Anti-dumping duty continuation on nylon tyre cord fabric from China sustains tariffs to counter dumping and protect domestic industry.
The Central Government continued definitive anti-dumping duties on Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (NTCF) originating in or exported from the People's Republic of China after the designated authority found dumping, material injury, and likelihood of recurrence; the notification prescribes producer- and exporter-specific duty rates per kilogram in US dollars, requires payment in Indian currency, and fixes the exchange rate determination method and relevant date for bill of entry.

Anti-dumping duty on Thionyl Chloride imposed with producer-specific and country-specific rates, payable in Indian currency.
Anti-dumping duty is imposed on Thionyl Chloride (tariff item 2812 10 47) after a finding of dumped exports from the European Union causing material injury; duties are differentiated by producer and exporter (with a specific lower rate for Lanxess entities and higher rates for other combinations and for non-EU movements), expressed per metric tonne in US dollars but payable in Indian currency, with exchange rate for conversion specified by Government notification and determined as of the bill of entry date.

Anti-dumping duty on nylon tyre cord fabric imposed, with producer- and exporter-specific rates and domestic-currency payment requirement.
Imposition of anti-dumping duty on Nylon Tyre Cord Fabric (sub-heading 5902 10) from Belarus, applied at producer- and exporter-specific rates per unit for specified origin/export combinations; duties are effective until 28 October 2009, payable in Indian currency, with the rate of exchange for conversion to rupees determined by separate Government notifications and assessed on the date of presentation of the bill of entry.

Special Economic Zone expansion: inclusion of additional land parcel into Keeranatham IT/ITES SEZ under SEZ Act powers.
Central Government, invoking powers under the Special Economic Zones Act and Rules, notifies inclusion of an additional land parcel at Keeranatham Village into the existing sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and information technology enabled services, listing the constituent survey numbers and parcel areas and referring to earlier SEZ notifications and developer approval.

Exchange rate determination for customs valuation; specified differing import and export currency rates apply under Customs Act.
The Central Board of Excise and Customs, under the Customs Act, prescribes rates of exchange for conversion of specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees (and vice versa) for imported and export goods. The notification supersedes the prior notification and fixes the rates set out in the annexed Schedule I (per unit rates for listed currencies) and Schedule II (rate for 100 units of Japanese Yen) to operate with effect from 1st May, 2009 for customs valuation purposes.

Scientific research association approval granted subject to audit, donations reporting, and compliance; noncompliance may trigger withdrawal.
Approval is granted to Prof. M. Viswanathan Diabetes Research Centre, Chennai as a scientific research association under clause (ii) of sub section (1) of section 35, effective from 1 April 2007, subject to conditions: sole objective of scientific research, conduct research itself, maintain and audit books of account and furnish the audit report by the income tax return due date, and maintain a certified statement of donations and amounts applied for research which must accompany the audit report. Approval may be withdrawn for specified failures including noncompliance, lack of genuine research activity, or failure to furnish required records.

Approval under section 35(1)(ii) granted subject to conditions on research use, audit and reporting, withdrawal for noncompliance.
The organization has been approved as an other institution partly engaged in scientific research effective 1 April 2009, subject to conditions: research receipts must be used for scientific research; research must be conducted by faculty or enrolled students; separate books of account for research receipts and expenditures must be maintained and audited by a qualified accountant with the audit report and a certified statement of donations and applications of funds furnished to the tax authorities by the income tax return due date.

Approval for research institution status enables donor payments to qualify for tax benefit subject to audit and reporting compliance.
Approval is granted to Breach Candy Medical Research Centre, Mumbai as an approved organisation under clause (ii) of sub section (1) of section 35 read with Rules 5C and 5E, subject to conditions: payments must be utilised for scientific research, research carried out by faculty or students, separate books of account maintained for research receipts and expenditures, audit by a qualified accountant with report furnished to the tax authority by the income tax return due date, and a certified statement of donations and amounts applied to research must accompany the audit. Approval may be withdrawn for failures to maintain accounts, furnish reports, or to carry on genuine research or comply with the provisions.

Amendment to central excise notification substitutes the named refinery in the preamble, altering the referenced beneficiary.
The notification effects a substitution in the preamble of Central Excise Notification No. 29/2002: it replaces "(b) Bongaigaon Refineries and Petrochemicals Limited, or" with "(b) Indian Oil Corporation Ltd., Bongaigaon Refinery, or", thereby changing the named refinery entity to which the preamble reference applies; the amendment is issued as Notification No. 5/2009 Central Excise dated 27 April 2009 and cites the principal notification and earlier amendment for reference.

