The Government of Haryana amended Haryana Value Added Tax Act,2003

The amendment specifies that when liquor is sold under bar and pub licensees under license categories L-4, L-5, L-10C, L-10E, L-12C, L-12G, L-4A, L-12A-C, and L-10F, no Input Tax Credit (ITC) will be admissible to the dealers covered by this entry on the purchase of liquor. This means that the bar and pub licensees cannot claim tax credit on the liquor they purchase for their establishments.

CDSCO to update Number of Batches of Cough Syrups at Different Labs

This measure is intended to foster work distribution among the labs and release of test reports in a timely manner. Hence, drug manufacturers/ exporters can view this information and submit their samples to laboratories having fewer samples as compared to other labs.

FSSAI invites Applications for Internship starting in the month of July-2023

The internship program will be available throughout the year on a quarterly basis, with internships offered for a duration of up to 3 months, extendable to a maximum of 6 months. Interested and eligible students can apply online in the specified format as per the timelines provided by FSSAI. The last date for submitting online applications is 19th June, 2023.

Department of Health Research mandates Registration of Ethics Committees for Medical and Health Research

The National Medical Commission (NMC) has announced that the Department of Health Research (DHR) has informed that all Ethics Committees associated with Medical and Health Research involving human participants must be registered with the department. The NMC has therefore directed that all medical colleges and postgraduate institutes to promptly initiate the registration process for their respective Ethics Committees.

UGMEB issues clarifications on Graduate Medical Education Regulations, 2023

The UGMEB states that previous procedures/ rules (as per Information Bulletin by NTA) will be followed for deciding the “inter-se-merit of candidates for tie-breaking”. This will be utilised for NEET-UG 2023 result. Additionally, the notice also amends the Eligibility criteria for taking NEET-UG.

UGC has extended the last date for inviting nominations for NEP SAARTHI

UGC will seek nominations from the Vice Chancellors, Directors, and Principals of HEIs and eminent academicians. Each university may nominate up to 3 students to be considered as NEP SAARTHI, along with a brief write-up justifying the nominations. Based on the nominations, UGC will select 300 NEP SAARTHI among the nominees. UGC will announce the NEP SAARTHIs and communicate to the students. NEP SAARTHI will be oriented and guided to carry out their roles effectively by the UGC in a hybrid mode.