Scheme for Promotion of Research and Innovation in Pharma MedTech Sector
The primary objective of this initiative is to transition the Indian Pharma MedTech sector from a cost-based to an innovation-based growth model. This transformation aims to strengthen research infrastructure, foster industry-academia collaborations in priority areas, cultivate a culture of quality research, and nurture a pool of talented scientists.
Electric Ceiling Type Fans (Quality Control) Order, 2023
The Order mandates that specific goods or articles listed in the directive conform to the corresponding Indian Standard and bear the Standard Mark. This conformity must be ensured under a license from the Bureau of Indian Standards.
Guidelines for Under Graduate Courses
The objective of these regulations is to establish minimum requirements for accommodation, staffing, and equipment in both colleges and associated teaching hospitals.
CPCB reiterates the Implementation of EPR Guidelines for Plastic Packaging & Ban on SUP Items
Entities covered under the EPR Guidelines must not deal with any entities not registered on the EPR Portal. The restriction on transactions does not apply to other stakeholders in the supply chain such as traders and user industry.
Strategy for Establishment of Offshore Wind Energy Projects
The policy extends its reach up to a distance of 200 nautical miles from the baseline, covering the country’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The Ministry of New & Renewable Energy (MNRE) has been designated as the Nodal Ministry for overseeing the offshore wind power development, while the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has been entrusted with the role of the Nodal Agency.
MNRE further updates List of Approved Solar Photovoltaic Module Manufacturers and Models
Under the new Approved List of Models and Manufactures for Solar Photovoltaic Modules, the enlistment of models of Solar PV Module Manufacturers in the Approved List of Models and Manufacturers (ALMM) will be subject to stringent criteria. . The Ministry has provided details of provisional enlistments granted by the MNRE in ALMM List-I.
UGC curriculum for life skills for undergraduates
The National Education Policy of 2020 (NEP 2020), while focusing on a more holistic and multidisciplinary education system recommended the flexible and innovative credit-based curricula and projects of all HEIs.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023
The provisions now allow unitholders of REITs holding at least ten percent of the total outstanding units to nominate a director on the board of directors of the Manager. This emphasizes the principle of shared governance and ensures that significant stakeholders have a say in the decision-making process.
Income-tax (Seventeenth Amendment) Rules, 2023
For the purpose of deduction of tax at source on any income payable in foreign currency, the rate of exchange for the calculation of the value in rupees of such income payable shall be the telegraphic transfer buying rate of such currency as on the date on which the tax is required to be deducted at source.
Consumer Protection (Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions) (Amendment) Rules, 2023
Every complaint filed shall be accompanied by a fee in correspondence with the Value of goods or services paid as consideration, in the form of crossed Demand Draft drawn on a nationalised bank or through a crossed Indian Postal Order in favour of the President of the District Commission or the Registrar of the State Commission or the Registrar of the National Commission.
