Apple Continuously Expanding Operations in India, Government in Regular Touch With Company: Piyush Goyal

Apple Continuously Expanding Operations in India, Government in Regular Touch With Company: Piyush Goyal

US-based iPhone maker Apple is continuously expanding its operations in India and the government is in regular touch with the company to support its business, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal has said. He said that the electronics industry works like this as first they put a basic set up…

Centre Directs States to Enforce BIS Certification on Consumer Products

Centre Directs States to Enforce BIS Certification on Consumer Products

The Centre on Monday directed state governments to enforce Bureau of Indian Standard (BIS) certification on consumer products while stressing the use of digital technology to protect consumer rights and reduce pending cases in consumer courts.  After inaugurating a day-long workshop on “Consumer Protection in the northern states” held in…

April to July Period Crucial for Global Crypto Regulations, Hints Nirmala Sitharaman

April to July Period Crucial for Global Crypto Regulations, Hints Nirmala Sitharaman

India, under its ongoing G20 Presidency, is spearheading the process of formulating crypto laws that would work uniformly on an international level and make the sector safer against crimes and misuse. In a fresh development, Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has disclosed that the three-month period between April and July…

India Clocked 0.07 Percent Crypto Tax Payers; Over 99 Percent Global Investors Evaded Dues: Divly Report

India Clocked 0.07 Percent Crypto Tax Payers; Over 99 Percent Global Investors Evaded Dues: Divly Report

The crypto community of India has not been very supportive of the tax rules that the government enforced on the trade of virtual digital assets last year. It is estimated that only 0.07 percent of Indian crypto owners actually declared and paid their taxes in the year of 2022. The…

MeitY Notifies Amendments to IT Rules Related to Online Gaming, Spread of False Information

MeitY Notifies Amendments to IT Rules Related to Online Gaming, Spread of False Information

Reaffirming its commitment to protecting the safety and trust of digital citizens, the Ministry of Electronics and IT has notified amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, related to online gaming and spread of false and misleading information regarding government business. The aim…

Xiaomi Leads India’s Smart TV Market in 2022 With 11 Percent Share: Counterpoint Research

Xiaomi Leads India’s Smart TV Market in 2022 With 11 Percent Share: Counterpoint Research

India’s smart TV shipments recorded double-digit growth of 28 percent in 2022, which was led primarily by the festive season in the third quarter of multiple new launches, discount events, and promotions, said a Counterpoint Research report. Moreover, demand for bigger screen-size TVs in the lower price tier also fueled…

Indian-Origin Engineer Amit Kshatriya to Head NASA’s Moon to Mars Programme

Indian-Origin Engineer Amit Kshatriya to Head NASA’s Moon to Mars Programme

Amit Kshatriya, a decorated Indian-American software and robotics engineer was appointed as the first head of NASA’s newly-established Moon to Mars Programme that will help the agency ensure a long-term lunar presence needed to prepare for humanity’s next giant leap to the Red Planet. Kshatriya will serve as NASA’s first…

Goyal Aluminiums to Set Up Rs. 200 Crore EV Plant in Greater Noida, Plans to Engage 150 Dealers by 2024

Goyal Aluminiums to Set Up Rs. 200 Crore EV Plant in Greater Noida, Plans to Engage 150 Dealers by 2024

Goyal Aluminiums has plans to invest Rs. 200 crore to set up an electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing plant in Uttar Pradesh. The company has been allotted 4,000 square metre land from the Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority (GNIDA) for the project. “Goyal Aluminiums…is gearing up to set up a new…

No Charge on Normal UPI Payments, 1.1 Percent Fee to Be Levied on PPI Merchant Transactions: NPCI

No Charge on Normal UPI Payments, 1.1 Percent Fee to Be Levied on PPI Merchant Transactions: NPCI

National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Wednesday said there is no charge for the bank account to bank account-based UPI payments or normal UPI payments. However, interchange charges are only applicable for the prepaid payment instruments (PPI) merchant transactions and there is no charge to customers, NPCI clarified in…