Provisional anti-dumping duty on PVC paste resin imports; country- and producer-specific rates applied until expiry and payable in domestic currency.
Provisional anti-dumping duties are imposed on Poly Vinyl Chloride Paste Resin (subheading 3904 22 10) originating in or exported from specified countries, with country-, exporter- and producer-specific rates per metric tonne set out in the notification table. Duties apply to exports via third countries and to specific named producers/exporters where indicated. The duties are effective until the stated expiry and are payable in Indian currency, with the applicable exchange rate determined by Government of India notifications under the Customs Act and referenced to the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on viscose staple fibre imposed, varying rates by origin and producer, payable in Indian currency.
Definitive anti dumping duty is imposed on Viscose Staple Fibre excluding bamboo fibre from China and Indonesia, with specified per kilogram rates in US Dollars tied to origin, export country, and particular producers/exporters as set out in a table. The duty is leviable for five years from notification, payable in Indian currency, and conversion uses the exchange rate prescribed under the Customs Act with the relevant date being the bill of entry presentation.

Electronic filing deadline extended for quarterly VAT returns; e-returns and corresponding hard copies must be submitted as directed.
The Commissioner (Trade & Taxes), invoking Rule 49A read with Rule 27(5) of the Delhi Value Added Tax Rules, extended deadlines for quarterly dealers for the quarter ending June 2010: electronic filing of returns by 28th July, 2010 and submission of the hard copy by 30th July, 2010, specifying the form and timing for VAT compliance.

Regulatory amendment to Company Secretaries Regulations expands governance, fee and disciplinary procedures and election and financial controls.
The amendments revise fees and concessions for membership and certificates of practice; set cancellation and restoration rules for certificates and membership; insert a specified investigation and inquiry procedure with a filing fee for complaints received on or after the stated date; restructure governance by defining Standing Committees and their functions, especially Executive and Finance Committees; mandate budget preparation, auditor roles, comparison of actuals with budget and reporting; amend Regional Council election, representation and tenure rules; and specify professional membership and qualification criteria for Schedule purposes.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional land included in Free Trade and Warehousing Zone under SEZ Act notification.
The Central Government, under the second proviso to sub-section (1) of Section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and Rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, 2006, notifies inclusion of 0.890 hectares into the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for Free Trade and Warehousing Zone at Village Sai, Panvel, Raiged, Maharashtra proposed by M/s. Arshiya International Limited, thereby making the total notified SEZ area 53.635 hectares and specifying the survey numbers and hectare allocations.

Industrial Park notification certifies eligibility and conditions for tax benefits, contingent on specified infrastructure, unit occupancy and compliance.
Notification under Section 80-IA designates M/s. Krishna Developers Private Limited's Corporate Centre IT Park, Andheri (E), Mumbai, as an industrial park for tax purposes, subject to annexed conditions. The annexure sets out location, area, industrial activities, land allocation (ninety percent industrial, ten percent commercial), minimum unit count, commencement date, investment particulars, and conditions requiring specified minimum infrastructure expenditure, statutory approvals, occupancy thresholds for tax benefits, continued operation by the developer, procedures for transfer, and grounds for invalidation or withdrawal of approval.

Research expenditure approval under section 35 conditions donor payments on audit, separate accounts, and certified donation statements.
Approval is granted to Forum for National Security Studies as an Other Institution under clause (ii) of sub section (1) of section 35 read with Rules 5C and 5E, subject to conditions: sums received must be used for scientific research; research must be carried out by faculty or enrolled students; separate books for research receipts and expenditures must be maintained and audited by a qualifying accountant, with the audit report and a certified statement of donations and amounts applied for research furnished to the tax authorities by the income tax return due date.

Exemption amendment: substitution of Indian Oil Corporation Limited with any public sector oil company for specified excise exemptions.
The Government amends Notification No.64/95-Central Excise by replacing the words "Indian Oil Corporation Limited" with "any public sector oil company" in paras (a) and (b) of S.No.3A, column (3), and by substituting "such public sector oil company" for "Indian Oil Corporation Limited" in the proviso, thereby broadening the class of oil companies covered by the exemption for goods supplied for defence and other specified purposes.

Section 35AC eligible project specified for free medical aid extended for a further period following favorable committee recommendation.
Under Section 35AC, the Central Government specifies the free medical aid scheme by Gujarat Sarvar Mandal in Ahmedabad as an eligible project for a further period beginning with financial year 2010-11, following the National Committee's recommendation and without change to the approved estimated cost.

