The Hindu Business Line : Thursday, December 22, 2005

Petroleum regulatory board Bill tabled in RS
A BILL to provide for the setting up of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board, which will regulate the petroleum and natural gas sector and protect the interests of consumers and entities engaged in such activities, was introduced in ... More

Bengal likely to ban use of plastic bags
THE West Bengal Government is considering banning the use of plastic bags throughout the State. The objective is to ensure that such a non-biodegradable product does not pollute the environment. This was announced by the West Bengal Chief ... More

FINANCIAL POLICY

Tax panel wants Rs 1-lakh limit under 80C reviewed every year — Favours indexation of investment limit with inflation
A COMMITTEE of tax experts has urged the Centre to undertake annual review of the Rs 1-lakh investment ceiling set in this year's budget for allowing certain category of tax assessees to avail themselves of income-based deductions for income-tax ... More

E-GOVERNANCE

Tech in taxation
Revenue inspectors checking hand-held computers (Palmtecs) issued to them by the Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BMP) on Wednesday. With these Palmtecs, the BMP hopes to do away with the delay in updating data, feeding the details manually to ... More

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