Draft Classification of Industrial Sectors into Red, Orange, Green and White Categories: A Tool for Progressive Environmental Management
The revised classification methodology seeks to encourage industries to shift towards less polluting practices and embrace cleaner technology options, ultimately leading to an improvement in their environmental performance.
Special Ministerial Consultations and Recommendations on Global Biofuels Alliance
The initiative received robust support from countries within and beyond the G20, with nineteen nations expressing keen interest in becoming the initiating members of the alliance. A total of fifteen countries and nine international organizations actively participated in the event.
NOTTO Promotes Organ and Tissue Donation with National Webinar on Angdaan Mahotsav
The National Webinar on Organ and Tissue Donation featured six sessions, each focusing on crucial aspects of organ and tissue donation. The sessions included Prevention of Kidney Diseases, Brain Stem Death Declaration, Deceased Donor Management, Prevention of Liver Diseases, Legal Aspects of Organ and Tissue Donation, and Eye Donation and Corneal Transplant.
National Tele Mental Health Programme: Tele MANAS
The National Tele Mental Health Programme of India emphasizes building the mental health workforce and ensuring that mental health services are accessible to every household and individual free of cost. The program particularly focuses on reaching vulnerable and unreached sections of society that may otherwise remain unnoticed.
IRDAI instructions to all General Insurers and Standalone Health Insurance Companies to ensure immediate service response to flood victims
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.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock Brokers) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023
The amendment provides that no separate registration shall be required for any person registered with the limited purpose clearing corporation as a participant for participating in the tri-party repo segment for undertaking proprietary trades in corporate bonds. The term ‘participant’ here means any person who is an eligible entity as stipulated under the Repurchase Transactions (Repo) (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2018.
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (Insolvency Resolution Process for Corporate Persons) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023
it is hereby clarified that the regulatory fee under this regulation shall not be payable in case where the approved resolution plan in respect of insolvency resolution of a real estate project is from an association or group of allottees in such real estate project.
NSE advises investors not to subscribe to any scheme/product offered by any persons/entity offering indicative/assured/guaranteed returns in the stock market
The NSE has cautioned Investors against the person “Anurag Choubey” associated with entity named “Stock Gurukul” operating through mobile number “8319384910” providing securities market tips for trading and assuring returns on investment in stock market and offering to handle trading account of investor by asking investors to share their credentials.
Revised motor vehicle tax for Motor Caravan
As per the amendment, the owners of Motor Caravans will now be liable to pay 10% of the cost of the vehicle as a part of the Motoryan Karadhan (Motor Vehicle) Tax.
eSanjeevani: Empowering Healthcare through Telemedicine
eSanjeevani operates on a hub and spoke model, where doctors, including specialists, offer their services to Health and Wellness Centres (HWCs) situated in rural regions. This approach has brought expert medical assistance to remote areas, ensuring that people in the farthest corners of the country can access quality healthcare services.