Tax-free Railway Bonds permitted with tranche-based interest, subject to mandatory registration of each bondholder.
Authorisation under section 10(15)(iv)(h) permits issuance of tax-free secured, redeemable, non-convertible Railway Bonds in tranches with interest varying by size and tenor, subject to aggregate issuance limits; the interest exemption is admissible only if each holder registers their name and holding with the issuer.

Appointment of Value Added Tax Officers to assist the Commissioner under delegated statutory authority on assumption of charge.
Two named officers are appointed as Value Added Tax Officers to assist the Commissioner in administering the Value Added Tax regime, their appointments to take effect from the date of assumption of charge, made pursuant to the statute and its rules by official finance department notification.

Appointment of VAT inspector: officer designated to assist the Commissioner in administration of the Value Added Tax Act.
The Lt. Governor, exercising the authority under Section 66(2)(a) of the Delhi Value Added Tax Act read with rule 47 of the Rules, appoints Arun Kumar Sharma as Value Added Tax Inspector to assist the Commissioner in administration of the Act, effective from date of assumption of charge, by notification of the Finance (T&E) Department.

Fixation of tariff values: notification replaces the customs schedule assigning tariff values for specified imported commodities.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No. 36/2001 Cus.(N.T.) with a new schedule of import tariff values per metric tonne for specified commodities including palm oils, palmoleins, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, noting some entries remain unchanged, as an administrative update under authority of the Customs Act.

Anti-dumping duty rescission: prior customs notification withdrawn while preserving pre-rescission acts and omissions.
The Central Government, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the anti-dumping rules, rescinds a prior customs notification relating to anti-dumping duty, with an explicit savings provision preserving acts done or omissions made before the rescission; the notification is issued by the Department of Revenue for publication in the Gazette.

Anti-dumping duty on carbon black imports imposed with country-, producer- and exporter-specific rates and conversion rules.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Carbon Black used in rubber applications from Australia, China PR, Russia and Thailand following final findings of dumping and material injury; definitive, country-, producer- and exporter-specific duty rates are prescribed in a table under tariff subheading 28030010, with exclusions for Thermal Black and semiconductive grades, a five-year levy period from the provisional imposition date, payment in Indian currency, and exchange-rate determination rules tied to the Customs Act and bill of entry date.

Scientific research approval: conditions require exclusive use of donations, audited accounts, and certified donation statements.
Approval is granted to M/s Sunder Lal Jain Charitable Eye Hospital as an other institution partly engaged in research, subject to conditions: research funds must be used for scientific research; research must be carried out by faculty or enrolled students; separate books of account for research funds must be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report filed by the return due date; and a separate auditor-certified statement of donations and amounts applied to research must accompany the audit report. Approval may be withdrawn for failures relating to accounts, reports, donation statements, genuine research activity, or regulatory non-conformity.

Scientific research expenditure approval: institution's eligibility conditioned on research use, separate accounts, audited reports and donor statements.
Approval under Section 35(1)(iii) is accorded to The Indian Law Institute as an 'other Institution' partly engaged in research, on condition that sums received are used for social science research conducted by faculty or enrolled students, separate books of account for research receipts and expenditure are maintained and audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report furnished with the income-tax return, and a separately certified statement of donations and amounts applied to research is maintained and submitted. Approval may be withdrawn for non-compliance with these requirements or cessation of genuine research activity.

Scientific research approval under section 35 permits donations for research subject to separate accounting, audited reports, and compliance.
Approval under section 35(1)(ii) is accorded to M/s. School of Human Genetics and Population Health, Kolkata, from assessment year 2008-2009 as an approved research institution, subject to conditions that sums received be used for scientific research conducted by faculty or enrolled students, maintenance of separate books and a separate statement of donations and applications, audit of those books by a defined accountant, and furnishing the auditor's report and certified statement to the tax authorities by the return due date.

Exchange rate determination under customs law set for currency conversion affecting import and export valuation.
Determines the rate of exchange for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees and vice versa for customs valuation of imported and exported goods, effective 1 February 2010, under section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, superseding the earlier notification and prescribing separate import and export rates in Schedule I and Schedule II.

