Dumping duty on Chinese batteries under review
New Delhi: The designated anti-dumping authority has initiated a review of the anti-dumping duty imposed on lead acid batteries exported by two Chinese companies.
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Ajit Singh blasts Kelkar report, seeks succour for farmers
New Delhi: Union agriculture minister Ajit Singh has said the idea of taxing agriculture as put forward by the Vijay Kelkar Committee was not practicable and instead there was an urgent need to provide adequate relief to the farmers in the wake of the recent drought.
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ICRA forays into healthcare rating
New Delhi: After corporate governance rating, credit rating agency Icra has forayed into rating of healthcare institutions (primary, secondary and tertiary healthcare providers and teaching hospitals).
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Assocham opposes IATA’s cargo charge revision
New Delhi: The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India has urged the government not to ratify alterations sought by the International Air Transport Association as far as chargeability to customers of air cargo is concerned.
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Decision on GM mustard seeds today
New Delhi: Following BT cotton, genetically modified mustard seeds now await approval for commercial cultivation.
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UN bodies, Thailand to hold e-commerce meet
New Delhi: The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific and the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development are jointly organising a regional conference to explore the option of a coordinated strategy in dealing with the rapid growth of electronic commerce, in close collaboration with the government of Thailand.
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