Major News and Events of 01 February 2018

The E-way bill, which is an important part of GST architecture, has come into effect from today. Under this new system, the transporters have to carry a system generated bill in order to move goods from one place to another. This would prevent underreporting and evasion of the taxes. The E-bill will help in introducing uniformity across the states for smooth inter-state movement of goods.

Additional Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told the bench, headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, that India cannot become the refugee capital of the world. The bench was hearing a fresh plea by two Rohingya refugees against the BSF. They claimed BSF was using chilies and stun grenades to prevent them from entering India.