-The Telegraph New Delhi: Women engaged in farming have converged from across the country in the capital demanding a separate identity as "women farmers" with access to the same rights and entitlements as their male counterparts, besides land records classified according to gender. A key issue pertains to the ownership of land as patriarchy continues to deny women such rights which, in turn, blocks their access to subsidies and other inputs provided...
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Regulator turns up heat on erring CAs -Arun S
-The Hindu Complaints filed & punishment given, says institute chief. The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has said 4,445 complaints have been registered against CAs as on June 30 this year, and punishment has been awarded in 402 cases until March 2017. The CA regulator, however, said it was pushing for Amendments to the norms to help expedite action against wrongdoers in the profession. PM sought action This development comes within a...
More »Why the eNAM platform hasn't taken off despite all the fanfare -Rajalakshmi Nirmal
-The Hindu Business Line Most States have not amended APMC Acts; existing mandis lack infrastructure The eNAM portal, launched by the Centre in April 2016, has 45.4 lakh farmers and 417 mandis across the country registered with it. This number is disappointing, given that there are more than 13 crore farmers in India. eNAM, which was envisioned as a unified national electronics agriculture market, faces multiple hurdles. To implement it, each State has to first...
More »Can't deny rape victims justice for lack of medical proof, oral testimony enough: Delhi HC
-Press Trust of India “Just because some false cases are filed, we cannot deny justice to real victims,” the court observed. New Delhi: Justice cannot be denied to the victims of sexual offences for lack of medical evidence and a woman’s oral testimony can be relied upon, the Delhi High Court said on Wednesday. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar said the Amendments made in the...
More »Food safety authority's draft Amendments include fatty acids composition in edible oil -Meenakshi Verma Ambwani
-The Hindu Business Line New Delhi: In a bid to curb misleading claims and adulteration in edible oils, the Food Safety and Standards Authority (FSSAI) has notified a draft regulation that sets standards for the permissible composition of fatty acids in various types of edible oils. The Amendments in the regulation have been introduced at a time when edible oil companies have been increasingly looking at launching blended oil products to woo...
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