Toy import safety certification required: conformity to recognised standards and independent lab accreditation for consignments.
Importation of toys under the relevant ITC (HS) headings is free but requires a certificate of conformity to recognised safety standards (ASTM F963, ISO 8124 Parts I-III, IS 9873 Parts I-III, or EN 71) and a manufacturer's Certificate of Conformance evidencing representative sample testing by an independent laboratory accredited under ILAC MRA and linking the consignment to the stated period of manufacture.

De-notification of Special Economic Zone: government rescinds SEZ status after developer approval, preserving prior acts.
The Central Government rescinds the earlier notification that had designated a 108.49 hectare area at Kondakal and Bhulkapur as a Sector Specific Special Economic Zone for services, following the developer's proposal and grant of approval for de-notification; the rescission is exercised under the statutory powers and preserves actions or omissions done prior to rescission.

Export controls for animal by-products require consignment-wise shipment and health certifications for EU-bound shipments.
Amendments permit exports of specified animal by-products and related preparations to the EU subject to consignment-wise Shipment Clearance Certificates issued by CAPEXIL (detailing exporter, plant, IEC, plant approval, product, quantity, invoice, port and destination) and post-shipment Production Process and/or Health Certificates to buyers. For items intended for human consumption or as required by EU rules, the health certificate is to be issued jointly by CAPEXIL and the Regional Animal Quarantine Officer.

Rescission of SEZ notification under Section 11 withdraws prior directorial designation for Software Technology Parks.
The Central Government, exercising powers under sub section (1) of Section 11 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, rescinds Notification S.O. 78(E) dated 13th January, 2010, thereby withdrawing the prior designation of Directors associated with the Software Technology Parks regime created by that notification.

Common Adjudicating Authority assignment transfers adjudication jurisdiction to a designated Commissioner for show cause proceedings under statutory delegation.
The Board, exercising delegated notification authority under the Customs legislative framework, assigns a Show Cause Notice issued by the investigative wing to the Commissioner of Customs (Adjudication) for formal adjudication, transferring adjudicatory jurisdiction to the designated adjudicating office and directing administrative circulation of the assignment to concerned offices for necessary action.

Common Adjudicating Authority appointment assigns a Customs show cause notice to the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication).
The Board assigns the Show Cause Notice issued by the Additional Director General, DRI, Delhi Zonal Unit in the matter of M/s Regular Exports and others to the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication)-I, New Customs House, New Delhi, designating that officer as the proper adjudicating authority for the referenced Customs adjudication under powers conferred by Notifications issued under the Customs Act.

Presidential Appreciation Certificates confer recognition for life risk meritorious acts and specially distinguished departmental service under government awards scheme.
Presidential Appreciation Certificates are conferred for exceptionally meritorious service at the risk of life and for specially distinguished record of service; one officer is named for the life risk category and multiple officers across Customs, Central Excise, revenue intelligence and enforcement agencies are named for the specially distinguished category, with awards made under the governing awards scheme for those services.

Determination of Origin rules redefined to specify "party" and add listed ASEAN members, clarifying scope under the PTA.
Amendment to the Customs Tariff Rules substitutes rule 2(j) to define "party" as India or an ASEAN Member State specified in a newly inserted Annexure-IV, and inserts Annexure-IV listing Malaysia, The Republic of Singapore, and The Kingdom of Thailand, thereby clarifying which ASEAN states are included for purposes of Determination of Origin under the Preferential Trade Agreement rules.

Customs exemption for sports goods and anti-doping equipment hinges on authorised importer certification and licensing conditions.
Amendment expands customs exemption for sports goods and equipment, limiting eligibility to imports by the Sports Authority of India/State Authorities, National Sports Federations, or Services Sports Control Board for championships, competitions or training, subject to certificate verification. It inserts numerous sport-specific items into the exempt list, makes arms and ammunition imports subject to DGFT licensing and Home Affairs approval, and adds a new exemption for anti-doping and dope-testing equipment, chemicals and standards imported by the National Dope Testing Laboratory, requiring a Director-level certificate at clearance confirming necessity and importer particulars.

De-notification of Special Economic Zone reverses SEZ status for Raheja Infocity-II under statutory rescission, subject to prior acts.
The Central Government rescinds the earlier notification declaring the 13.07 hectare sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology at Raheja Infocity-II, following the developer's proposal and grant of letter of approval for de-notification, in exercise of its rescission powers under the enabling provision and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006; the rescission does not affect acts done or omitted before such rescission.