Anti-dumping duty on aluminium radiators from China imposed, chargeable per unit and effective for a limited statutory period.
Definitive anti dumping duty has been imposed on Aluminium Radiators, Aluminium Radiator Sub Assemblies and Aluminium Radiator Core (including CKD/SKD) for use in used/on road vehicles and generator sets, originating in or exported from China PR, under tariff item 8708 91 00, following findings of dumping, material injury and causation. The duty, specified per unit in the notification table and payable in Indian currency, excludes radiators for new automobile manufacturing and certain isolated components and is effective for five years, with exchange rate for collection determined by the government notification and bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on clear float glass imports from Iran imposed with differentiated company-specific rates and five-year validity.
Imposition of definitive anti-dumping duty on Clear Float Glass (nominal thickness 4-12mm) originating in or exported from Iran is directed under section 9A and rules 18 and 20 following findings of dumping, material injury, and causation. The notification prescribes differentiated per metric ton duties by specific producers and exporters (including a nil rate for one producer/exporter pairing and specified rates for named and other producers/exporters), denominated in United States Dollar, effective for five years and payable in Indian currency with exchange rate rules tied to the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on cold rolled flat steel imposed against specified foreign producers and exporters, payable per metric ton
Imposes definitive anti dumping duty on cold rolled flat alloy and non alloy steel from China PR, Japan, Korea RP and Ukraine, calculated as the difference between specified table amounts and the landed value where lower, expressed in US dollars per metric ton. The notification lists producer and exporter specific rates and a residual rate, excludes specified steel categories (stainless, certain high speed and silicon electrical steels), provides nil duty for narrowly defined grades, explains landed value and exchange rate treatment, and fixes the duty's multi year operative period subject to revocation or amendment.

Aadhaar mandatory for Atal Pension Yojana: applicants must enroll or authenticate; interim ID accepted; regulator to facilitate enrolment.
An individual eligible under the Atal Pension Yojana must furnish Aadhaar or undergo Aadhaar authentication; those not yet enrolled must apply for Aadhaar and may, until Aadhaar is assigned, present an Aadhaar Enrolment ID slip or specified alternate identity documents verified by a designated officer. The Regulator and intermediaries must provide or facilitate enrolment facilities, publicize the requirement, and enable registration of enrolment requests; the notification is effective on Gazette publication except in Assam, Meghalaya and Jammu and Kashmir.

Deposit insurance requirement relaxed allowing companies to accept deposits without insurance until deposit insurance product availability.
The amendment adds Infrastructure Investment Trusts to the entities listed in rule 2(1)(c)(xviii) and replaces the proviso to rule 5(1) to allow companies to accept deposits without a deposit insurance contract until the earlier of the transitional cut-off or the availability of a deposit insurance product.

Customs notification amendment updates the designated preventive customs proper officer and location, revising the official administrative listing.
Amendment of Notification No. 129/2013-Customs (N.T.) substitutes the earlier designation "the Additional Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), New Custom House, Ballard Estate, Mumbai" with "the Additional/Joint Commissioner of Customs (Preventive), New Custom House, Near Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi," effected under powers conferred by sub-section (1) of sections 4 and 5 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Customs amendment under statutory power replaces the notification Note, updating the principal regulations' publication and amendment reference.
An amendment under statutory power replaces the Note in Notification No. 142/2016-Customs (N.T.) with a Note that restates the origin of the principal regulations and records their publication in the Gazette of India and the most recent amendment history, thereby updating and clarifying the notification's reference to the principal regulations.

Customs amendment expands port authorization to permit unloading of imports and loading of exports at the specified port.
Amendment modifies the table entry for Dhamra Port to permit unloading of imported goods and loading of export goods or any class of such goods, substituting the prior entry and thereby altering the scope of permitted cargo handling under the relevant customs notification.

Aadhaar requirement exempted for individuals without Aadhaar or Enrolment ID, including specified-state residents, non residents, elderly, and non citizens.
The Central Government notifies that the provisions of section 139AA shall not apply to an individual who does not possess the Aadhaar number or the Enrolment ID and is residing in Assam, Jammu and Kashmir or Meghalaya, is a non-resident under the Income-tax Act, is aged eighty years or more during the previous year, or is not a citizen of India.

Anti-dumping duty on hot-rolled flat steel imposed on imports from listed countries for a specified period, addressing dumping and injury
Definitive anti dumping duty is imposed on hot rolled flat products of alloy or non alloy steel from specified countries, with duty rates listed by producer/exporter rows in the Table. The duty is applied as the difference between the amount specified in the Table and the landed value where the landed value is lower, payable in Indian currency and computed using the notified exchange rate on the date of presentation of the bill of entry. Specified product exclusions and a defined duration subject to revocation or amendment are provided.

