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Govt floats draft guidelines on IPR policy in academic institutions

New Delhi: A patent right will rest with the academic institution if a student, researcher or faculty member have used its resources and funds for developing a product, according... Read more »

Another booster soon to prop up exports

New Delhi: A reduction in import duty on coloured gems and polished diamonds and extension in tax benefits for new SEZ units beyond March 2020 are among the steps... Read more »

Import-export Code – only two documents required for IEC now

The government has laid out a new procedure for getting online IEC (import-export code), an important number for carrying our export and import.”New Procedure for online IEC application/modification has... Read more »

Commerce ministry approves 50% duty on Malaysian refined palm oil

New Delhi: The Commerce Ministry has recommended increasing customs duty on refined palm oil imported from Malaysia to 50 per cent from 45 per cent to discourage cheap shipments.... Read more »

Cabinet may soon ease FDI norms for contract manufacturing, single-brand retail

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet may soon decide on easing FDI norms for single-brand retailing, contract manufacturing, digital media and other sectors as the government is looking at ways to... Read more »

Govt measures to help promote investments, ease of doing business: FIEO

New Delhi: The measures announced by the government will help in promoting investments, demand and ease of doing business, exporters body FIEO said in Friday. Federation of Indian Export... Read more »

Commerce min to soon come out with new foreign trade policy

New Delhi: The commerce ministry will soon come out with a new foreign trade policy, which provides guideline and incentives for increasing exports, for the next five financial years... Read more »

Kerala exporters demand simple paper work for export sops

Chennai: Exporters from Kerala have asked the government to simplify the paper work for availing export incentives under various export schemes. Schemes like service India export scheme or merchant... Read more »

Most Favoured Nation and India-Pak trade

Most Favoured Nation is a term used by the WTO. All the 164 members have to accord this MFN status to each other. Under this, the member countries would... Read more »

Tamil Nadu working on GST-compliant industrial policy

Chennai: Tamil Nadu is working on a new industrial policy which would be compliant to the current GST taxation system, according to a top state government official. The state... Read more »