Research approval requires dedicated audited accounts and certified donation statements as conditions for tax-related recognition.
Approval is granted to The CHILDS Trust Medical Research Foundation, Chennai as an approved research institution subject to conditions requiring that contributions be used for scientific research conducted by faculty or enrolled students, that separate books of account for research receipts and expenditures be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant, and that an auditor-certified statement of donations and amounts applied to research be furnished to the tax authority; approval may be withdrawn for failure to maintain accounts, to furnish required audit documentation or certified statements, cessation or non-genuineness of research activities, or non-compliance with applicable tax rules.

Tax-exempt approval for charitable institution subject to conditions on income application, permitted investments, business neutrality, returns, dissolution, and anonymous donations.
Approval under section 10(23C)(vi) is granted to Marudhar Mahila Sikahan Sangh for specified assessment years subject to conditions: exclusive application or accumulation of income for stated objects; investment only in forms permitted under section 11(5) except certain in-kind voluntary contributions; business income excluded unless incidental and separately accounted; regular filing of returns; transfer of surplus on dissolution to a like charitable organization; and exclusion of anonymous donations under the applicable proviso and section 115BBC.

Charitable tax exemption approval under specified provision subject to investment, business, reporting and dissolution conditions.
Approval under section 10(23C)(v) grants tax-exempt status to the institution subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated exclusively for charitable objects; investments are restricted to modes specified in section 11(5) (excluding deposits outside those modes except voluntary contributions held in kind); business income is excluded unless incidental with separate books; regular income-tax return filing is required; on dissolution surplus assets must go to a similar charity; anonymous donations are excluded under the applicable proviso.

Certification requirement for ductile iron pressure pipes: manufacture, sale and distribution barred unless Standard Mark licence obtained and compliance ensured.
The Order requires Ductile Iron Pressure Pipes and Fittings to conform to the specified Indian Standards and to bear the Bureau of Indian Standards Standard Mark; manufacture, storage for sale, sale or distribution of non conforming or unmarked items is prohibited. Manufacturers must obtain a licence from the Bureau to use the Standard Mark before commencing regular production and must apply within the prescribed timeframe. Enforcement measures include information and sample requisition, inspection of records and premises, search and seizure under criminal procedure provisions, laboratory testing of samples, directions to manufacturers and dealers, and mandated disposal of substandard goods.

Scientific research association approval requires audit, donation reporting and genuine research compliance to retain tax recognition.
Approval is granted to Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science, Pune as a scientific research association under section 35(1)(ii), conditional on a sole research objective, carrying out research itself, maintaining books of account audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report furnished by the due date, and maintaining an auditor-certified statement of donations received and amounts applied to scientific research.

Scientific research association approval under section 35(1)(ii) requires dedicated research and audited accounts; noncompliance risks withdrawal.
Vision Research Foundation, Chennai, is approved as an approved scientific research association under clause (ii) of sub section (1) of section 35, subject to conditions: sole objective of scientific research; conduct research activity itself; maintain books of account and obtain an audit by a defined accountant and furnish the audit report by the return due date; maintain and furnish an auditor certified statement of donations received and amounts applied to scientific research. The Central Government may withdraw approval for failure to comply with these requirements or if research activities cease or are not genuine.

Research association approval enables tax recognition subject to audit requirements and donation disclosure obligations for scientific research.
Approval is granted to Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, as a scientific research association effective from 1 April 2008, subject to conditions: sole objective of scientific research; carrying out research itself; maintaining books of account with audit by a defined accountant and furnishing the audit report by the return due date; and maintaining a separately certified statement of donations received and amounts applied for scientific research to accompany the audit report. Approval may be withdrawn for failures in accounting, audit, donation reporting, cessation or lack of genuine research activity, or non compliance with the statutory provisions and rules.

Research approval under section 35(1)(ii): compliance with audit, accounting and use-of-funds conditions required or approval may be withdrawn.
Approval is granted to National Horticulture Research and Development Foundation, Nasik as an approval under section 35(1)(ii) for tax purposes as an 'other Institution' partly engaged in research from 1 4 2008, subject to conditions: sums must be used for scientific research; research conducted by faculty or enrolled students; separate books of account for research receipts must be maintained and audited with the audit report furnished by the income tax 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 specified noncompliance.

Approval under Section 10(23C)(vi) recognises an educational society for tax exemption, subject to statutory compliance.
Approval is granted to Mahatma Jyotiba Fule Vidhyapeeth Samiti, Chomu, District- Jaipur, under Section 10(23C)(vi) of the Income tax Act, 1961, read with Rule 2CA of the Income tax Rules, 1962, for the assessment year 2009-10 and onwards, subject to the society's conformity with and compliance to the provisions of that sub clause and Rule 2CA as a condition of the approval.

Approval under section 10(23C)(vi) corrected to apply from assessment year 2001-02 onwards.
Approval of Sahitya Sadawart Samiti Jaipur under section 10(23C)(vi), read with Rule 2CA, is corrected by corrigendum: the assessment-year entry is to read assessment year 2001-02 and onwards, replacing the prior listing of three specific assessment years, as recorded by the Chief Commissioner of Income-tax.

