Special Economic Zone designation enables inland container depot status and establishes approval committee for IT/ITES zone.
Notification establishes a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and IT enabled services at Plot TZ-09, Greater Noida (10 hectares), noting prior approval for development, operation and maintenance. It constitutionally creates an Approval Committee comprising specified ex officio central and state representatives and a developer invitee, and appoints the notified date as the date from which the SEZ is deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional Gurgaon land included for information technology and IT enabled services under SEZ rules.
The Central Government notifies the inclusion of an additional land parcel totaling 3.2829 hectares at Village Ghamroj, Tehsil Sohna, Gurgaon, to be included as part of the sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services. The notification lists the specific survey and plot numbers with their areas and is issued under the powers conferred by the Special Economic Zones Act and the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006.

TDS rate for unregistered contractors adjusted, and High Court empowered to condone delayed appeals for sufficient cause.
The Amendment Act updates the Delhi VAT framework and commences by government notification, substitutes a numeric reference in an allocation clause, adds provisos fixing Tax Deduction at Source where contractors and sub-contractors are not registered under the Act, and authorises the High Court to admit appeals filed after the sixty-day period if sufficient cause for delay is shown.

Renewal of recognition granted to exchange subject to mandatory SEBI regulatory compliance before commencing securities trading.
Renewal of recognition was granted to Vadodara Stock Exchange Limited under the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act for the period commencing 4 January 2011 and ending 3 January 2012, subject to conditions; the Exchange may commence trading in securities only after complying with all regulatory requirements imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

Customs tariff substitution: new table sets excess duty rates for imports from Republic of Korea, altering prior notification.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No.152/2009-Customs with a new Table setting the rates of customs duty applicable to goods imported from the Republic of Korea, listing each tariff classification with the applicable excess duty rate and thereby redefining duty treatment by specific tariff lines.

Tariff exemption rate reduced for crude petroleum imports from Brunei, lowering ad valorem duty and effective from January start.
Amends the customs exemption for crude petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals imported from Brunei Darussalam by substituting the preamble figure, signs and words "3% ad valorem" with "2% ad valorem"; made under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and effective from 1 January 2011.

Preferential tariff exemption: amended schedule sets prescribed reduced customs duty rates for specified imported goods under PTA.
Substitutes the Table in Notification No.153/2009 Customs with a comprehensive schedule listing tariff classifications and the prescribed customs duty rates applicable to goods imported from Appendix I countries under the Preferential Trade Agreement, thereby limiting exemption to the extent duties exceed those prescribed rates for qualifying imports; comes into force on 1 January 2011 and is accompanied by a corrigendum.

Customs tariff amendment establishes a uniform duty rate for specified items, effective from the start of the year.
Substitutes the entries in column (4) of the TABLE against serial numbers 1 to 248 in Notification No.68/2006 Customs with 7%, creating a uniform duty specification for the listed items, and gives effect from the first day of January, 2011 as a further amendment published in the Gazette.

Customs duty schedule amended under SAFTA: revised itemised rates for Appendix I imports, Appendix II imports remain nil.
Amendment substitutes the Table in Notification No.67/2006-Customs with a new Table specifying customs duty rates by chapter, heading and tariff item. The Table differentiates rates for imports from APPENDIX I (specified ad valorem or specific rates) and APPENDIX II (nil), includes item-specific exceptions, definitions (e.g., "Crude palm oil"), and differential treatment for goods by form or processing. The amendment is issued under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962 and takes effect from 1 January 2011.

Customs appointment for baggage operations expands to include Madurai enabling unloading and loading of baggage under existing notification.
Amendment to Notification No. 61/1994-Customs (N.T.) adds "Madurai (d)" under the Table for Tamil Nadu, authorising the unloading of baggage and the loading of baggage at that designated location, effective January 1, 2011, under the powers of section 7(1)(a) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Tariff value fixation for specified imports updated, substituting the tariff table to set US$ per tonne values.
The Board, under sub section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, amends Notification No. 36/2001 Cus (N.T.) by substituting the Table fixing tariff values (US$ per metric tonne) for specified imports. The new Table lists tariff values for crude palm oil, RBD palm oil, palmolein variants, crude soyabean oil, brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, noting certain oil entries as unchanged and specifying values for brass scrap and poppy seeds.

