Delhi-NCR's Christmas gift:The Magenta Line inaugurated by PM Modi

Delhi NCR is set to receive a Christmas present in Magenta Line today.

The line will that connects Kalkaji Mandir station in Delhi to Botanical Garden in Noida is to be inaugurated by PM Modi at Botanical Garden today. PM Modi will be inaccompanied by UP CM Yogi Adityanath.

Here's all you need to know before you board the train today:

1. Magenta Line is will be the first unmanned metro line, though it will run under human surveillance for the initial few days.

2. The metro is made suicide proof with gates on the platform that will prevent anyone from falling on the track.

3. The train that runs through a stretch of 12.64 km will reduce the distance travel time from 52 minutes to 19 minutes.

4. Lighting controls by occupancy sensors (for guarded rooms) have been built and solar plants of 908 kWp installed at nine stations.

5. A visible addition is the public safety net created at stations. A glass wall and screen gates have been built to ensure passengers do not fall on tracks as the train arrives. The glass gate opens only when the train comes to a halt and coach doors open.

Source: https://theworldnews.net/in-news/delhi-metro-gets-christmas-present-pm-modi-to-unveil-high-tech-magenta-line

Despite 40% dip in interest in pharma sector jobs, Indian youths throng for Ayurveda jobs.

The number of employees in India seeking to work with the Ayurveda industry has surged significantly when compared to last year, found a leading job search engine Indeed. The spike in interest is attributed to the efforts taken by the government and the home-grown Ayurvedic companies in spreading the awareness about the Make in India campaign.

According to Indeed, the Ministry of AYUSH has been stressing more on alternative medicine and encouraging people for opting more natural healthcare practices due to which job search for Ayurveda witnessed a growth rate of 56 percent in 2017.

The substantial increase in interest for jobs in the Ayurveda sector happened at a time when the pharma sector witnessed 40 percent dip in people looking for jobs in the segment, as per the report.

This could also suggest a shift in the social trend where Indians look for more alternative and natural healing methods.

"The inclination of the Indian workforce towards Ayurveda signifies the impact of socio-economic developments on the job market and people's preferences," said Sashi Kumar, managing director at Indeed India.

The AYUSH industry is expected to grow in double digits and provide direct employment to 1 million people and indirect jobs to 25 million workers by 2020, said Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu, earlier this month.

AYUSH stands for traditional healthcare systems like Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homeopathy.

"The Indian domestic market of AYUSH is estimated to double, young Indian entrepreneurs planning a start-up could find a lot of opportunities in holistic healthcare," said Prabhu.

Futher, people looking to work with Baba Ramdev led Patanjali has also shot up since the Make in India campaign caught the attention of young employees.

India's second largest fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company, Patanjali Ayurved, has hired more than 1000 employees from leading companies such as Hindustan Unilever, Colgate, Dabur, Godrej and Nestle.

Now, they are also planning to hire freshers from the top notch business schools, on this ongoing placement season.

"Presently, we have headcount of 25,000 employees. We hired almost 10,000 people last year. Considering our aggressive growth plans for the coming years, we need to add at least 10,000 more employees in another one year," said Balkrishna, Managing Director at Patanjali Ayurved.

Source: http://bit.ly/2BDZ4x0

How you can link mobile number to Aadhaar at home?

In a move to simplify the process of linking mobile phone number with Aadhaar, the government announced three measures which will let people complete the process from the comfort of home. These include verification via OTP (one time password), Aadhaar app, as well as IVRS facility. Of course, people can continue to visit mobile stores to register biometrics and complete the process.

Meanwhile, the government has ordered telecom companies to complete re-verification at the doorsteps of the disabled, chronically ill and senior citizens. For such cases, telecom operators have been asked to set-up an online mechanism for people to request for doorstep verification.

The deadline for authentication of mobile phone number with Aadhaar (a process called re-verification) is February 6, 2018. Let us take a look, in detail, various ways by which people can link their mobile number to Aadhaar:

One-Time Password (OTP)

The government has directed operators to facilitate request for OTP on user's mobile number that is already registered with Aadhaar database. The method can be used for re-verification of other mobile numbers that subscriber may be using as well. OTP mode will help e-verify cell phone numbers via websites or mobile apps.

Agent-assisted authentication

The process has been made more secure as telecom operators have now been asked not to reveal full e-KYC details of subscribers to agents, which was not the case previously. Agent-authentication assistant can be sought for SIM re-verification as well as issuance. Additionally, data will no longer be be stored on the agent’s device.

Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS)

Interactive Voice Response System can be used as verification as well, though this will be done via specially designed apps.

Finally, telecom operators have been directed by the government to deploy iris scanning devices at service points. This will those (especially senior citizens, disabled) who have difficulties verifying their identity via fingerprint-based Aadhaar authentication.

Apart from re-verification of existing prepaid and post-paid mobile numbers, getting an new mobile connection also requires Aadhaar-based e-KYC now. The government hopes to complete the re-verification process by early next year.

