Revised Indian standards as per the Bureau of Indian Standards Rules, 2018
Revised standards are established for Power Transformers, Refillable Seamless Steel Gas Cylinders, Normalized Steel Cylinders, Refillable Seamless Steel Cylinders, Quenched and Tempered Steel
Cylinders, Seamless Steel Cylinders for on-Board Storage of Compressed Natural Gas as a Fuel for Automotive Vehicles, etc.
The Scheme of One Nation One Standard has been launched to harmonize the standard formulation work of various organizations
The Director General of Bureau of Indian Standards has stated that the Factory and Market Surveillance are critical to creating Quality Consciousness in the country. He further informed that the Scheme of One Nation One Standard has been launched to harmonize the standard formulation work happening in various organizations. Process of consultation is on with SDOs like RDSO, Indian Road Congress, and Directorate of Standardization under Ministry of Defense.
Draft amendment to Master Plan for Delhi – 2021
Owners of standalone godowns needs to get their plans approved by 31.12.2023. The owners of plots falling in nonconforming areas and existing godowns located on less than 30.0 m ROW will have to shift to the other conforming areas / godown clusters by 31.12.2023. Such godowns functioning in non-conforming areas shall have to close down within the above said time period.
Punjab Water Regulation and Development Authority (Conduct of Business) Regulations, 2021
The Authority may initiate any proceeding suo moto or on a petition filed by a petitioner, applicant or an affected person. The Authority may, if it considers it to be appropriate, issue orders for issue of public notice inviting comments from affected persons on the issues involved in the proceedings in such form as the Authority may direct.
Central Motor Vehicles (Seventeenth Amendment) Rules, 2020
As per the amendment, United Nations Organizations and International Organization are allowed to use in its vehicles the words “UN” and “IOD” respectively.
Finance Department of NCT Delhi includes renting of motor vehicles in the list of services for which central tax shall be paid by recipient
The Finance Department of NCT Delhi vide notification dated 23 10 2020 has amended notification dated 30 June, 2017 to include the service of renting motor vehicle to carry passengers in the list of services for which central tax shall be paid on reverse basis by recipient of services.
Draft Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge) Rules, 2020.
Late payment surcharge will be applicable on the payments outstanding after the due date at the applicable bank rate for supply or transmission of power.
MEITY amends the Second Schedule of the IT Act, 2000
This notification has inserted a new provision on e- authentication technique and procedure for creating and assessing subscriber’s signature key facilitated by trusted third-party. The provision specifies the responsibilities of the trusted third party, for example, facilitation of identity verification of the Digital Signature Certificate applicant, facilitation of key pair-generation, secure storage of subscriber’s signature key, etc. This new provision will now be in addition to the existing provision on e- authentication technique through Aadhaar and other e- KYC services.
TNERC publishes draft amendment to the TNERC (Terms and Conditions for determination of Tariff) Regulations, 2005
Tthe draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for determination of Tariff) Regulations, 2005 provides a period of 30 days therefrom for objections or suggestions from the general public. The amendment deals with the provisions governing power generating biomass plants.
Telangana State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020
The Telangana government has issued Telangana State Private Universities (Establishment and Regulation) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2020 permitting the establishment of five private universities in the State.