Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has amended the Income-tax Rules to ease authentication of electronic records submitted in faceless assessment proceedings.
Electronic records submitted through a registered account of the taxpayers in the Income-tax portal shall be deemed to have been authenticated by the taxpayer by electronic verification code.
Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has been appointed as India’s Sherpa for the G20 which is an influential grouping that brings together the world's major economies.
India will be holding the G20 Presidency from 1st December 2022 and will convene the G20 Leaders’ Summit in 2023 for the first time.
India has been a member of the G20 since its inception in 1999.
All India Institute of Ayurveda under Ministry of Ayush has signed a MoU in coordination with Western Sydney University Australia to appoint an Academic Chair in Ayurveda.
The new Academic Chair will undertake academic and collaborative research activities in Ayurveda.
It includes herbal medicine and yoga as well as design academic standards.
Gujarat Government has signed a MoU with Amazon India to boost the export of MSME sector.
The agreement would help the state’s Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector to reach the global market.
It will open up the link with the MSME sector in the state with Amazon’s digital market operational in 17 countries like USA, Canada, Brazil, France, Germany, UK, etc.
India Post Payments Bank and LIC Housing Finance Limited announced a strategic partnership for providing home loan products to over 4.50 crore customers of India Post Payments Bank.
Through its robust and extensive network of 650 branches and more than 1.36 lakh banking access points, India Post Payments Bank, IPPB will make home loan products accessible to its customers.
Coal India Limited has signed an MoU with the Department of Sports in New Delhi for betterment of sports infrastructure in the country.
Under the MoU, Coal India Ltd, under its Corporate Social Responsibility program will contribute 75 crore rupees towards the National Sports Development Fund.
The fund will be used for construction of 3 large hostels meant for sports person
A Statement of Intent (SoI) was signed between NITI Aayog and Gujarat University.
An MBA programme in agri-preneurship and value chain management was also launched during the event.
The SoI focuses on technical collaboration between the two institutions to strengthen knowledge-sharing and policy development in India.
The objective is to encourage cooperation in agriculture.
The Indian Army carried out an integrated manoeuvre and live-fire exercise in Ladakh.
The exercise was carried out in super high altitude areas close to 15,000 feet, as the operational preparedness was reviewed by Corps Commander Lt. Gen PGK Menon.
The exercise involved integrated maneuvers, and was conducted to check the operational preparedness of the Snow Leopard Brigade
As part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, States/UTs conducted Entitlement Awareness Week to make workers aware about their rights and entitlements under the MGNREG Act.
The week was observed between 27th August to 2nd September 2021.
MGNREGA provides a number of legal entitlements to the job seekers through a series of provisions in the Act.
MGNREGA : Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
Shailendra Singh, a biologist from India, has won the Behler Turtle Conservation Award.
He has been awarded for bringing three critically endangered turtle conservation species viz, the Northern River Terrapin (Batagur Baska), Red-crowned roofed turtle (Batagur Kachuga) and Black Softshell Turtle (Nilssonia nigricans) back from the brink of extinction.
Gujaratis settled outside India and looking to donate for development works in their native villages will now get 40 per cent financial support from the Gujarat government.
Under the newly launched ‘Vatan Prem Yojana’, the Gujarat government encourages donations from non-resident Indians (NRIs) with Gujarati origins to fund development projects.
Under the scheme, State govt looks to create development projects worth ₹1000 cr by 2022
Cristiano Ronaldo set the world record for most international goals, surpassing Iran's Ali Daei tally of 109 goals in international football.
The Portugal captain reached the mark during his side's World Cup Group A qualifying match against Ireland.
The 36-year-old has taken 180 matches to get to the tally of 110 goals.
Ali Daei had scored 109 goals in 149 appearances.
The Government has appointed G.S. Pannu as Officiating President of Income Tax Appellate Tribunal (ITAT).
G. S. Pannu is presently a Vice-President, ITAT, New Delhi and will be Officiating President of ITAT with effect from September 6, 2021 till appointment of regular President.
ITAT is a quasi judicial institution set up in January, 1941.
Authorities will no longer be concerned about the disposal of fisheries waste in harbors as the Central Institute of Fisheries Technology(CIFT) has built a new tech to overcome the threat of fisheries waste being turned into fish feeds while providing feasible income opportunities.
The technology developed by ICAR-CIFT will aid in the conversion of fish waste into aqua feed
Matsyafed has signed an MoU with CIFT to take the new tech for production and marketing.
Amazon India has announced the launch of Kisan Store - an online platform that will enable farmers across India to get access to more than 8,000 agriculture inputs such as seeds, farm tools and accessories, plant protection, nutrition, and more.
Listed by small and medium businesses (SMBs) these products will be available at competitive prices on Amazon India.
September 8 was declared as International Literacy Day by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in the year 1966.
It is usually observed to remind the international community about the importance of literacy for individuals, communities and societies.
The theme 2021:- 'Literacy for a human-centered recovery: Narrowing the digital divide'.