1. Parliament has passed the Maternity
Benefits (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to raise maternity leave for working women
from 12 weeks to 26 weeks for two surviving children.
2. The Ministry of Electronics and
Information Technology (MEITY) has issued draft Information Technology (Security of Prepaid Payment Instruments)
Rules 2017 for Prepaid Payment Instruments (PPI) company or e wallet firms.
3. India and Belgium
have signed a Protocol to amend the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) between the two
countries. The Protocol was signed by Sushil Chandra, Chairman Central Board of
Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Jan Luykx, Ambassador of Belgium to India.
4. Scientists for the first time have discovered
three new canyons close to Kovvada
in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh.
5. Eminent Konkani writer
Mahabaleshwar Sail (74) was selected for the prestigious Saraswati Samman
2016 for his novel Hawthan
6. Punjab
Agricultural University (PAU) in Ludhiana has claimed developing
country’s first genetically-modified (GM) varieties of cotton – PAU Bt 1 and
F1861. Cotton is the only GM crop allowed to be cultivated in India.
7. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen
Patnaik launched a helpline
number 181 for women in distress on the occasion of International Women's Day 2017.
8. South Korea’s Constitutional
Court voted unanimously to remove the country’s President, Park
Geun-hye, from office.
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