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Fact Box: Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) on non-farm products

Commodities Transaction Tax (CTT) on non-farm products from July 1, 2013 As per an announcement made by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), from July 1, 2013, the Commodities...

June 23, 2013

IIFCL launches its maiden Infrastructure Debt Fund scheme

To meet the long-term investment needs of the infrastructure sector, India Infrastructure Finance Company Limited (IIFCL), a Government Of India company has launched its first Infrastructure Debt Funds (IDFs) which will try to...

June 23, 2013

Fact Box: India far behind in cyber security compared to US and China

Despite being world-known as an Information Technology superpower, India, lags far behind when it comes to official cyber security workforce which comprises a mere 556 experts deployed in...

June 23, 2013

Amol Rajan: U.K.’s first non-white editor

Amol Rajan, a Kolkata-born journalist, has created history by becoming the first non-white editor of a British national newspaper, The Independent. This is for the first time in the history of Fleet Street which has been...

June 23, 2013

TRAI to suggest ways for corporate control of media

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) will recommend the setting up of an ‘institutional buffer between corporate owners and newspaper management’ to the government. TRAI, which is also the regulator...

June 22, 2013

U.S. announces stimulus withdrawal, Rupee and Sensex plummet

In an announcement which created waves in global stock markets, U.S. Federal Reserve Chief Ben Bernanke announced a gradual withdrawal of the extraordinary monetary stimulus programme, which ensured very low...

June 22, 2013

NSSO released data on household consumer expenditure

As per the latest data on household consumer expenditure for 2011-12 released by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO), families (both urban and rural) are spending more than half...

June 21, 2013

Mechanism for coal supply to power producers approved by CCEA

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved the following mechanism for supply of coal to power producers: Coal India Ltd. (CIL) to sign Fuel Supply Agreements...

June 21, 2013

Military engineers develop ‘Smart Mine Field’ Application to detect friendly mines

Engineers from the Military College of Electronics and Mechanical Engineering (MCEME) have developed a ‘Smart Mine Field’ application which will pinpoint the location of friendly mines, whose position might have...

June 21, 2013

Afghanistan suspends talks with the U.S.

The Afghanistan government which is feeling let down by the US over the opening of the Taliban office in Qatar capital Doha, has indicated to the Americans that...

June 21, 2013

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