (10th Amendment) Rules, 2022
The amendment provides that Forms or modes of investment or deposits by a charitable or religious trust or institution recognized by the rules include investment made by a person in the equity share capital or bonds or debentures of Open Network for Digital Commerce Ltd
Fresh applications invited from project proponents who have acquired land for ethanol project for financial assistance
The Central Government has now decided to open a window for six months w.e.f. date of this Notification
under modified scheme for inviting fresh applications from those project proponents who have acquired land for ethanol project and obtained Environmental Clearance (EC) for enhancement of their existing ethanol distillation capacity or to set up new distillery for producing 1st Generation (1G) ethanol from feed stocks such as cereals (rice, wheat, barley, corn & sorghum), sugarcane (including sugar, sugar syrup, sugarcane juice, Bheavy molasses, C-heavy molasses), sugar beet etc.