Source: http://bit.ly/2zqRph1

Important links:
GST Consultant is Delhi
GST Registration in Delhi
Tax consultant in India

 

Delhi Metro to hike fares, prices set to go up by Rs 10

In what might be a setback for daily commuters, fares of Delhi Metro is set to increase for the second time this year. This new phase of price hikes is going to start from October 1. The last time fares were hiked was in May this year. The minimum fare then was hiked from Rs 8 to Rs 10, whereas the maximum fare was hiked from Rs 30 to Rs 50.

The revised fare is likely to be Rs 10 for the first kilometre, with an increase of Rs 10 by each slab, going up to Rs 50. The fares are going to be something between Rs 10 and Rs 60 after the hike, while journeys longer than 32 km are likely to see a hike from Rs 50 to Rs 60.

This revision in fares again has been made due to the increasing cost of electricity and maintenance expenses, along with expenses for the work force.  According to a report by Hindustan Times , the DMRC is at a debt of Rs 4,500 crore, with additional operating costs, apart from maintenance expenses.
 
However, the usual discount of 10% will still be levied on passengers using metro cards, and there will be no change in fare for the Airport Express, the Business Standard report mentioned.

There will be an additional 10% discount for passengers commuting during non-peak hours, and there will be special discounts during holidays and Sundays.
According to a report in Business Standard , after the price hikes, DMRC saw the daily footfall reduce by 1.5 lakh passengers, as compared to June 2016. Hence, it is likely that this phase of price hikes will also see a decrease in passengers.

Reference: MSN

Penalty of Rs 5000 for using plastic bags from next week

Anyone carrying a 'thin' plastic bag (less than 50 microns thick) in the capital will now run the risk of being fined Rs 5,000.

The National Green Tribunal announced the fine on Thursday while imposing an interim ban on the use of such plastic bags.
The green court has also directed the Delhi government to seize the entire stock of plastic within one week from today (August 10).
The bench asked the AAP government in the city and the Delhi Pollution Control Committee to file an affidavit by a senior most officer on compliance to directions related to waste management in the city were being implemented, particularly in respect to plastics.
The tribunal had last year banned the use of disposable plastic in Delhi and NCR with effect from January 1, 2017 and directed the city government to take steps to reduce dumped waste.
Rapping the Delhi government over indiscriminate and rampant use of plastic in the national capital despite its prohibition, the bench had on July 31 directed the city government to strictly enforce its ban order in the city and sought a status report on the issue.
The NGT had prohibited the use of disposable plastic in the entire city, especially at hotels, restaurants and for public and private functions, while asking the Delhi government to take appropriate steps against "storage, sale and use" of such material from January 1 this year.
It has also imposed a Rs 10,000 fine on vegetable vendors and slaughter houses for throwing garbage in public places.
Then Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar had said that the minimum thickness of plastic carry bags had been increased from 40 to 50 microns.

Delhi University’s special admission drive to fill up vacant reserved seats.

Delhi University will conduct a special admission drive for applicants under the reserved categories and bring out two more cutoffs for about 1,500 seats.

Officials said some colleges still have seats in the reserved categories, including SC, ST, OBC, Person with Disability (PwD), Children/Widows of Armed Forces, sports and extracurricular activities (ECA).

“There are some seats left in the reserved categories so we are running a special drive to make sure students are admitted on these seats,” said a university official.

The cutoff list for the special category will be out on August 3 and August 7.

But this opportunity will only be available for applicants who are already registered with the university and filled the online registration forms.

“Under this drive only such candidates would be considered for admission who are registered with the University of Delhi, but are not admitted in any college irrespective of category under any cut-off list. It is to be noted that no fresh registrations shall be allowed in this special drive,” said Tarun Das, DU registrar.

Registered applicants will also be allowed to make corrections related to the category change from unreserved to any other category which they belong to.

"Corrections related to category changes are allowed from UR to SC/ST/OBC /PWD /KM/CW subject to verification of original certificates,” Das said in a statement.

Admission committee chairman M K Pandit said, “The idea is to get those students into the university net who are registered but couldn’t seek admission for minor mistakes/choices they made at the time of filling an application.”

Applicants can make corrections by visiting room number 1 at the conference centre in North Campus with their relevant certificates from Monday till Wednesday.

“The applicants must bring their registration form and original/copies of relevant certificates. No further requests of correction will be accepted after these dates,” an official said.

For sports category applicants not admitted in any college, request for modification in colleges or course in sports or ECA admission will be allowed.

DU started the academic session from July 20 and released the seventh cutoff for all categories on July 26.

Source: http://bit.ly/2f3EqvE

GST Final Draft to Retain Clause on Services Sector

The goods and services tax (GST) council is likely to retain a clause in the law that will require service providers to register in every state where they operate, despite recent representations from various Union ministries and telcos, banks, and insurance firms for a single registration system in chartered accountants firm.
At present, service providers benefit from a single centralized registration system for paying service tax—a tax levied and collected by the Union government.
However, under the GST regime, even states will get the powers to collect tax on services and the service providers will have to register in every state where they have operations in direct foreign investment in India.
As per the provisions of draft GST laws that will be finalized in the 11th meeting of the GST council on 4, and 5 March, service providers operating across India will have to obtain more than 30 separate registrations. Companies have highlighted the procedural hassles of such a move but states, concerned about their revenue, are not willing to agree to a centralized registration.

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