Tamil Nadu lawmakers request PM to intervene in Sri Lankan Tamil issueSeptember 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A group of lawmakers from Tamil Nadu submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Tuesday requesting him to intervene in the issue of Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka.
Manmohan Singh assures states of support in tackling droughtAugust 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday assured all the State Governments of full support from the Centre to tackle the problem created by inadequate monsoon. Manmohan Singh was discussing the drought like situation in the country with the Chief Secretaries of all the states here.
Manmohan Singh assures states of support in tackling droughtAugust 8th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday assured all the State Governments of full support from the Centre to tackle the problem created by inadequate monsoon. Manmohan Singh was discussing the drought like situation in the country with the Chief Secretaries of all the states here.
UN Rapporteur on Torture urged to intervene against NHRCAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Asian Centre for Human Rights (ACHR) today sought the intervention of the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, Prof. Manfred Nawak against the National Human Rights Commission of India for condoning torture.
Government urged to restrict Chinese equipment importsJuly 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) has urged the government to restrict Chinese power equipment imports as the domestic industry is badly hit by the cheaper availability of Chinese products. In a note submitted to the finance ministry, Assocham said India's power equipment manufacturers lost business worth Rs.2.5 lakh crore ($52 billion) as power producers turned to cheaper Chinese products.
MDMK chief Vaiko wants UN to intervene in Sri LankaJuly 25th, 2009 CHENNAI /COIMBATORE - Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) chief V. Gopalswamy has urged the UN to intervene in Sri Lanka for the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in the island nation.
Centre closely monitoring international oil pricing : DeoraJuly 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Union Petroleum Minister Murli Deora on Thursday said that the Union Government is closely monitoring the oil price in the international market. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Deora stated, the government would take appropriate decisions with regard to the pricing of petroleum products to protect the interests of common citizens especially the weaker sections of society.
Customs duty on LCD TVs slashed to 5 percentJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has reduced the customs duty on liquid crystal display (LCD) television sets from 10 percent to 5 percent, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said here Monday. Presenting the union budget for 2009-10, the minister also said a nominal 5 percent customs duty has been imposed on set-top boxes (STB) as the production of the devices has picked up in the country.
Excise duties for big cars reducedJuly 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government Monday reduced duties on large cars while unveiling the 2009-10 budget proposals. A leading NGO said this would increase air pollution in a big way.
Indian Government may hike petrol price by Rs 2 a litre, diesel by Re 1June 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Unstable international oil rates may force the Government of India to increase petrol price by Rs 2 a litre and diesel by Re 1 per litre, unless excise duty on both the fuels is cut to neutralise the increase. According to reports, state fuel retailers- Indian Oil, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum- incur a loss of Rs 135 crore per day on sale of petrol, diesel, LPG and kerosene.
Anti-dumping duty on Chinese Vitamin C extendedJune 19th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The government has extended the anti-dumping duty on Vitamin-C imported from China for another five years, the Central Board Of Excise and Customs (CBEC) said Friday in a notification. The duty, at the rate of $3.99 per kilogram of the vitamin, was imposed in October 2003 for five years.
IT hardware industry wants relaxed taxation in budgetJune 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Indian IT hardware industry has called for parity in the countervailing duty (CVD) and service tax, levied on IT hardware products, in a pre-budget memorandum submitted to Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. It is strongly recommended that the rate of service tax be aligned to that of the excise duty/CVD to avoid structural anomalies, the Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology (MAIT) said in a statement Wednesday.
Commercial vehicle makers pass on duty cut benefitsFebruary 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after the central government announced 2-percent excise duty cut, some of India's commercial vehicle manufacturers Wednesday slashed prices across their trucks and bus line-ups to pass on the benefit to consumers. 'We are passing on the full benefits of the excise duty reduction,' a spokesman for Ashok Leyland said, adding that this would 'bring prices down on average slightly more than Rs.16,000'.
India cuts excise duty, service tax to spur economyFebruary 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday got the Lok Sabha's nod to cut excise duty and service tax by 2 percent in what is being touted as the third stimulus package to help India Inc tide over the impact of global economic crisis. The duty reductions, seen as costing the exchequer Rs.30,000 crore ($6 billion or Rs.300 million), come over and above the 4 percent cut in central value added tax announced in December, which has now been extended beyond March 31, the foreign minister said.
Chidambaram urges companies to pass on tax cut benefitsFebruary 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday said the 2-percent excise and service tax cuts announced by the government will boost production, and asked companies to pass on the benefits to consumers to 'stimulate demand'.
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