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Compensation paid by companies to independent director continues to rise

Steady growth in the number of companies paying a sitting fee of Rs 100,000 or more per board meet

77% firms expect to increase travel budget in 2023: American Express Survey

Corporate travel is expected to rebound with as many as 77 per cent of Indian businesses expecting a rise in their travel budget in 2023 as compared to 2022, said a survey commissioned by American Express. In terms of the practical methods used to pay for travel expenses, the most common way, used by two-thirds of companies (66 per cent), is that the business has company accounts with third party booking systems. However, most businesses reported using multiple methods, with 61 per cent saying they let employees pay and expense, and 57 per cent saying they provide employees with access to a company credit card, the survey said. The survey Revival of business travel: An India perspective' commissioned by American Express, India with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) indicates that 79 per cent of Indian businesses are using business travel data analytics to assist with travel booking and expenditure. "The sentiment is upbeat for corporate travel in India. While th

MCD to use drones to survey industrial area properties for tax assessment

In a first, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) will use drones to survey properties in the city's industrial areas for tax assessment, officials said on Tuesday. This will help in verifying details submitted by residents of their properties while paying tax, an MCD official said. The MCD has invited bids to conduct a drone-based survey through an agency for the purpose of tax assessment. The last date to submit a bid is March 16. This will be the first time that the MCD will be utilising drones to survey properties falling in industrial areas in the national capital. The MCD has decided to use drones after the success of a pilot project last year. On a pilot basis, a survey was carried out in Mohan Cooperative Industrial Area on Mathura Road last year, an MCD official, associated with the project, told PTI. After the success of the survey there, the civic body has decided to deploy the technology in other areas as well, he said. The survey will help verify the exact use of

16% of women from metro cities have more on their plate than men: Survey

Time and again, it has affected romantic relationships between two working partners; as shocking as it seems in today's day and age, 4 out of 11 women addressed the same issue

I-T teams at BBC's Delhi, Mumbai offices for survey operation: Officials

The Income Tax Department on Tuesday conducted a survey operation at the BBC's offices in Delhi and Mumbai as part of a tax evasion investigation, officials said. The surprise action comes weeks after the broadcaster aired a two-part documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots and India. The department is looking at documents related to the business operations of the company and those related to its Indian arm, they said. As part of a survey, the Income Tax Department only covers the business premises of a company and does not raid residences and other locations of its promoters or directors.

Uttarakhand CM Dhami arrives in Joshimath to inspect 'sinking' town

Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami arrived in the Joshimath town of the state's Chamoli district to conduct a survey of the land subsidence-affected areas and meet the affected families

Krishna Janmabhoomi dispute: Court seeks survey report of mosque complex

A district court here has sought a survey report by a revenue department official of the Shahi Idgah mosque complex on January 20, according to the counsel for petitioners who have sought its shifting claiming it was built at the birthplace of Lord Krishna. The order by Civil Judge Senior Division (III) Sonika Verma came in the suit Bal Krishna and others Vs Intezamia committee and others, petitioners' counsel Shailesh Dubey said on Saturday. The learned judge had ordered Amin (term used to refer to a revenue department official) on December 8 to inform both the parties and submit a survey report on the next hearing, the counsel said. The hearing in the case could not take place on December 22 as the judge was on leave on that day. The court has now fixed January 20, 2023 as the next date of hearing. He said Bal Krishna and others had filed the suit in the court of civil judge senior division (3rd ) on December 8 for shifting of Shahi Masjid Idgah constructed on a part of 13.37 ac

Gyanvapi case: Court to hear plea seeking survey of tahkhanas on Jan 23

A Varanasi court on Monday fixed January 23, 2023 as the next date of hearing in a Gyanvapi mosque-Shringar Gauri case pertaining to the Hindu side's demand for a survey of two underground places (tahkhanas) on the mosque premises. District government advocate Mahendra Pandey said that District Judge A K Vishwesh fixed January 23 for the next hearing in the matter in view of an Allahabad High Court order passed on November 30 in a related case. The high court had fixed January 18, 2023, for hearing a revision petition filed by Laxmi Devi and others challenging the Varanasi district judge's order by which the lower court had refused the demand of carbon dating of a 'Shivling' claimed to have been found in the Gyanvapi mosque complex. In the case of Gyanvapi-Shringar Gauri, the counsel of Hindu side had demanded to get the locks of closed cellars on the Gyanvapi premises opened and conduct a survey. On November 2, the Gyanvapi mosque management committee filed its objection to the ..

