Duty relief kicks in, now you can shop a bit more while abroad Used personal effects like clothes and travel souvenirs are duty-free. New goods like gifts purchases abroad qualify according to new limits. Goods above the duty-free limit are dutiable under normal customs provisions unless specifically exempted by the law. These allowances apply only to goods carried on the passenger’s person or in bona fide baggage. #Duty_relief #relief_kicks #personal_effects #travel_souvenirs #Duty #abroad #goods #relief #kicks #shop
Grounded 787’s fuel control switch lock satisfactory: Govt The first grounding occurred on Feb 1 after a malfunction was registered by the crew of B787 (VT-ANX) during engine start to operate flight AI-132 from London to Bengaluru. The incident was critical as the fuel control switch locking mechanism has been at the centre of the investigation into the June 12 Air India Ahmedabad crash. #Air_India #fuel_control #control_switch #lock_satisfactory #operate_flight #grounding_occurred #engine_start #switch_lock #India_Ahmedabad #VT-ANX
Sustained PM2.5 exposure ups depression risk: Study The burden was highest among urban metro residents, people aged 40-49 years, and those from lower-income groups. Regionally, pollution-linked depression showed stronger associations in eastern India, while anxiety was more prominent in the western region. Risks also peaked during the post-monsoon season, when pollution levels typically rise. he study went beyond overall PM2.5 levels to examine individual chemical constituents of air pollution. #exposure_ups #metro_residents #people_aged #40-49_years #lower-income_groups #urban_metro #aged_40-49 #Sustained #ups_depression #eastern_India
All safeguards followed in Wangchuk case: Govt Referring to the activist’s speech, the solicitor general said he had stated that Ladakhis could not choose their own representatives while China and Tibet etc have autonomous rights which is highly objectionable. “This is a preventive action so that he doesn’t keep repeating the things he (Wangchuk) said. The detention strikes at the very purpose for which the NSA was enacted. It will have a contextual meaning. Every state has region specific sensitivities,” Mehta said. #Tibet #China #Wangchuk #Govt #solicitor_general #Govt_Referring #Wangchuk_case #highly_objectionable #Referring #Ladakhis
Peacocks at 6,000ft spark concerns over climate change impact Peacocks in Himachal Pradesh are generally found at altitudes of 1,000m but some thrive in areas up to 1,500m. Himachal Pradesh has become significantly warmer in the last 124 years. According to meteorological department, the state has recorded a rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius in average mean temperature since 1901. #Pradesh #Himachal_Pradesh #impact_Peacocks #spark_concerns #climate_change #change_impact #generally_found #Peacocks #Himachal #spark
Should cops just face bullets and not fire back, asks UP CM Yogi Adityanath Speaking at a pharma conclave in the city on Tuesday, he said restoring public confidence was as big a challenge as tackling crime after 2017. Yogi said he had seen how criminals mocked the law and made the people of the state suffer between 2003 and 2017, adding that law and order was his biggest challenge when PM Narendra Modi delegated the responsibility of UP to him in 2017. #Yogi_Adityanath #Narendra_Modi #Tuesday #Adityanath_Speaking #fire_back #face_bullets #pharma_conclave #restoring_public #public_confidence #tackling_crime
I’ve spent 15 hours in Highguard, but I'm not desperate to play any more Highguard feels fantastic to play, but it's a few major updates away from being the online shooter it wants to be. #major_updates #Highguard_feels #’ve_spent #feels_fantastic #online_shooter #Highguard
Will ban you for sharing users’ personal data, SC warns WhatsApp Dealing with appeals by WhatsApp, its parent company Meta which also owns Facebook, challenging a NCLAT decision that upheld Competition Commissions finding of abuse of dominant position against the social media giant, a bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi scorched it with admonitions for violating right to privacy of Indian citizens. #Surya_Kant #Joymalya_Bagchi #CJI_Surya #Competition_Commissions #Justices_Joymalya #Indian_citizens #company_Meta #NCLAT_decision #upheld_Competition #Commissions_finding
8 opposition MPs suspended after chaos in Lok Sabha over ex-Army chief’s book In a protest letter to Speaker Om Birla, Rahul said it was the first time the LOP was not allowed to speak on the President’s joint address, and it is a blot on democracy. The suspensions and bedlam have put a question mark on proceedings for Wednesday, when PM Narendra Modi is scheduled to reply to the motion of thanks on the President’s address. #President #Narendra_Modi #Lok_Sabha #Rahul #Birla #opposition_MPs #MPs_suspended #ex-Army_chief #protest_letter #joint_address
Jaishankar meets Rubio in Washington ahead of critical minerals ministerial meet The United States is set to host the inaugural critical minerals ministerial on Wednesday (local time) in Washington DC, bringing together delegations from more than 50 countries to deepen cooperation on securing and diversifying global critical mineral supply chains, according to a notice issued earlier by the US State Department’s Office of the Spokesperson. #local_time #State_Department #United_States #minerals_ministerial #critical_minerals #Washington_ahead #meets_Rubio #supply_chains #mineral_supply #Jaishankar_meets
Govt collects health cess, but spends less than it did earlier When the health cess was introduced, the understanding was that it would boost health expenditure by topping up what the govt was already allocating. Clearly, that has not happened. Instead, cess is masking what would otherwise be a steep cut in the share of health in total Budget and in GDP. From 0.32% of the GDP in 2019, the year before Covid struck, the share has fallen to 0.27% even with the cess component. #health #Govt #Govt_collects #collects_health #boost_health #health_expenditure #health_cess #cess #GDP #introduced
