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Govt issues anti-tobacco rules for OTT platforms

On the World No Tobacco Day, the Union health ministry on Wednesday notified the amended rules under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2004, making it mandatory for OTT platforms to......

Centre expands talent pool, to induct 17 private sector experts

Giving a fresh push to its ambitious plan to infuse private sector talent in its departments, the Centre has decided to recruit 17 senior officers through lateral entry mode. Image used for......

SC dismisses plea against surrogacy rules barring donor gametes for couples

The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a plea challenging Union health ministry rules which prohibit donor gametes to couples opting for children through surrogacy. IMAGE: Kindly note that this......

SC to hear on Tuesday plea against donor gamete rules for surrogacy

A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the rules issued by the Union health ministry which prohibit donor gametes to couples desirous of having children through surrogacy on the......

Govt ushers in de-layering in bureaucracy, jt secretary reports to secretary

The Centre has taken a major step towards increasing efficiency in decision-making by empowering joint secretaries to report to secretaries directly, officials said on Wednesday. Joint secretaries......

Did poverty and inequality spike during Covid?

Claims of a spike in poverty and inequality in India during the Covid-19 pandemic are patently false as such claims are based on uncomparable different surveys, according to a paper co-authored by......

How the wealth of India's richest can make a difference

A one-off tax on unrealized gains from 2017–2021 on just one billionaire, Gautam Adani, could have raised Rs 1.79 lakh crore, enough to employ more than five million Indian primary school......

Now, medical device resellers need to register

The Centre has asked traders and resellers of medical devices to register in an attempt to expand the ambit of regulating the medical devices industry in the country. Photograph: Ilya......

Govt likely to miss capex target for FY 21-22

Only 80.6 per cent of the Rs 6-trillion allocation has been spent by February, data from the Controller General of Accounts shows. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Despite the government......

How the wealth of India's richest can make a difference

An additional one per cent tax on the richest 10 per cent can provide the country with nearly 17.7 lakh extra oxygen cylinders, while a similar wealth tax on the 98 richest billionaire families......

Junior Hockey WC: Foreign teams exempted from quarantine

IMAGE: The FIH Men's Junior World Cup will be played at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar from November 25 to December 5.Photograph: Getty Images Foreign teams that will land in India for next......

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