Mumbai, April 11 – In a major move to improve road safety, the Maharashtra Police has made it mandatory for all police officers and personnel to wear helmets while riding two-wheelers. This directive has been issued by the Director General of Police (DGP) to all police commissionerates and...
New Delhi, April 9 The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking the constitution of a national task force or committee to monitor and ensure effective compliance with food safety enforcement measures across the country."We find no grounds to entertain this writ petition under...
New Delhi, April 8 The National Green Tribunal has stated that its order directing the use of GPS tracking systems applies to tankers supplying groundwater for commercial purposes, as well as tankers transporting STP-treated water.Treated water is a byproduct of a Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)...
New Delhi, April 8 The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) in the National Capital Region (NCR) and surrounding areas has levied environmental compensation amounting to over ₹61 crore on six thermal power plants operating within a 300 km radius of Delhi for non-compliance of...
air quality management
bio-emission norms
biomass briquettes
biomass pellets
central electricity authority (cea)
central pollution control board (cpcb)
compliance
crop residue utilization
delhi
environmental compensation
environmental regulations
national capital region
power generation
power plants
sustainable agrarian mission (samarth)
thermal power plants
April 6, Kohima: The Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) has instructed all educational institutions in the state to formally declare their campuses and areas within a 500-meter radius as "Drug-Free Zones."This is in compliance with a directive from the Narcotics Control Bureau under the...
awareness programs
compliance
counseling services
drug awareness
drug-free zone
educational institutions
institutional committees
kohima
ministry of home affairs
nagaland board of school education
narcotics control bureau
nbse
rehabilitation services
school education
student screening
New Delhi, April 5 The rollout of the Digital Personal Data Protection framework will make organizations more accountable and, consequently, raise their compliance standards, according to a top official at 63SATS Cybertech.Neehar Pathare, Managing Director, CEO & CIO of 63SATS Cybertech...
63sats cybertech
business resilience
compliance
cybersec india expo
cybersecurity
data governance
data protection
digital ecosystems
digital personal data protection (dpdp)
event management
india
information security
mumbai
regulatory mandates
risk management
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal stated that the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, is a significant step towards simplifying laws and reducing the burden of compliance and the fear of penalties. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi today on the bill, Mr. Goyal...
business
compliance
decriminalization
governance
india
india government
jan vishwas bill
judicial system
laws
legal reform
petty offenses
piyush goyal
small business
startups
viksit bharat 2047
New Delhi, April 2 E-commerce firm Flipkart said on Thursday that its Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) framework has successfully aligned with the global ISO 31000:2018 guidelines following an independent assessment by the British Standards Institution (BSI).The assessment covered the...
Chandigarh, April 1 Haryana has recorded the highest growth in State GST (SGST) collection among all states in 2025-26, according to a report by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC).The state's post-settlement SGST collection stood at Rs 48,289 crore in FY26, registering a...
cbic
central board of indirect taxes and customs
compliance
economic activity
fiscal year 2025-26
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haryana
india
indirect taxes
sgst
state finances
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tax collection
taxpayer base
New Delhi, April 1 Two-factor authentication for all digital transactions, including the popular UPI platform, will become effective from Wednesday, in line with the RBI's directive as a measure to curb fraud.Transactions will only be processed if the user completes both verification steps...
authentication
banking apps
compliance
digital transactions
financial regulations
fraud prevention
india
otp
payment systems
pin verification
reserve bank of india (rbi)
security
transaction verification
two-factor authentication
upi
March 31, Kohima: The Department of Health and Family Welfare has directed all health centers, hospitals, clinics, and pharmacies across Nagaland to strictly comply with the licensing norms under the Nagaland Health Care Establishment Authority Act, 1997 (NHCE Act).In this regard, it has...