Appointment of Development Commissioner: Director STPI Borjhar to oversee SEZ developer compliance, reporting, and central authority directions.
Appoints the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Borjhar, as Development Commissioner for the SEZ developed by M/s. Bengal Shriram Hi tech City Private Limited (IT and ITES zone). The Development Commissioner must follow instructions of the Central Government and the Board of Approval, send prescribed periodic reports to the Department of Commerce and the Board, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal personnel matters are governed by the Department of Information Technology or STPI.

Deemed Inland Container Depot designation makes the sector-specific IT/ITES SEZ at Uttarpara subject to Customs Act treatment.
Central Government, under sub-section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, designates the sector-specific IT/ITES SEZ at Uttarpara, Kolkata, developed by M/s Bengal Shriram Hi-tech City Private Limited, as deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, thereby subjecting the site to the Customs Act regulatory regime.

Approval Committee constituted for IT/ITES Special Economic Zone enabling approval functions under Section 14.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for the sector specific Special Economic Zone for information technology and ITES at Uttarpara, Kolkata under the authority of Section 13(1) for the purposes of Section 14, naming M/s. Bengal Shriram Hi tech City Private Limited as developer and listing ex officio members and a developer representative as Special Invitee.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and ITES at Uttarpara enables sector-specific development and operation on notified land parcels.
Notification designates a Special Economic Zone at Uttarpara, Kolkata for information technology and information technology enabled services following a proposal by M/s. Bengal Shriram Hi-tech City Private Limited and the Central Government's grant of a letter of approval; the Government, exercising powers under the Act and Rules, notifies specific mouzas, survey numbers and parcel areas as the SEZ, with the schedule aggregating to the stated total area.

Development Commissioner appointment: Director STPI Hyderabad designated to administer specified SEZ, subject to Department of Commerce oversight.
Appoints the Director, Software Technology Parks of India, Hyderabad as Development Commissioner for the SEZ at Gambheeram Village, Vishakhapatnam (IT/ITES, 20.76 hectares). The Development Commissioner must abide by instructions of the Central Government, Department of Commerce and the Board of Approval on SEZs, submit periodic reports as prescribed, and is responsible to the Department of Commerce for actions taken; personal service matters remain governed by the parent administrative department.

Approval Committee constituted for an IT/ITES Special Economic Zone, specifying membership and ex officio representation.
Constitutes an Approval Committee under sub-section (1) of Section 13 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 for the proposed IT/ITES Special Economic Zone at Gambheeram Village to perform functions for the purposes of Section 14, appointed by the Central Government in respect of the developer M/s. Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited.

Inland Container Depot designation: SEZ for IT/ITeS deemed ICD under customs law, effective from the notified date.
The Central Government, invoking sub section (2) of Section 53 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, appoints 24th April 2009 as the date from which the sector specific SEZ for Information Technology and ITeS at Gambheeram Village, proposed by M/s. Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited, shall be deemed an Inland Container Depot under Section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Special Economic Zone designation for IT and ITES at Gambheeram enables development and operation under SEZ Act.
Notification declares a Special Economic Zone for IT and ITES at Gambheeram Village, Andhra Pradesh, confirming that the State Industrial Promotion Organisation proposed the sector-specific SEZ under Section 3 of the SEZ Act, Central Government satisfaction with subsection (8) requirements and issuance of a letter of approval under subsection (10) for development, operation and maintenance; the Central Government, under subsection (1) of Section 4 and rule 8 of the SEZ Rules, notifies specific survey numbers totaling 20.76 hectares as the SEZ.

Inland Container Depot designation converts a sector-specific pharmaceutical SEZ into customs ICD status enabling customs treatment.
Central Government, by notification S.O.1040(E), appointed the sector specific pharmaceutical SEZ at Lingampally and Melasangam as an Inland Container Depot under the authority of sub section (2) of section 53 of the SEZ Act, 2005, and deemed it to be an ICD for the purposes of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, thereby subjecting the proposed SEZ development to the customs framework applicable to Inland Container Depots.

Approval Committee constituted for sector-specific pharmaceuticals SEZ, defining membership, developer role, and SEZ Act purpose.
Constitutes an Approval Committee for a sector specific pharmaceuticals Special Economic Zone at Lingampally and Melasangam, Medak, to be developed by Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited under the powers of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005; specifies membership consisting of ex officio central and state officials and a developer representative.

Special Economic Zone designation enables sector-specific pharmaceutical development and statutory land notification following prescribed approval.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for the pharmaceuticals sector under the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005, identifying survey numbers and parcel-level areas at Lingampally and Melasangam and recording the total notified extent, thereby placing those parcels within the statutory SEZ regime for development, operation and maintenance by the approved developer.