Eligible project designation expanded: increased sanctioned project cost and allocation enable larger Income-tax Act deduction.
The Central Government specifies the expansion of Jindal Pre University College to Jindal Rural College as an eligible project and, on recommendation of the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare, amends the original notification to increase the maximum project cost allowable for deduction and to set out its allocation between non-recurring expenditure, recurring expenditure and a corpus fund.

Section 35AC eligibility extended for a notified educational project following committee recommendation and statutory authority.
The Central Government extends tax-incentive eligibility under Section 35AC for Smt. Lad Devi Sharma Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya, executed by Shree Munikul Brahmcharya Ashram Ved Sansthan, Barundani, Rajasthan, for a further three financial years commencing with 2010-11, following a satisfactory recommendation by the National Committee. The extension is granted without any change to the approved project cost, under the powers conferred by the Income-tax Act and applicable rules.

Eligible project expansion under section 35AC broadens deductible project scope and increases allowable project cost for medical outreach.
The Central Government amends the earlier notification to expand the Ishwar Eye Institute project scope to include expansion of outreach programmes, expansion of hospital building and purchase of medical equipment, and to increase the maximum project cost eligible for deduction, following the national committee's recommendation confirming proper execution and proposing enhancement of sanctioned project cost.

Eligibility under Section 35AC extended for ANKUR Special School; amended notification increases allowable project cost ceiling.
The Central Government, acting on the National Committee's recommendation, extends designation of the "ANKUR" Special School scheme as an eligible project under the tax provision for a further three financial years beginning 2010 11, and amends the earlier notification to increase the maximum project cost allowable for deduction, expressly including a corpus fund in the revised cost ceiling.

Section 35AC eligibility extension for Childline India Foundation: scheme specified for a further three-year period covering consecutive fiscal years.
The Central Government, invoking powers under Section 35AC, specifies the Childline India Foundation scheme at the Mumbai address as an eligible project for a further three-year period beginning with financial year 2010-11, following a recommendation by the National Committee that the project is being executed properly, and does so without any change in the previously approved project cost.

Tax deduction eligibility extended for a rural leprosy and tuberculosis centre following committee recommendation and approval.
The Central Government specifies the 30 bed Swami Vivekananda Integrated Rural Centre for elimination of leprosy and tuberculosis at Pavaguda Taluk, Tumkur, carried out by Sri Ramakrishna Sevashram, as an eligible project for tax deduction purposes for a further three years commencing 2010 11, following a committee recommendation and without any change to the approved project cost.

Eligible project extension under tax incentive provision preserves notified health facility's eligibility and approved cost for three years.
The Central Government specifies continuation of eligibility for the Health Foundation & Research Centre's up gradation and additional health care facility project, including a free ward and free services, as an eligible project under the income tax incentive framework for a further three financial years commencing with 2010 11, on the recommendation of the National Committee and without any change to the previously approved project cost.

Section 35AC eligibility extended for World Memorial Fund TB mobile teams, authorising three-year continuation under notification
The Central Government specifies the World Memorial Fund T.B. Project - four mobile teams in Sikkim, Himachal Pradesh, Surat and Delhi executed by The Memorial Fund for Disaster Relief India - as an eligible project under Section 35AC without any change in the approved cost, following the National Committee's recommendation that the project is being properly executed, and authorises a further three-year extension commencing with the financial year 2010-11.

Tax incentive for social welfare projects extended for the midday meal scheme, preserving the approved project cost and eligibility.
The Central Government specified the "Mid day meal project for district Fandabad, Haryana" as an eligible project under Section 35AC, carried out by a nonprofit food-relief foundation, and extended the project's eligible period for a further set of financial years commencing with the stated fiscal year, without any change to the previously approved project cost, following recommendation by the National Committee for Promotion of Social and Economic Welfare.

Project eligibility under Section 35AC extended for Mid Day Meal scheme by Iskcon, preserving tax-relief status for donors.
The Central Government, relying on the National Committee's recommendation and powers under the Explanation to section 35AC, specifies continuation of the Mid Day Meal project for Uttar Pradesh by Iskcon Food Relief Foundation as an eligible project for tax-relief purposes for a further three financial years commencing 2010-11, with no change in the approved project cost.

Section 35AC eligible project extension for healthcare services permitting continued tax-deductible donations to the Karuna Trust scheme.
Notification under the Explanation to section 35AC extends Karuna Trust's Gujarat healthcare scheme-eye operations, polio camps, oxygen cylinder service and ambulance service-as an eligible project for three further financial years commencing 2010-11, based on the National Committee's recommendation, with no change to the approved project cost.