TELANGANA
At 2,800, Telangana among top 10 states in number of people paying GST
Telangana has made it to the top ten states making a substantial contribution to Goods and Services Tax (GST). It has come in sixth in the country with 2,863 such tax payers who will be applauded by the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBITC) with appreciation letters.
As the GST rollout has completed four years, an analysis shows that Maharashtra has highest number of GST payers at 15,131 followed by Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Haryana, West Bengal and Telangana.
Among the taxpayers from Telangana, 36% are from micro enterprises, 41% from small entrepreneurs and 11% from medium enterprises. The data has been collected by National Institute of Public Finance And Policy (NIPFP).
NIPFP has also pointed out that between July 2017and January 2020, Rs 1,874 crore GST was evaded in the state and Rs 805 crore was recovered. Effectively, 43% of the evaded tax was recovered.
In fact, for the past four years, the state has seen a 10% growth in GST each year. During the 2020-21 financial year when the lockdown impacted economic growth, GST collections fell compared to other major states. Data of GST collection between April and August 2019-20 and 2020-21 shows that there was a decline of 26.3% in collections.In 2019-20 the state collected Rs 15,949 crore between April and August as against Rs11,762 in 2020-21.
INTERNATIONAL
International Olympic Day 23rd June
The International Olympic Day is designated on June 23 each and every year. The day is celebrated to motivate greater human beings to participate in the Olympic Games and unfold recognition about the event and promote the Olympic Movement.
Based on the three pillars (move, learn and discover), the National Olympic Committees are deploying sports, cultural and educational things to do to inspire participation regardless of age, gender, social background, or carrying ability.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) authorized to have a look at Olympic Day in January 1948 to commemorate the advent of the International Olympic Committee on 23 June 1894.
International Widows Day 23rd June
International Widows Day is designated on 23rd June each and every year worldwide. The day is extensively regarded to draw attention to the voices and experiences of widows and to impress the unique assist that they have. Several women round the world after dropping her lifestyles accomplice faces challenges and do long-term hostilities for basic needs, their human proper and dignity.
NATIONAL
Indian Certification of Medical Devices Plus Scheme
The Indian Certification of Medical Devices (ICMED) Plus Scheme was launched by the Quality Council of India (QCI).
About ICMED Plus Scheme:
The QCI and the Association of Indian Manufacturers of Medical Devices (AiMeD) have enhanced the ICMED Scheme, which was launched in 2016.
The new scheme is known as ICMED 13485 PLUS.
The scheme will verify the quality, safety, and efficacy of medical devices.
ICMED 13485 Plus has been designed to integrate the Quality Management System components and product-related quality validation processes via witness testing of products against defined product standards and specifications.
This is the world’s first scheme in which quality management systems and product certification standards are integrated with regulatory requirements.
This scheme will be an end-to-end quality assurance scheme for India’s medical device sector.
National Internet Exchange of India – NIXI
The 18th anniversary of the National Internet Exchange of India (NIXI) was celebrated.
NIXI will provide each IN user with a personalized email with 10GB of space.
This email will be provided on demand. Users can visit www.registry.in to get free personalized emails.
The domain, which began with five languages, is now available in all 22 official languages. India is the only country that offers domain names in all 22 official Indian languages.
NIXI was founded in 2003 as a non-profit organisation under Section 8 of the Companies Act of 2013.
NIXI was created to allow ISPs (internet service providers) to peer with one another in order to route domestic traffic within the country rather than sending it all the way to the US/abroad.
This results in improved service quality (lower latency) and lower bandwidth charges for ISPs by saving on international bandwidth.
Ease of Living Index by CSE
Bengaluru has been named as the most liveable metropolitan city of India, in the Ease of Living Index 2020, released by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE).
The Ease of Living Index 2020 is a phase of the report titled State of India’s Environment 2021. Bengaluru is followed by means of Chennai, Shimla, Bhubaneshwar, and Mumbai, as the pinnacle five quality cities respectively.
The report targeted four parameters to decide the ease of dwelling index rating of each city, which are: great of life, financial ability, sustainability and citizens’ perceptions.
Each town was once rated out of one hundred in all parameters.
The Ease of Living Index 2020 is the 2nd edition of the index after the first one was once launched in 2018.