Section 35AC eligibility extended for tribal upliftment project, enabling continued tax-deduction support with increased approved project cost.
The Central Government specifies the "Upliftment of S.T. through educational and vocational training" project by Chil Chil Asian Mission Society as an eligible project under the Explanation to Section 35AC for a further three financial years commencing with 2010-11, following a committee recommendation that the scheme is being executed properly and is likely to extend beyond its initial period. The notification also amends the earlier designation to increase the maximum project cost permitted for deduction under the scheme, substituting the previously approved cost with a higher approved cost.

Section 35AC extension: Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust designated eligible for a further three year project period.
The Central Government, under the Explanation to Section 35AC and following the National Committee's recommendation, specified the scheme "Sri Venkateswara Pranadana Trust" as an eligible project for a further three financial years commencing 2010-2011; the project is to be carried out by the Trust without any change in the approved project cost.

Section 35AC deduction increased for notified hospital project, allowing higher allowable project cost for eligibility.
Amendment under Section 35AC substitutes a higher maximum project cost for the notified charitable hospital expansion by Shri Jalaram Arogya Sewa Trust, following the National Committee's recommendation, thereby altering the cap on cost eligible for deduction under the prior notification.

Eligible project specification extended for Basavanagudi aquatic centre under tax provision, preserving approved project cost.
The Central Government, on recommendation of the National Committee and pursuant to the Explanation to Section 35AC and rule 11M of the Income-tax Rules, has specified the Basavanagudi Aquatic Centre swimming pool complex and associated facilities as an eligible project for a further three-year period commencing from the financial year 2010-2011, noting proper execution, likely project duration beyond fifteen years, and preserving the previously approved project cost of Rs. 100.30 lakhs.

Tax deduction eligibility under Section 35AC extended for Jivan Jyot Charitable Trust's medical and welfare scheme for further period.
Specification under Section 35AC renews Jivan Jyot Charitable Trust's eligibility for tax-deduction treatment for its medical assistance, education and foodgrain distribution project for a further three-year period, without change to the approved aggregate cost or corpus fund, following recommendation by the National Committee and pursuant to the Income-tax Rules.

Section 35AC specifies enhancement of approved project cost for a polio hospital scheme following national committee recommendation.
Under Section 35AC, the Central Government specifies the "Equipments and Running of Polio Hospital at Ahmedabad, Gujarat" as an eligible project and amends the earlier notification to substitute the previously approved maximum allowable project cost with an enhanced figure following a recommendation of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare and noting that the project extends beyond fifteen years.

Extension of Section 35AC notification granted for eligible hospital project, permitting continued tax-deductible donations under government approval
Central Government notifies the continuation of the construction of a 76-bed multi-speciality hospital by Lakulish International Fellowship's Enlightment (Life) Mission as an eligible project under the Income-tax Act for a further three-year period beginning with financial year 2010-11, exercising powers under the provision that permits such notifications and confirming no change in the approved project cost of Rs. 260.63 lakh.

Section 35AC deduction limit increased for specified hospital project, allowing higher eligible project cost and corpus fund.
Central Government notification under Section 35AC increases the maximum project cost eligible for deduction and the corpus fund component for the "Hospital Project" carried out by Sevasangh Sarvajanik Hospital Trust, Modasa, Sabarkantha, by substituting the earlier cost and corpus ceiling in the prior notification with higher figures following a recommendation of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare.

Section 35AC eligibility extended for construction of a general hospital at Talab Tillo Road; no certificate for the lapsed initial year.
Central Government, invoking sub section (1) read with clause (b) of the Explanation to Section 35AC, specifies the construction of an 80 bedded general hospital with equipment and furniture at Talab Tillo Road, Jammu by BEE ENN Charitable Trust as an eligible project for a further three year period commencing from financial year 2009 10 to 2011 12 without change in the approved cost of Rs. 238.88 lakhs, and directs that no certificate under Section 35AC can be issued for the lapsed initial year.