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LEOPARD POPULATION IN HIGHEST-EVER GST IN
INDIA RISES BY 60% DECEMBER 2020
ue to the combined effect of rapid
Deconomic recovery and nation-
wide drive against GST evaders, gross
GST revenue collection in the month of
December 2020 has gone up to Rs 1.15
Lakh Crore. This is 12 per cent higher
than the GST collected in the same month
last fiscal. The GST during December
2020 has been the highest since the
introduction of GST. This is the first time
that it has crossed Rs 1.15 Lakh Crore.
The highest GST collection till now was
Rs 1.13 Lakh Crore in the month of April
fter the increase in tiger and lion numbers, India has
2019. The December 2020 revenues
Anow witnessed an increase in leopard population.
are significantly higher than November's
At the moment, there are 12,852 leopards as compared
revenues of Rs 1.04 Lakh Crore. This is
to the previous estimate of 7,910 conducted in 2014.
the highest growth in monthly revenues
This is a growth of 60 per cent. Madhya Pradesh
in last 21 months.
(3,421), Karnataka (1,783) and Maharashtra (1,690)
recorded the highest number of leopard estimates. A
INDIA POST PAYMENTS BANK
total of 5,240 adult individual leopards were identified
out of 51,337 leopard photographs using pattern LAUNCHES ‘DAKPAY’ APP
recognition software. Statistical analysis estimates the s part of the ongoing
leopard population at 12,800 within the tiger ranges. Aefforts to provide Digital
Financial inclusion at the last
mile across the country, Department of
NOW, DELAY IN ELECTRICITY Posts (DoP) and India Post Payments
CONNECTION TO BE PUNISHABLE Bank (IPPB) unveiled a new digital
payment App ‘DakPay’ on December 15,
shering in a new era of empowering consumers, 2020. The launch of DakPay will enable a
Uthe Government has put in place some new rules lot of services like sending money to loved
which will enable them to apply for new electricity ones by domestic money transfers (DMT),
connection and pay bills online. The Government has making payment for services/merchants
laid down Rights to the Electricity Consumers through digitally with debit card and with UPI,
Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020. Now, the enabling cashless ecosystem through
consumers will get electricity connection in prescribed biometrics, providing interoperable
timeline which is 7 days in Metro cities, 15 days in banking services to customers of any bank
other cities and 30 days in rural areas. The violations with Aadhaar Enabled Payment System
will result in penalties. The new rules will benefit about (AePS) and Utility Bill Payment services.
30 Crore existing and prospective consumers in the DakPay is not just a digital payment App
country. These rules will ensure that new electricity but a suite of digital financial and assisted
connections, refunds and other services are given in a banking services provided by India Post
time-bound manner. and IPPB.
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