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Amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases, the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) reimposed mandatory face masks in the national capital. On April 20, the DDMA and Delhi held a meeting and announced to impose a Rs 500 fine for violators of face mask COVID-19 protocol. Furthermore, as of now, there is no decision on the closure of schools and other places, but new SOPs have been issued.

The Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, on March 17, slapped a hefty fine of Rs. 25,000 on jaggery manufacturing units, for causing pollution. As per Press Trust of India, the UPPCB conducted a drive on night of March 16 and found 20 jaggery units in Muzzafarnagar, burning plastic wastes. These units were causing pollution to nearby villages, including Khedi, Firozabad, Dhansri and Jatvada, said UPPCB Regional Officer AK Singh. … read-more

The Delhi Government collected a fine of Rs 1,00,15,300 fine from COVID-19 norms violators. The huge fine was collected on January 2, in a total of 5,066 cases including 735 from North Delhi and 647 from Central Delhi. The updated information was confirmed by a bulletin, released by the Delhi Government. In addition, the COVID-19 and Omicron situation is worsening with the highest cases in Delhi. 

The Union Bank of India (UBI) has been imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for not complying with certain provisions of its directions. The directions include RBI (Fraud- Classification, and Reporting by commercial banks and select FIs) Directions 2016 and Guidelines on Sale of Stressed Assets by Banks. The penalty has been imposed as per the Banking Regulation Act 1949.

In Bengaluru, drivers who use headphones or earphones while driving will be fined Rs 1,000 as part of a fundamental shift in the enforcement of the Motor Vehicles Rules. While talking about the drive, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic) B R Ravikanthe Gowda asserted the gadgets that divert attention while driving are restricted but only navigation devices are permitted. He contends if attention diverts, it can be life-threatening.