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India, officially the Republic of India (ISO: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), [21] is a country in South Asia.It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country from June 2023 [22] [23] and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy.
The system of Value Added Tax (VAT) has been implemented, in the State of Maharashtra, w.e.f. 1 April 2005. Every dealer, who becomes liable to pay tax under the provisions of MVAT, shall apply electronically for registration, within 30 days from the date of such liability. VAT is implemented by Department of Sales Tax.
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (abbreviated as BSNL) (India Communications Corporation Limited) is an Indian central public sector undertaking under the ownership of Department of Telecommunications, which is part of the Ministry of Communications, Government of India with its headquarters in New Delhi, India.
Numerous Indian and international television channels can be watched in Maharashtra through one of the Pay TV companies or the local cable television provider. The four major Indian broadcast networks are all headquartered in Maharashtra: The Times, STAR India, CNN-IBN and ZEEL.
HIV/AIDS in India is an epidemic.The National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) estimated that 3.14 million people lived with HIV/AIDS in India in 2023. [1] Despite being home to the world's third-largest population of persons with HIV/AIDS (as of 2023, with South Africa and Nigeria having more), [2] the AIDS prevalence rate in India is lower than that of many other countries.
India accounts for 13 per cent of commitments in global water aid for 2006–07, receiving an annual average of about US$ 830 million (€620 million), more than double the amount provided to China. India's biggest water and sanitation donor is Japan, which provided US$ 635 million, followed by the World Bank with US$ 130 million.
General election was held in India from 19 April to 1 June 2024 in seven phases, to elect all 543 members of the Lok Sabha including 48 in Maharashtra.The votes were counted and the results were declared on 4 June 2024.Unlike the 2019 general elections, this election was a contest between the NDA, and the newly formed INDIA grouping.
The Minimum Wages Act 1948 is an act of parliament concerning Indian labour law that sets the minimum wages that must be paid to skilled and unskilled workers.. The Indian Constitution has defined a 'living wage' that is the level of income for a worker which will ensure a basic standard of living including good health, dignity, comfort, education and provide for any contingency.