GSTN implements mandatory mentioning of HSN codes in GSTR-1.

Part I & Part II of Phase 1 has already been implemented from 01st April 2022 & 01st August 2022 respectively and is currently live on GST Portal. From 01st November, 2022, Phase-2 would be implemented on GST Portal and the taxpayers with up to Rs 5 crore turnover would be required to report 4-digit HSN codes in their GSTR-1.

The Insecticides (Draft) amendment Rules, 2022.

The amendment is brought under rule 4B which states that “A person who applies for manufacturing licence shall possess or shall employ a person possessing the following educational qualification

GSTN issues Advisory on Filing TRAN forms for Taxpayers from Daman and Diu & Ladakh.

Due to the reorganization of the state of Jammu & Kashmir and merger of the Union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, the taxpayers of Ladakh and earlier ‘Daman and Diu’ region have been allotted new GSTINs. There is therefore a doubt as to how to file the TRAN-1 and whether it would be linked with the old TRAN-1 or not.

The Restriction on use of Glyphosate Order, 2022.

if any person who holds the certificate of registration fails to return the certificate to the Registration Committee, within a period of three months, action shall be taken under the provisions contained in the Insecticides Act, 1968.

UGC Guidelines for basic facilities and amenities for safe, secure environment for women and women cell (for sensitization, policy implementation, monitoring and grievance redressal) in HEIs

The notification by UGC states that it was the responsibility of all institutions to provide “a safe, secure and violence-free environment to all the students, particularly the women students. UGC has called for suggestions and comments from all stakeholders on the draft guidelines which should be sent in by November 14, 2022, to ssiwach.ugc@nic.in.