Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments (Amendment) Act, 2023
This Amendment Act seeks to further amend the Tamil Nadu Shops and Establishments Act, 1947. The Amendment Act has included several employee-centric facilities within its ambit. These include drinking water, latrines and urinals, rest room and lunch room and first-aid.
Delhi amends its exemption of intra-state supplies of goods under the Delhi GST Act, 2017
The amendment has inserted an exemption to Rab, other than pre-packaged and labelled. Hence by virtue of the present amendment, this prescribed Rab is exempted from whole of the state tax leviable on intra-state supply of goods.
BIS notifies 31 Indian Standards related to Ayush Herbs and Products
BIS has notified 31 Indian standards related to Ayush, which includes 30 herbs and 1 product. It has also created an additional department for enabling dedicated focus on Ayush at BIS.
MNRE further updates its list of Approved Manufacturers and Models of Solar Photovoltaic Modules
The Ministry has recently issued major reforms in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) of Solar Photovoltaic Modules. These reforms include, the enlistment of only those models of Solar PV Module Manufacturers under ALMM that comply with BIS Standards and maintain minimum prescribed module efficiency.
Bihar Prohibition and Excise Amendment Rules, 2023
By virtue of the present amendment the fixation of the amount of penalty levied on a seized conveyance would be at the discretion of the Collector or the Officer authorized by him. However the penalty shall not be less than 10% of the insured value of the vehicle, but shall not be more than Rs. five lakh.
TRAI extends last date to receive comments/counter comments on TRAI’s Consultation Paper on “Definition of International Traffic”
The comments/counter comments may be sent to Shri Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, Advisor (Network, Spectrum & Licensing), TRAI, preferably in electronic form at advmn@trai.gov.in. For any clarification/ information, Shri Akhilesh Kumar Trivedi, Advisor (Network, Spectrum & Licensing), TRAI may be contacted at Telephone Number +91-11-23210481.
Bima Vahak (BV) Guidelines
All the stakeholders are requested to submit their comments / suggestions, if any, on the proposed guidelines in the given format on or before 5:00 PM of 22 June, 2023 to life@irdai.gov.in
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Rules, 2023
Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed within 30 days to Shri Ram Charan Meena Under Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (Divyangjan), Room No 11A, 5th Floor, Pandit Deen Dayal Antyodaya Bhawan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110003 or by email at rcmeena.79@gov.in.
Online facility for requesting appointment for virtual meeting/personal hearing for the exporters
Exporting Community may also refer to the Help manuals for suitable guidance on the DGFT website.
UGC notifies regulations for specifying minimum eligibility conditions for the appointment/ promotion of teachers
UGC intends to take appropriate measures to curb the violations of UGC Regulations and standing committee has been constituted for the same. Any violations shall be reported to the following address by the stakeholders: qualitv-phd@ugc.gov.in