Chartered accountants’ apex body ICAI will be preparing a research paper on cryptocurrencies that will cover various aspects, including taxation implications. ICAI President Debashis Mitra on Tuesday said the institute is working on a research paper on cryptocurrencies, which is expected to be ready in one-and-a-half months. Currently, cryptocurrencies are unregulated in the country. Mitra … Read more
The announcement of two key initiatives – the National Tele Mental Health Program (slated to be launched in April 2022) and a provision to create a complete Digital Health Ecosystem, which will comprise digital registries of health providers and patient records – is testimony to the government’s commitments towards standardizing access to healthcare. By Ms … Read more
The Indian government will present the Union Budget 2022-23 on February 1, 2022. Besides giving the national accounts, the government will communicate its long-term agenda to several observers through Budgets. The big question facing policymakers is how to equitably distribute expenditure — given that Covid-19 has disproportionately affected the medium and small enterprises and the … Read more