INDUSTRY & ECONOMY
SOCIAL SECURITY
European pensioners reap benefits as Sensex shines
Funds from The Netherlands, Norway, Denmark deliver the goods
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ANTI-DUMPING
US cuts dumping duty on Indian shrimp imports
Kochi, Sept. 8 With the US Department of Commerce slashing the anti-dumping duty on shrimp imports from India from 10.54 to 7.22 per cent, crores of rupees will flow back to the 47 exporters who were party to the case. Duties for their future ...
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EU to terminate dumping duty on Chinese energy-saving bulb
Member-countries given one month to consider proposal
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ENGINEERING
Opportunities beckon material handling equipment market
Driven by thrust on infrastructure development
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FOREIGN TRADE
CII, Mexican biz council ink pact
The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the Mexican Business Council for Foreign Trade, Investment and Technology on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to increase mutual trade, technical and industrial co-operation ...
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POWER
Rlys, NTPC finalising draft for Nabinagar plant
New Delhi, Sept. 8 Indian Railways and NTPC are in the process of finalising the draft memorandum of understanding for setting up the 1000-MW power plant at Nabinagar for which the joint venture would build a 215-km rail-link from Nabinagar ...
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STEEL
SAIL-Posco working group formed
Kolkata, Sept. 8 A joint working group comprising four members each from SAIL and Posco of Korea has been formed to look into the broad co-operation agreement entered into between the public sector steel giant and the Korean steel ...
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TAXATION
‘Changes in IT Law not comprehensive’
New Delhi, Sept. 8 A Parliamentary Standing Committee has expressed disappointment over the Government not choosing to bring a new exclusive Bill to make IT Law comprehensive, but attempting a ‘short cut route’ making certain ...
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INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
ESC calls for extension of tax holiday benefits
New Delhi, Sept. 8 The Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC) has urged the Government to extend the tax holiday under Section 10A and 10 B of the Income-Tax Law beyond early 2009, which is when the sunset clause for ...
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SOCIAL WELFARE
‘Sanction loans under IAY scheme’
The Union Finance Minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, has ordered banks to sanction loans to the beneficiaries of the Indira Awaj Yojana (IAY) scheme in the district. Addressing media after reviewing the ongoing schemes at the ‘Vigilance and ...
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RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Branchless banking – reaching out to remote villages
Corporation Bank puts ‘Business Correspondents’ on the job
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EXPORTS & IMPORTS
Russia lifts ban on Indian sesame seeds, groundnuts
Mumbai, Sept. 8 Indian traders can once again start exporting sesame seeds and groundnuts to Russia. The ban implemented by Russia on imports of Indian sesame seeds and groundnuts has been temporarily lifted with effect from September ...
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