TRAI releases consultation paper on “Ease of Doing Business in Telecom and Broadcasting Sector.
This consultation paper emphasises the need for a single-entry window, wherein an investor/entrepreneur should be able to apply for all the licences/ approvals without any further need to submit physical copies of the application and visit any department physically.
SEBI notifies PMS transactions in corporate bonds through RFQ platform.
All transactions in corporate bonds (CBs) wherein PMS is on both sides of the trade shall be executed through RFQ in one-to-one (OTO) mode. However, any transaction entered by PMS in CBs in one to many mode (OTM) which gets executed with another PMS, shall be counted in OTM mode.
The Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressors and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Amendment Order, 2021.
It has been made compulsory under Air Conditioner and its related Parts, Hermetic Compressor and Temperature Sensing Controls (Quality Control) Order, 2019, to get ISI certification from BIS.
Centre revises Guidelines for procurement, allocation, distribution and disposal of coarse grains.
Provision of inter-state transportation of surplus coarse grains through Food Corporation of India (FCI) is incorporated to cater for advance demand placed by consuming state before the start of procurement.
The Drugs (7th Amendment) Rules, 2021.
Through this amendment, the ministry has allowed import of drugs into the country through Inland Container Depot at Dhannad and Tihi in Madhya Pradesh based on Drugs Technical Advisory Board (DTAB) recommendation.
RBI grants permission for infusion of capital in overseas branches and subsidiaries and retention/ repatriation/ transfer of profits in these centres by banks incorporated in India.
This circular is applicable to all Scheduled Commercial Banks other than foreign banks, Small Finance Banks, Payment Banks and Regional Rural Banks.
The Bureau of Indian Standards (Conformity Assessment) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2021.
The Conformity Assessment Scheme, which is based on combination of product certification and management system along with process requirements, if applicable, the Bureau may grant licence to use or apply Standard Mark for goods or article manufactured in a manufacturing premises which conform to all requirements of Indian Standards for that product and demonstrates conformity of management system to the relevant Indian Standards and conformity to process requirements, as specified.
Cabinet approves continuation of Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana – Gramin (PMAY-G) beyond March 2021 till March 2024.
This scheme is meant for people who do not own a house and people who live in kutcha houses or houses which are severely damaged. At present, the minimum size of the houses to be built under the PMAY-G scheme has been increased to 25 sq. mt. from 20 sq. mt.
The Labour Ministry extends the public utility service status on uranium industry for another 6 months.
The Ministry had earlier granted an extension to the uranium industry for a period of six months, starting from 19th June 2021. This has now been extended for another six months with effect from 19th December 2021.
Central Government declares continuation of status of public utility service enjoyed by the defence establishment.
The Ministry has lastly declared the said industries to be public utility services for the purposes of the said Act for a period of six months from 24th June 2020. However, it has now further extended the period for another six months with effect from 24th December 2021, in the public interest.