clinics
compliance
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health centers
health establishments
health services
hospitals
licensing
medical professionals
nagaland
nagaland health care establishment authority act
pharmacies
pharmacy regulations
regulatory requirements
Canberra, March 31 – The Australian government said on Tuesday that it is investigating five social media platforms for failing to comply with the country's world-first ban on social media for children under 16.In its first report on the social media minimum age requirement, the federal...
age verification
anika wells
australia
children's online safety
compliance
data privacy
esafety commissioner
facebook
instagram
internet safety
julie inman grant
minimum age
social media
social media platforms
social media regulation
March 27, Kohima: The State Legislative Assembly passed the Nagaland Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, on the final day of the session today.The Bill was moved by Deputy Chief Minister Yanthungo Patton and was adopted by voice vote.The legislation aims to rationalize...
administrative adjudication
bill
civil penalties
compliance
criminal law reform
decriminalization
digital systems
ease of doing business
monetary penalties
nagaland
public order
regulatory compliance
revenue
state legislative assembly
transparency
New Delhi, March 27 The government on Friday released the TV Ratings Policy 2026, which sets out comprehensive guidelines for regulating television ratings in the country with the aim of ensuring transparency, independence, and accountability in audience measurement.The policy defines clear...
audience measurement
audit requirements
channel distribution
compliance
data privacy
digital personal data protection act
government policy
grievance redressal
india
ministry of information & broadcasting
ott platforms
penalties
regulatory standards
television ratings
tv agencies
tv rating policy
New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi government has raised concerns about "persistent and systematic violations" of the Right to Information Act, 2005, by its departments, and has directed each office to ensure compliance with the transparency norms mandated under the law, officials said.A letter...
administrative reforms
central government
compliance
cycling
delhi government
government accountability
government departments
information disclosure
local bodies
proactive disclosure
public information
public interest litigation
right to information act
section 4
transparency
New Delhi, March 27 The government has proposed amendments to the Motor Vehicle Act to allow a 30-day grace period after the expiry of a driving license, during which it will remain valid.This is part of the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill, 2026, which was introduced by Minister of...
central acts
compliance
driving license
ease of doing business
ease of living
government regulations
grace period
india
jan vishwas bill
legal amendments
licensing
motor vehicle act
transportation law
vehicle registration
vehicle registration renewal
Washington, March 27 The Federal Communications Commission has proposed measures to encourage businesses to bring call centre jobs back to the US and require call takers to be proficient in American Standard English.In a statement here, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that...
american english
call centre jobs
call centre operations
call centres
compliance
consumer service
customer service
data security
federal communications commission
foreign call centres
outsourcing
regulation
robocall scams
united states
us businesses
New Delhi, March 26 The Delhi government has directed all schools to ensure that students, teachers, and staff do not create short videos or reels during school hours, emphasizing that academic work, discipline, or the dignity of institutions should not be compromised by such activities.In a...
academic activities
class hours
compliance
content approval
delhi government
directorate of education
discipline
education
privacy
safety
school heads
school policy
schools
student conduct
video recording
National Seminar on the Socio-Economic Impact of GST on the Middle Classes and the Emerging Middle ClassesBhubaneswar, March 25, 2026The Nabakrushna Choudhury Centre for Development Studies (NCDS), Bhubaneswar, successfully hosted a national seminar on March 25, 2026, titled "The...
administrative policy
bhubaneswar
compliance
consumption patterns
development research
economic impact
emerging middle class
goods and services tax (gst)
india
middle class
nabakrushna choudhury centre for development studies (ncds)
policy dialogue
research report
revenue metrics
taxation
New Delhi, March 23 The Income Tax department on Monday said its e-filing portal will facilitate compliance under the old and Income Tax Acts, and all assessments, appeals, and other proceedings relating to earlier years will continue to be conducted under the old Act until their final...
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assessment year
compliance
e-filing portal
financial year
income tax act 1961
income tax act 2025
income tax department
tax appeals
tax assessments
tax refunds
tax returns
tax year
tcs (tax collected at source)
tds (tax deducted at source)