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46th GST Council Meet chaired by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

46th GST Council Meet chaired by FM Nirmala Sitharaman

On 31st December Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the 46th GST Council Meet and will likely discuss the report on rate rationalisation, proposed GST hike in textile and among other things. It is an extension to the pre-budget meeting of FM Sitharaman with State Finance Ministers on 30th December. The Group of Ministers (GoM) were tasked to review items under an inverted duty structure to help minimize refund payout, will submit a report to the Council. The Fitment committee has made many "sweeping" recommendations to the GoM regarding slab and rate changes and taking items out of the exemption list.…
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Renee Cosmetics launches10 brand new stores in Guwahati

Renee Cosmetics launches10 brand new stores in Guwahati

Renee Cosmetics, is all set to make a difference for all the beauty connoisseurs in Assam, with its ten brand new stores. Famed actress Barsha Rani Bishaya was present for the inauguration at four of the ten outlets Henna Agencies, H L & Sons, Upahar and Beauty Zone, located in Fancy Bazar, Guwahati. With a robust online presence, the brand new physical stores go a step further in enhancing customer experiences, by presenting a superior shopping experience that is unique and new age. With a motive to combine the daily needs of women into concise packaging and empower them with…
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Poshmark, Inc. Social Shopping Experience Now Available in India

Poshmark, Inc. Social Shopping Experience Now Available in India

Poshmark, Inc. has launched its simple, social and sustainable shopping experience in India. As India’s first technology-advanced and truly social marketplace, Poshmark makes it simple and easy for anyone to sell items from their closet, enabled by a full suite of end-to-end seller tools and services, including seamless listing, merchandising, promotion, pricing, and shipping. Indian consumers will be able to join Poshmark's booming community of more than 80 million users and a vibrant network of millions of shoppable closets to make money, save money, connect with others, and foster entrepreneurship. Manish Chandra, founder and CEO of Poshmark, said, “I am…
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Kolkata boy makes sculpture of a Horse-drawn tram

Kolkata boy makes sculpture of a Horse-drawn tram

Trams are the oldest existing tram network operating in India, and oldest operating tramway in Asia. Calcutta Tramways Company (CTC) which later became West Bengal Transport Corporation (WBTC) 1902 started in electric tramway in India. But even before that Kolkata used to have Horse-drawn trams. The first horse-drawn trams in India ran for 2.4 miles (3.9 km) between Sealdah and Armenian Ghat Street on 24 February 1873. The service was discontinued on 20 November of that year. An artist from Kolkata has made a sculpture of the “Horse-drawn tram”. Joydeb Shil, a resident of Madhugar, Dumdum of Kolkata is a sculpture artist. He was fascinated…
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SPS & COMPANY PVT. LTD. PRESENT MR/MISS/MRS. ASIA KOLKATA.

SPS & COMPANY PVT. LTD. PRESENT MR/MISS/MRS. ASIA KOLKATA.

ON 10TH JULY,2021,AT KOLKATA AIRPORT CITY HOTEL,MR./MISS/MRS.ASIA KOLKATA TITLED RAMP SHOW WAS ORGANIZED BY SPS & COMPANY. MANY RENOUNCED FACE OF KOLKATA AND BENGAL WERE PRESENT OVER THERE. THE FIVE JURIES WERE SANCHITA MUNSHI SAHA,GURU SREE KOHINOOR SEN BHARAT,ANUSHKA GHOSH,TANVEER KHAN AND SOURANGSHU CHATTERJEE. THE TITLE WINNER OF MR.ASIA KOLKATA WAS ARUP ACHARJEE AND THE TITLE MISS/MRS. ASIA KOLKATA GOES TO ARCHISHA PARASHARA. BESIDE ALL THIS THE TITLE OF BEST ENTERTAINER AWARD GOES TO YUVRAJ MAJUMDAR..
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NSE Foundation launches Project CAVACH in partnership with NITI Aayog and UNICEF

NSE Foundation launches Project CAVACH in partnership with NITI Aayog and UNICEF

NSE Foundation, a Section 8 subsidiary of National Stock Exchange of India Limited, has launched an innovative programme that will unite the efforts of grass root level partners and the local district administration to facilitate increased vaccination in remote ‘aspirational’ districts of India which include Nandurbar and Osmanabad in Maharashtra, Karauli in Rajasthan, Ramanathapuram in Tamil Nadu and Kiphire in Nagaland. According to a recent survey by the Boston Consulting Group, across India, about 63 per cent of people in villages have reported resistance to the Covid-19 vaccine due to lack of awareness; also, they have a limited understanding of…
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Under-5 child mortality in India associated with malnutrition

Under-5 child mortality in India associated with malnutrition

Sixty-eight per cent of under-5 child mortality in India is associated with malnutrition and over one-third of under-5 children in the country are chronically undernourished or stunted. An insight into the child nutrition situation and determinants, revealed by the fifth National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) 2019-20 for 22 States and Union Territories, is of extreme concern, say experts. Child undernutrition is broadly determined by underlying and immediate factors. Data reveals that the underlying determinants that are most crucial for preventing chronic child undernutrition or stunting are women’s education, height not less than 145 cms and right age of conception as…
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COVID-19 vaccines do not cause infertility

COVID-19 vaccines do not cause infertility

We are soon going to have the world’s first DNA-plasmid vaccine by Zydus Cadilla which has been Made in India. The other vaccine that we can expect soon is Biological E – a protein sub-unit vaccine, informs Dr Narendra Kumar Arora, Chairman of COVID-19 Working Group of the National Technical Advisory Group on Immunization (NTAGI). He further informs that the trials of these vaccines have been quite encouraging. “We are hopeful that this vaccine will be available by September. The Indian m-RNA vaccine which can be stored at temperature 2 – 8 Degree Celsius should also be available by September.…
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Gynaecologist explains what pregnant couples should know regarding the Covid-19 vaccines

Gynaecologist explains what pregnant couples should know regarding the Covid-19 vaccines

According to Dr Gayatri Deshpande, senior consultant, gynaecology and obstetrics at Nanavati Max Super Speciality Hospital, in India, there are millions of lactating mothers, expecting women, and women attempting pregnancy. “The vaccine doesn’t only negate the risk of infection, but also substantially reduces its severity. Thus, the advantages of vaccination outweigh risks by a huge margin.” “Over 5,000 pregnant and lactating women presented a robust immune response post-vaccination in a recent study done in the United States,” she said, adding: “The protective antibodies were isolated in the umbilical cord at the time of delivery and in the breast milk, which…
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On World Meditation Day, here’s some tips for you to calm down your mind and body

On World Meditation Day, here’s some tips for you to calm down your mind and body

Shashank Lalwani, Mindfulness and Life Enhancement coach at Institute of Nutrition and Fitness Sciences (INFS) said, “The power of connecting with ourselves helps to take care of our mental health and physical health. One of the most important ways to achieve this is through meditation, which helps create awareness about our emotions, go beyond and understand ourselves more." However, when one sits down to meditate for the first time, it can get difficult to concentrate as the mind wanders and certain uncontrollable thoughts float out of the way. Shashank added, “In order to combat this, here are some tips on how…
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