Directorate General of Training (DGT) launches Bharatskills Forum, a digital knowledge-sharing platform for the ITIs’ trainees, trainers and industry.

DGT in Oct 2019 had launched an online learning platform called the Bharatskills (https://bharatskills.gov.in ), a Central Digital Repository for the trainees and trainers of the ITI ecosystem, providing easy access to updated curriculum, e-books, Question Banks, mock/practice papers, learning videos, etc., for courses under the Craftsmen Training Scheme (CTS), Craft Instructor Training Scheme (CITS) and the Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS), thus enabling anytime, anywhere learning outside the classrooms.

Ministry of education extends the last date for submission of application for National Means cum Merit Scholarship scheme till 15th October 2022.

The National Means cum Merit Scholarship Scheme (NMMSS) is boarded on the National Scholarship Portal (NSP) – a one stop platform for scholarship schemes given to students. NMMSS scholarships are disbursed directly into the bank accounts of selected students by electronic transfer through Public Financial Management System (PFMS) following DBT mode. This is a 100% centrally sponsored scheme.

Draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2022

The amendment provides that Vehicles of category M1, manufactured after 01st October, 2023, shall be fitted with two side/side torso air bags, one each for the persons occupying front row outboard seating positions and two side curtain/tube air bags, one each for the persons occupying outboard seating positions and the requirement for such airbags shall be verified with compliance to AIS-099, as amended from time to time.

Draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2022

Objections or suggestions, if any, may be sent to the Joint Secretary (MVL, Transport, Toll), Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, Transport Bhawan, Parliament Street, New Delhi-110 001, Email: commentsmorth@gov.in. within 30 days of publication of this notification.

SEBI approves the proposal to introduce pre-filing of offer document as an optional alternative mechanism for the purpose of Initial Public Offer on the Main Board of Stock Exchanges.

The Board approved the proposal to mandate the issuers coming out with IPO, to make disclosure of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and price per share of issuer based on past transactions and past fund raising done by the issuer from the investors under ‘Basis for Issue Price’ section of the offer document, and in Price Band Advertisement.

The Sugarcane (Control) (Amendment) Order, 2022.

notwithstanding anything contained in this sub-clause, in view of the problems faced by the project proponents on account of lockdown imposed due to Corona Virus Pandemic (COVID-19) and its subsequent consequences, further extension of two years may be granted beyond the period stipulated or extended under this clause for implementation of Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum if such stipulated period or extension falls during the period between the 1st day of March, 2020 and the 28th February, 2022 and in such cases, the condition relating to furnishing of bank guarantee shall not apply.

CBDT extends due date for filing of various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2022-23 under the Income-tax Act, 1961.

On consideration of difficulties faced by the taxpayers and other stakeholders in filing of various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2022-23 under the Income-tax Act,1961(Act), Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has decided to extend the due date for filing of various reports of audit for the Assessment Year 2022-23, which was 30th September, 2022 to 07th October, 2022.

Draft Central Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Rules, 2022

Every diesel driven agricultural tractor manufactured on and from the date of 1st January, 2023 shall comply with Limit Values for Type Approval (TA) and Conformity of Production provided under Rule 115A of Central Motor Vehicles Rules, 1989.