Customs duty classification for industrial palm stearin amended, introducing distinct tariff entries and exemption for oleochemical manufacture.
The amendment to Notification No.12/2012-Customs inserts two tariff entries for palm stearin (crude, RBD or other) having FFA 20% or more under heading 1511: one entry imposing a basic customs duty for general imports and a separate entry granting nil basic customs duty when imported for the manufacture of oleochemicals; it also omits serial numbers 187A and 187B and is made under section 25(1) of the Customs Act, 1962.

Anti-dumping duty extension on partially oriented yarn from China maintained under Customs Tariff Act, continuing duty applicability.
The Central Government, acting under section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act and rule 23 of the anti-dumping rules, has amended notification No. 22/2012-Customs (ADD) to add a paragraph providing that the anti-dumping duty on Partially Oriented Yarn originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China shall, unless revoked earlier, remain in force up to and inclusive of the stated date.

Publication of commission orders permitted for authoritative reports or press under terms and conditions prescribed by the Commission.
The amendment replaces rule 15 of the 2007 Procedure to permit the Settlement Commission to release orders deemed fit for publication in authoritative reports or the press, subject to terms and conditions the Commission may lay down, and provides that the amended procedure is to be cited by its short title and come into force upon publication in the Official Gazette.

Target Plus Scheme implementation applies to specified export period per judicial decision, amending effective date and rescinding prior notifications.
The DGFT notification implements the Target Plus Scheme consistent with a controlling judicial decision by amending Clause 7 to fix the scheme's operative commencement for exports from 20.02.2006 and by treating two subsequent notifications as rescinded ab-initio, thereby clarifying the scheme's temporal scope and removing conflicting administrative instruments.

PMLA jurisdiction allocated to specified Telangana courts for cases arising from CBI investigations and charge sheets.
Amendment substitutes the Table entry for Telangana to allocate PMLA jurisdiction for cases arising from CBI investigations or charge sheets to specified courts: Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Hyderabad (covering Hyderabad, Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Medak, Warangal, Khammam); Court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge, Cyberabad (covering Cyberabad, Ranga Reddy, Mahabubnagar, Nalgonda); and the Court of Principal Special Judge for trial of CBI cases, Hyderabad.

Special Economic Zone designation enables notified area to operate under SEZ regime and be deemed an Inland Container Depot.
Notification designates 12.15 hectares at Gamanagatti, Dharwad District as a Sector Specific Special Economic Zone for IT/ITES, lists the notified survey numbers and area, and confirms approval for development, operation and maintenance under the Special Economic Zones Act. It constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and a developer representative, and deems the SEZ to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act from the appointed date.

Exchange Rate Determination updates foreign currency-to-rupee conversion rates for import and export valuation, effective early May.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under statutory authority, fixed specified rates of exchange for conversion between listed foreign currencies and Indian rupees for import and export valuation, effective 5 May 2017. Rates are set in two schedules - per unit for major currencies and per 100 units where stated - with separate figures for imported goods and export goods; the notification supersedes the earlier April notification and was later superseded by a May notification.

Exemption of life insurance services under Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana added to service tax notification entries.
Amendment to notification No.25/2012-Service Tax inserts a new item exempting life insurance services under Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana, thereby extending the list of services treated as exempt in the principal notification by textual insertion into the enumerated entries.

Special Economic Zone notification establishes an IT/ITES zone and constitutes an Approval Committee for regulatory oversight.
Central Government notifies a Special Economic Zone for IT/ITES at Outer Ring Road, Rachenahalli Village, Bangalore, identifying the area by survey numbers and confirming prior approval for development, operation and maintenance. The notification establishes an Approval Committee composed of specified ex officio members and nominees, and declares the zone to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under customs law, thereby fixing its regulatory status and customs classification.

Anti-dumping duty on elastomeric filament yarn imposed to counter dumped imports, specific duties assigned by exporter and origin.
Definitive anti-dumping duties are imposed on Elastomeric Filament Yarn (up to 150 deniers, excluding coloured and beam type yarns) from China PR, South Korea, Taiwan and Vietnam, with country-, producer- and exporter-specific duty rates listed in the notification table. Duties are payable in Indian currency for five years from publication, and conversion to Indian currency must use the Government-specified exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry presentation date under the Customs Act.