India-USA Strategic Clean Energy Partnership
During the meeting, both sides acknowledged the growing importance of bilateral energy cooperation and highlighted the critical role of clean energy engagement in addressing energy security, climate change, and employment generation.
CDSCO re-constitutes its Internal Complaint Committee on Sexual Harassment
The CDSCO has re-constituted and notified the members of the Internal Complaint Committee that will deal with the complaints of working women on sexual harassment at the workplace.
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods – Fish and Fish Products
The newly approved manual serves as a pivotal resource for testing and analyzing fish and fish products in laboratories across the country. It supersedes the previous test methods for Fish and Fish Products.
Manual of Methods of Analysis of Foods- Beverages: Tea, Coffee and Chicory
With a focus on ensuring food safety and quality in India’s thriving beverage industry, the newly approved manual will serve as a vital resource for laboratories across the country. By providing standardized testing methods for beverages like tea, coffee, and chicory, the FSSAI aims to raise the bar for the sector’s overall safety and compliance standards.
Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (Fees) Regulation, 2005
This amendment aims to address the increasing establishment costs and inflation, ensuring the commission can continue to discharge its functions efficiently.
Income-tax (Thirteenth Amendment) Rules, 2023
The amendment provides that the receipt of following property need not be reported under the head of “Income from other sources”: “Any movable property, being shares or units or interest in the resultant fund received by the fund management entity of the resultant fund, in lieu of shares or units or interest held by the investment manager entity in the original fund.
MCA implements provisions of Competition (Amendment) Act, 2023
The amendment provides that the Commission may, with the prior approval of the Central Government appoint a Director-General for the purposes of assisting the Commission in conducting inquiry into contravention of any of the provisions of this act and for performing such other functions as are, or may be, provided by or under this Act.
DGFT implements the Advance Authorization Scheme under the Foreign Trade Policy
DGFT has created a user-friendly and searchable database of Ad-hoc Norms fixed in the previous years. These norms can be used by any exporter without requiring a Norms Committee review as outlined in the Foreign Trade Policy 2023.
TRAI extends due date to send comments to consultation of Regulatory Sandbox in Digital Communication Sector
Encouraging Innovative Technologies, Services, Use Cases, and Business Models through Regulatory Sandbox in Digital Communication Sector
IRDAI advices insurers to respond/assist to claims of flood victims through 24×7 helplines, special claims desks & delegated claims settlement teams
Insurers are advised to respond/assist the claimants through their 24×7 helplines, special claims desks at district level with delegated claims settlement teams for speedy processing and settlement of claims including on account payments at the earliest and also encourage policyholders to use electronic communication wherever possible for correspondence.