Staffing and pay structure revised for the office of the Director General: amends sanctioned posts, pay bands and grade pay.
The amendment substitutes the Schedule governing sanctioned posts in the office of the Director General, specifying each post's number, pay band and grade pay for senior professionals and support staff, omits a clause in rule 2(1), and includes a flexibility provision allowing the Competent Authority to select between two grade pay levels for the Director General post; the Rules take effect on publication in the Official Gazette.

Administrative appointment under Delhi VAT Act: officer designated to assist the Commissioner in VAT administration, appointed by Lt Governor
Exercising powers under the Delhi Value Added Tax Act and its rules, the Lt. Governor has appointed Sh. K.K. Jindal to a senior VAT administration post to assist the Commissioner of Value Added Tax with immediate effect.

Tax exemption approval under section 10(23C)(vi) granted subject to compliance, investment, reporting and dissolution conditions.
Approval is accorded to BAL VIDYA PRASARAK MANDAL, Nashik, for the purpose of section 10(23C)(vi) from A.Y.2009-10, subject to conditions: apply income wholly to charitable objects; invest only in forms permitted by section 11(5); business income excluded unless incidental with separate books; file returns with audit reports; surplus assets on dissolution to similar organizations; approval subject to provisos to sections 10(23C) and 143(3); approval may be withdrawn if obtained by fraud or misrepresentation; not applicable to trade, commerce or anonymous donations.

Anti-dumping duty on phosphoric acid imposed for dumped imports from Korea RP, affecting specified exporters and payable in domestic currency.
Provisional anti-dumping duty was imposed on phosphoric acid (excluding agricultural/fertiliser grade) originating in or exported from Korea RP after preliminary findings that exports occurred at prices below normal value, with substantial dumping margins and material injury to the domestic industry caused mainly by price effects. The Central Government, under section 9A(2) of the Customs Tariff Act and relevant anti-dumping rules, specified duty rates per metric tonne in the notification table, made the duty payable in Indian currency, set the exchange rate determination mechanism, and limited the duty's effectiveness to 21st December 2009; the notification was later rescinded.

Anti-dumping duty on DETPC imports from China imposed with specified producer-based provisional rates and exchange rate rules.
The Central Government has imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on Diethyl Thio Phosphoryl Chloride (DETPC) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China after a designated authority found exports below normal value causing dumping and material injury; duties are specified per Customs Tariff heading 2930, set out by producer/exporter in a schedule, payable in Indian currency, and converted using the Government's published exchange rate with the bill of entry date as the relevant date.

Special Economic Zone designation notifies biotech SEZ at Devnhave, establishes approval committee and deems it an Inland Container Depot.
Central Government notifies a sector specific Special Economic Zone for biotechnology at Devnhave, Maharashtra, identifying the specific survey/hissa parcels as the SEZ; records that the developer secured a letter of approval under the SEZ Act; constitutes an Approval Committee with specified ex officio members and the developer as special invitee; and deems the zone to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act.

Indian Depository Receipts inclusion expands custodian and depository rules, enabling FIIs and domestic depositories to handle IDRs.
Amendments incorporate Indian Depository Receipts into custodian, depository and FII regulations by (i) recognising Domestic Depositories undertaking IDR activities, (ii) expressly listing IDRs among marketable instruments handled by depositories and participants, and (iii) adding IDRs to the instruments FIIs are permitted to deal in, thereby aligning regulatory provisions to facilitate IDR issuance and related custody and participation.

Safeguard duty rescission: provisional duty on aluminium imports from China withdrawn under Customs Tariff Act provisions.
Rescinds the provisional safeguard duty imposed on Aluminium Flat Rolled Products and Aluminium Foil imports from the People's Republic of China, exercising powers under the Customs Tariff Act and the Transitional Product Specific Safeguard Duty Rules, and providing that the rescission does not affect actions or omissions undertaken before the rescission date.

Safeguard duty imposed on aluminium imports to address market disruption, with product specific exclusions and time limited measures.
Imposition of safeguard duty on Aluminium Flat Rolled Products and Aluminium Foil imported from the People's Republic of China following findings that increased imports caused or threatened market disruption; measure enacted under section 8C of the Customs Tariff Act read with transitional safeguard rules. The notification defines product scope, enumerates specific exclusions (including certain colour coated coils, composite panels, specialised foils and alloys used in heat exchangers and specified industrial applications) and prescribes time limited ad valorem duty rates across two successive one year periods, effective from the provisional duty date.

Concessional duty rates amended to prescribe specified tariff rates for imports from Singapore subject to origin requirements.
The Central Government amends Notification No. 10/2008 Customs by substituting its tariff-rate table to prescribe concessional duty rates for specified First Schedule tariff items when the origin of goods is Singapore. The notification lists numerous tariff items and fixes the effective concessional percentages (and, in one instance, an alternative basis) to be applied at importation for goods meeting the origin condition, thereby updating the schedule of rates applicable to imports from the specified country.