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Income Tax Department’s outreach programme highlights key features of new Income Tax Act, 2025

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The Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions), Delhi, organised an outreach programme in New Delhi today to promote financial literacy and create awareness about the newly-introduced Income Tax Act, 2025, with particular focus on provisions relating to educational institutions and charitable trusts.

The programme witnessed participation from representatives of more than 80 schools from across the Delhi–NCR region, along with trustees and functionaries associated with educational institutions.

The event was graced by Ms. Pallavi Agarwal, Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Exemptions). Addressing the gathering, she highlighted the key features of the Income Tax Act, 2025 and emphasised that the new legislation seeks to simplify procedures, reduce ambiguities and promote transparency through streamlined and technology-driven processes aligned with the Government’s vision of “Viksit Bharat 2047”.

As part of the outreach programme, to encourage engagement among students, an inter-school quiz competition titled “Tax Your Brain – Income Tax Quiz” was organised for students of Classes IX to XII.

Students from participating schools took part in the quiz with enthusiasm across multiple rounds. The winning teams were felicitated and presented with awards and Certificates of Merit. All participants were appreciated for their enthusiasm and knowledge.

The initiative reflects the Income Tax Department’s continued commitment to proactive stakeholder engagement, dissemination of tax reforms and the promotion of an efficient, transparent and taxpayer-friendly tax administration epitomizing the principle of Saral Kanun Shashakt Bharat.

 

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UK roads to be decked up to welcome self-driving cars in 2025

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As the UK government is gearing up for self-driving cars from next year with a 100 million pound ($118 million) investment, vehicles with self-driving features will become a common sight by 2025.

The government is planning a new legislation which will allow for the safe wider roll-out of self-driving vehicles by 2025. “This enables the UK to take full advantage of the emerging market of self-driving vehicles — which could create up to 38,000 jobs and could be worth an estimated 42 billion pounds,” the UK government said in a statement.

The government’s vision for self-driving vehicles will also include 34 million pounds for research to support safety developments and prepare a more detailed legislation taking into consideration the possible performance of self-driving cars in poor weather conditions. Also how they interact with pedestrians, other vehicles, and cyclists will be looked into.

The government has confirmed 20 million pounds, as part of the overall 100 million pound, to help kick-start commercial self-driving services and enable businesses to grow and create jobs in the UK, following an existing 40 million pound investment.

The government said that self-driving vehicles could revolutionise public transport and passenger travel, especially for those who do not drive, better connect rural communities and reduce road collisions caused by human error. In future, these could be extended to provide tailored on-demand links from rural towns and villages.