Centre approves PAN 2.0 project: What’s new, top benefits and all you need to know

The PAN 2.0 Project is for digitizing the taxpayer registration system, upgrading the current system, and making PAN as a common identifier

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced its approval of the PAN 2.0 Project of the Income Tax Department on Monday, November 25, 2024.

The PAN 2.0 Project is an e-Governance project for digitizing the taxpayer registration system (Digital PAN/TAN services).

The government will be spending a total of ₹1,435 crore for the project, according to its official press statement.

The project also aims to upgrade the current PAN/TAN 1.0 eco-system by consolidating the core and non-core PAN/TAN activities as well as the PAN validation service.

The government also aims to enable the use of PAN as a common identifier for all digital systems of specified government agencies.

“PAN card is part of our life which is important for the middle class and small business, it has been highly upgraded and PAN 2.0 has been approved today,” said Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, talking about the details of the Pan 2.0 project. “The existing system will be upgraded and the digital backbone will be brought in a new way.”

He also highlighted that the government aims to focus on the grievance redressal system, to cater to the queries and the needs of citizens.

Top 4 benefits of the PAN 2.0 Project

i) Ease of access and speedy service delivery with improved quality

ii) Single Source of Truth and data consistency

iii) Eco-friendly processes and cost optimization

iv) Security and optimization of infrastructure for greater agility

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International Emmy Awards: Anil Kapoor’s The Night Manager loses to Drops of God
The Night Manager was the only entry from India across 14 categories at the nominations that were announced recently.

The Indian version of The Night Manager, which received a nomination in the drama series category at the 2024 International Emmy Awards, didn’t emerge as the winner. Les Gouttes de Dieu (Drops of God) was announced as the winner in the category. (Also Read | International Emmy Awards full list of winners)

The Night Manager loses at Emmys
Taking to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday, the International Emmy Awards wrote, “The International Emmy® for Drama Series goes to Les Gouttes de Dieu [Drops of God] Produced by Legendary Entertainment / Les Productions Dynamic / 22H22 / Adline Entertainment / France Télévisions / Hulu Japan #iemmyWIN.” It also shared a poster of the show.

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The team of The Night Manager, including Aditya Roy Kapoor and show’s director Sandeep Modi, attended the event. They were dressed in black suits. The Night Manager was the only entry from India across 14 categories at the nominations that were announced recently by the International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (IATAS).
Apart from Drops of God and The Night Manager, The Newsreader – Season 2 (Australia) and Iosi, El Espía Arrepentido – Season 2 [Yosi, the Regretful Spy] (Argentina) were also nominated in the category.

About Drops of God
Drops of God is a French-American-Japanese television series directed by Oded Ruskin. It stars Tomohisa Yamashita and Fleur Geffrier. The series centres on the competition for the inheritance of an estate and its vast wine collection between an heiress and a star student of a well-known oenologist who died. Drops of God premiered in April 2023 on Apple TV+. In 2024, the series was renewed for a second season.

About The Night Manager
The show stars Anil Kapoor, Sobhita Dhulipala, Tillotama Shome, Saswata Chatterjee and Ravi Behl, apart from Aditya. The series is directed by Sandeep and Priyanka Ghose. It is adapted from both — the John le Carre’s novel and the British show, starring Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman.

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BTS’ Jungkook leads K-pop nominations for Billboard Music Awards 2024; Stray Kids, Seventeen and others listed

Jungkook and Stray Kids dominated K-pop nominations for Billboard Music Awards 2024. Winners will be announced on December 12.

BTS’ Jungkook emerged as a maverick leader among K-pop artists nominated for this year’s Billboard Music Awards. With less than a month left for showtime, the official revelation shone a bright light on South Korean contributions to the international music industry.

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards ceremony, slated for December 12, will continue the new tradition established last year with the introduction of four new K-pop-specific categories: Top Global K-pop Artist, Top K-pop Album, Top Global K-pop Song, and Top K-pop Touring Artist. BTS’ Jungkook led the K-pop roster with a total of six nods at the upcoming event, including two mentions across international categories. Stray Kids followed suit with four nominations.

Also read | BTS solos, Ateez, Enhypen break new records on Billboard 200; NewJeans, aespa, Itzy rank on World Albums chart

Here are all the K-pop nominees finalised for the 2024 BBMAs.

2024 Billboard Music Awards: K-pop nominees

1. Top Global K-pop Artist: ENHYPEN, Jungkook (BTS), Jimin (BTS), TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Stray Kids

2. Top Global K-pop Song:
“Who” by Jimin
“Standing Next to You” by Jungkook
“3D (ft Jack Harlow)” by Jungkook
“Magnetic” by ILLIT
“Perfect Night” by LE SSERAFIM

3. Top K-pop Touring Artist: SEVENTEEN, ENHYPEN, TOMORROW X TOGETHER

4. Top K-pop Album
“GOLDEN” by Jungkook
“THE WORLD EP.FIN: WILL” by ATEEZ
“The Name Chapter: FREEFALL” by TOMORROW X TOGETHER
“ROCK-STAR” by Stray Kids
“ATE” by Stray Kids
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Jungkook and Stray Kids nominated in international categories
Additionally, Jungkook’s “Standing Next to You” is up against Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things,” Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy), Post Malone’s “I Had Some Help (ft Morgan Wallen) and Teddy Swims’ “Lose Control” for Top Selling Song. The BTS singer is also nominated alongside Shaboozey, Taylor Swift, Jelly Roll and Teddy Swims in the Top Song Sales Artist category. Meanwhile, Stray Kids is contesting against Coldplay, Linkin Park, blink-182 and Fuerza Regida for the Top Duo/Group trophy.

According to the official release on November 25, “The BBMAs honours the year’s biggest artists, albums, songs, producers and songwriters across multiple genres, as determined by year-end performance metrics on the Billboard charts, the music industry’s ultimate authority and data-driven measure of success.”

The two-hour special, which will be hosted by actress and comedian Michelle Buteau, will air on Thursday, December 12, at 8 p.m. ET. Fans can tune into one of the most anticipated nights in music on FOX, Paramount+, and Amazon’s Fire TV Channels in a “first-of-its-kind multi-distribution broadcast.”

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