-BoomLive.in In a press release dated August 7, 2017, The Central Board of Direct Taxes claimed that there has been a ‘substantial’ increase in the number of tax returns filed this year ( April 1 – Aug 5, 2017 ) on account of demonetisation. These first sentences from the CBDT press release are important and we will put them under a microscopic scrutiny in the next few paragraphs. As a result of...
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In 2016, not wearing helmets, seat belts killed 43 a day -Dipak K Dash
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: About 28 two-wheeler riders died daily on Indian roads in 2016 for not wearing helmets and another 15 for not fastening their seatbelts, according to an analysis of data shared by states with the transport ministry. The year was the deadliest with 31 people dying in every 100 road accidents. It has steadily increased from 21.6 deaths per 100 accidents in 2005 to 29.1 in 2015. This...
More »Govt may cap knee implant prices -Aesha Datta
-The Hindu Business Line Industry likely to meet officials today New Delhi: Patients with debilitating knee problems, requiring joint replacement surgeries, would soon regain spring in their steps. The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), which capped the prices of coronary stents in February, may cap the prices of knee implants soon. According to a source in the know of the developments, the price of knee implants is likely to be capped with just...
More »Centre accused of MGNREGA 'data fraud', late release of funds -Vishwadeepak
-NationalHeraldIndia.com Why is the Centre delaying in releasing wages under MGNREGA to non-BJP-ruled states compared to BJP-ruled states? What explains the delay of just six days in making payments under MGNREGA in BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh but a delay of 89 days in Kerala? In both the cases authorities in the two states had processed the work payment order within the stipulated 15 days, which indicated that the states had done due diligence...
More »Foodgrain output rose 5 times in 60 years but farmers are still distressed -Chaitanya Mallapur
-Business Standard/ India Spend 52% of India's agricultural households are indebted; with an average outstanding loan of Rs 47,000 India’s foodgrain production rose five times over six decades, according to 2016 government data, the latest available. But with the average Indian farm half as large as it used to be 50 years ago and yields among the lowest in developing economies, both the agriculture sector and farmers have been driven to the...
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