Overwhelming majority of Assam youngsters suffer cyberbullying: Survey

A survey of 9,500 volunteers from 24 universities and educational institutions in Assam showed that 95 per cent of them have suffered cyberbullying and corporal punishment leading to mental health issues. Close to 60 per cent of the young people who were surveyed pointed out that it impacted their social relationships, for 24 per cent it led to stress, anxiety and fear, and 17 per cent reported physical injury. The survey was conducted by UNICEF and National Service Scheme (NSS). As many as 9,500 NSS volunteers participated in the poll on cyberbullying and corporal punishment and its report was released on Sunday. The U-Report poll, launched in July this year, was developed to support the Assam State Commission for Protection of Child Rights' (ASCPCR) campaign called Suraksha, aiming to raise public awareness on the forms of violence against children and redressal mechanisms. U-Report is a social platform created by UNICEF, available via SMS, Facebook and Twitter, where young peop

23% of SMBs remain closed in India as pandemic wanes, says Meta Inc

A Meta (formerly Facebook) survey of small- and medium-sized business (SMB) leaders in India has revealed that 23% of SMBs remain closed as the Covid-19 pandemic wanes

RBI launches key household surveys to get inputs for monetary policy

Reserve Bank of India on Tuesday launched the next round of household surveys to capture inflation expectations and consumer confidence. The results of the survey provide useful inputs for monetary policy, the central bank said. The September 2022 round of Inflation Expectations Survey of Households (IESH) aims at capturing subjective assessments on price movements and inflation, based on their individual consumption baskets, across 19 cities. The IESH seeks qualitative responses from households on price changes in the three months ahead as well as in the one-year ahead period and quantitative responses on current, three months ahead and one year ahead inflation rates. The households to be covered under the survey in the cities include Ahmedabad, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Jammu, Kolkata, and Thiruvananthapuram. Consumer Confidence Survey (CCS) to be conducted in 19 cities seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic ...

Survey finds extraordinary high level of self-confidence in Indians

A new survey has found an extraordinarily high level of self-confidence among Indians about being Indians.

Commuter satisfaction survey on various parameters to begin Monday: DMRC

The main objective of the survey is to collect feedback from the commuters on various components of metro services and facilities, said officials.

One in five people fear getting monkeypox virus in US, suggests report

In the US, about 1 in 5 of those surveyed (19 per cent) are somewhat (14 per cent) or very worried (5 per cent) about getting monkeypox in the next three months, while 81 per cent are not too worried

Bihar govt approves caste survey at cost of Rs 500 cr; sets Feb 23 deadline

The state government has embarked on the exercise in the wake of the Centre expressing its inability to undertake headcount of castes other than the SCs and STs as part of the Dalits.

Over 60% of employers favour 4-day workweek, says Genius Consultants survey

However, 27 per cent of the employers who participated in the survey said they were not sure of its implications on organisations' productivity

Online survey finds respondents blame telecom firms, banks for data breach

Most people share their financial data share their financial information with multiple organisations: from companies to the government

AUS bags Rs 15 crore project from Survey of India to map Haryana

Aarav Unmanned Systems (AUS) said it has bagged a large-scale mapping project from the Survey of India worth $2 million to map the entire state of Haryana.

Over 80% families say no to big spends in 2022: LocalCircles survey

Six per cent families were planning to buy an electric vehicle, slightly behind those interested in buying a petrol car at seven per cent

National Achievement Survey 2021 conducted successfully across nation

The National Achievement Survey 2021 was successfully conducted across all 36 States and union territories across the country.