Ministry of Power notifies the model contract for use of biomass in thermal power plants.
The policy on “Biomass Utilization for Power Generation through Co-firing in Coal based Power Plants” issued in October 2021 mandates all thermal power plants in the country to use 5 to 10% biomass along with coal for power production.
UGC invites feedback/suggestions from stakeholders on Draft Guidelines for Transforming Higher Education Institutions into Multidisciplinary Institutions.
The objective of the “Draft guidelines for transforming higher education institutions into multidisciplinary developed by UGC is to transform higher educational institutions into large multidisciplinary Higher Education institutions (HEIs) and strengthening institutional infrastructure necessary for multidisciplinary education and research. The guidelines discuss about different approaches to transform existing Indian HEIs.
UGC invites application for National Fellowship for persons with disabilities for the year 2021-2022.
Under this scheme, fellowship is given to students with disabilities who are covered under ‘The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for pursuing research leading to award of M.Phil./Ph.D.
Ministry of Commerce extends the ‘Indian Footwear and Leather Development Programme (IFLDP)’ till 31st March 2026.
The scheme is to encourage development of infrastructure for the leather and footwear sector, address environment concerns specific to the leather and footwear sector, facilitate additional investments, employment generation and increase in production.
Bureau of Indian Standards (Hallmarking) Amendment Regulations, 2022
BIS has provided revised Hallmarking fee for gold and silver articles.
UGC issues revised list of specified degrees
The UGC on 3rd March, 2022 with the approval of the Central Government has notified the fourth amendment in the UGC Notification on Specification of Degrees.
Extended deadlines for commissioning under the Medical Oxygen Production Promotion Policy of Delhi-2021
The Council of Ministers of National Capital Territory of Delhi vide Cabinet Decision No.3066 dated 31st January, 2022 have extended deadlines for commissioning under the Medical Oxygen Production Promotion Policy of Delhi-2021.
The Medical Devices (2nd Amendment) Rules, 2022
The amendment provides that where, a free sale certificate has already been issued in respect of any medical device by the national regulatory authority or other competent authority of any of the countries namely, Australia, Canada, Japan, European Union Countries, United Kingdom United States of America, an import licence shall be granted to the applicant without carrying out clinical investigation.
GSTN issues Advisory on Auto-population of E-Invoice details into GSTR-1.
Invoices reported successfully on the IRP are given a unique Invoice Reference Number (IRN). After issuance, the e-invoices could be cancelled on the IRP within a specified period after the generation the e-invoice.
The Central Motor Vehicles (fifth Amendment) Rules, 2022.
The Amendment has mandated the procedure for detailed investigation of road accidents, the Detailed Accident Report (DAR) and its reporting, along with timelines for different stakeholders, for quick settlements of claims by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal.
