A high-level government committee on Taxation of E-Commerce set up by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), has recommended a 6-8 per cent tax on several online services (13…
Read MoreThe International Day of Forests, a celebration of forests, provides a platform to raise awareness of the importance of all types of forests and of trees outside forests. Theme for…
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YogeshwarDutt is the second wrestler from India to qualify for the Rio Olympics after NarsinghYadav.Star wrestler YogeshwarDutt secured an Olympic quota place for India with a gold-medal finish in the…
Read MoreThe government notified new norms for plasticwaste management across the country.The Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, which is aimed at curbing the over 6,000 tonnes of uncollected plastic waste generated…
Read MoreAn agreement for IDA Credit of USD 35 Million from World bank for Madhya Pradesh Citizen Access to Responsive Services Project was signed. The project size is USD 50 million, of…
Read MoreIndia ranked 118th out of 156 countries in a global list of the happiest nations, down one slot from last year on the index and coming behind China, Pakistan and…
Read MoreThe Punjab government notified swine flu (H1N1) under the Epidemic Disease Act. The notification issued by the Health and Family Welfare Department said all hospitals (government as well as private)…
Read MoreIndia clinched the Asia Cup CRICKET trophy for a record sixth time after beating hosts Bangladesh by eight wickets. While Sri Lanka have won the continental title five times and…
Read MoreRay Tomlinson, the inventor of email and the man who picked the @ symbol for addresses, has died aged 74; Tomlinson, who became a cult figure for his invention in…
Read MoreThe Indian Institute of Technology-Kharagpur has developed an ultra-low cost eco-friendly laterite based arsenic filter for providing safe drinking water. It is made from naturally occurring red laterite soil. This…
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