Exemption under section 10(23C)(v) granted to Institution at Dharamsthala subject to income application and investment conditions.
Notification under sub-clause (v) of clause (23C) of section 10 notifies the Institution at Dharamsthala, Karnataka for specified assessment years subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated wholly and exclusively to the institution's objects; investments or deposits (other than certain voluntary contributions held as jewellery, furniture, etc.) must be limited to the forms/modes specified in sub section (5) of section 11; and business income is excluded unless incidental to the objects and accounted for in separate books.

Tax exemption approval under section 10(23C)(vi) granted to institute subject to compliance for specified assessment years.
Approval is granted to the All India Institute of Local Self Government, Mumbai under section 10(23C)(vi) of the Income-tax Act for specified assessment years, subject to conformity with the substantive requirements of clause (23C)(vi) and the procedural requirements of the implementing rule.

Tax exemption under section 10(23C)(iv) grants conditional recognition to an export promotion body for specified assessment years.
Notification under section 10(23C)(iv) recognizes Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts for assessment years 1996-97 to 1998-99, subject to conditions: income must be applied or exclusively accumulated for the entity's objects; investments are limited to permitted forms under section 11(5) except certain voluntary contributions; and business income is excluded unless incidental to objectives and maintained in separate books.

Export policy amendment permits free export of aviation turbine fuel with contract registration and bans export of wild animals
An amendment revises the ITC (HS) classification for petroleum products: Aviation Turbine Fuel is designated Free for export with a requirement that export contracts be registered with the Overseas Contracting Cell; High Speed Diesel and Motor Spirit are listed in the revised entry. The amendment also classifies all forms of wild animals and their parts and products as Prohibited for export, not permitted to be exported.

Registration fee requirement for bankers to an issue updated; renewal fees due triennially with specified payment deadlines.
The amendment prescribes a registration fee payable on grant of certificate and a renewal fee payable every three years from the fourth year; both fees must be paid within fifteen days of the Board's intimation under the relevant regulations and remitted by demand draft to the Securities and Exchange Board of India payable at Mumbai or the respective regional office.

Registration fee and renewal cycle for merchant bankers set with strict payment timing and demand draft requirement.
The amendment prescribes a one-time registration fee payable at certificate grant and a recurring renewal fee payable every three years from the fourth year; both fees must be paid within fifteen days of receipt of the Board's intimation under the relevant sub-regulations and remitted by demand draft in favour of the regulatory body payable at the principal city or at the respective regional office.

Portfolio manager fees updated: registration due on grant, renewal every three years, payable by demand draft within set deadlines.
Amendment prescribes a registration fee payable at grant and a renewal fee payable every three years from the fourth year; each fee must be paid within fifteen days of the Board's intimation under the relevant regulations, and payments must be made by demand draft in favour of the Securities and Exchange Board of India payable at Mumbai or the respective regional office, effective on publication in the Official Gazette.

Underwriter registration fees updated-initial and periodic renewal payments required within a fixed short deadline after Board intimation.
Amendment prescribes a registration fee payable at grant and a renewal fee payable every three years from the fourth year; both fees must be paid within fifteen days of the Board's intimation and by demand draft in favour of the Securities and Exchange Board of India payable at Mumbai or the respective regional office, effective on publication in the Official Gazette.

Registration fees for debenture trustees fixed; renewals due triennially and fees payable promptly by demand draft upon Board intimation.
The amendment requires every debenture trustee to pay a registration fee at grant of the Board's certificate and a renewal fee to maintain registration, payable triennially from the fourth year after initial registration. The registration fee is payable within fifteen days of the Board's intimation under regulation 8; the renewal fee is payable within fifteen days of the Board's intimation disposing of the renewal application under regulation 9(1). Fees must be paid by demand draft in favour of the Securities and Exchange Board of India payable at Mumbai or the relevant regional office.

Special interest import licences expanded to permit supply to specified OECF-assisted power projects under government public notice.
The government amends the customs exemption notification to add a provision permitting supply of goods to three OECF assisted power projects-Faridabad Gas Based Power Project, Simhadri Thermal Power Project, and Bakreshwar Thermal Power Project-in terms of the Government of India public notice as the operative compliance mechanism for such supplies.

Customs amendment: duty treatment for codeine phosphate and narcotine imported by government opium factories revised.
Amendment substitutes Serial No. 45 in the cited customs notification to regulate imports of Codeine Phosphate or Narcotine by Government Opium and Alkaloid Factories, specifying the commodity description and revised tariff parameters for that entry under the Customs Act, 1962.

Exchange rate determination for export goods establishes official conversion rates and supersedes prior notification, effective from notified date.
The Central Government, under the authority of sub-clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 14 of the Customs Act, prescribes official exchange rates for specified foreign currencies applicable to export goods, superseding the earlier notification and taking effect from the notified commencement date; rates are set out in Schedule I (per one unit) and Schedule II (per one hundred units) for use in conversion into Indian currency or vice-versa for export-related purposes.

Exchange rate determination for converting specified foreign currencies into Indian rupees, prescribed for stamp duty and customs calculations.
Prescribes the rate of exchange for specified foreign currencies to be used in calculating stamp duty under the Indian Stamp Act and for determination under section 14 of the Customs Act for imported goods; supersedes an earlier notification and fixes the rupee equivalents in two schedules-one quoting per unit and the other per one hundred units-to standardise valuation and stamp duty computation.

Canalisation of Niger Seeds exports channels shipments through TRIFED; US exports limited to designated agencies
The notification canalises Niger Seeds exports: shipments to all permissible destinations except the USA must be routed through TRIFED per DGFT directions. Exports to the USA are restricted to five authorised agencies, which may export directly or register qualified exporters to receive permits.

Amendment to Central Excise exemption: substitution expands Explanation to include Special Force alongside Special Services Bureau.
The Central Government, exercising the power under sub section (1) of section 5A of the Central Excise Act, 1944, amends Notification No.62/95 Central Excise by substituting, in the Explanation, the words "Special Services Bureau" with the words "Special Services Bureau, Special Force", as effected by Notification No.39/99 CE dated 23 September 1999.

Land Customs Stations and Routes updated: list of Nepal border stations and specified connecting roads under Customs Act powers.
The Central Government, under clauses (b) and (c) of section 7 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the serial No. 6 entry in Notification No. 63/94-Cus. with a detailed list of named India-Nepal land customs stations and the specific road connections by which each station is approached from Indian localities. The substituted schedule enumerates multiple border points and, where applicable, alternative road routes linking them to Indian towns and transport nodes, thereby defining recognized overland approaches for customs purposes.

Tax exemption notification: temples and charitable institutions entitled to exemption subject to exclusive application and investment conditions.
Notification declares The Temples, Charitable Institutions and Funds of the Gaud Saraswat Brahmin Community of Bombay eligible under sub-clause (v) of clause (23C) of section 10 for specified assessment years, subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated wholly and exclusively for the institution's objects; funds may be invested only in forms permitted by sub section (5) of section 11 (with limited exceptions for certain voluntary contributions held as jewellery or furniture); and business profits are excluded unless incidental and recorded in separate books.

Charitable status recognition: Institute of Rail Transport granted tax exemption conditioned on exclusive application of income and specified investments.
Notification grants tax-exemption recognition to the Institute of Rail Transport, New Delhi for specified assessment years subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated wholly and exclusively to institutional objects; investments or deposits are restricted to forms permitted by the statute (excluding retained voluntary contributions in jewellery, furniture, etc.); and the notification does not cover business profits unless the business is incidental and maintained in separate books.

Tax exemption notification under section 10(23C)(iv) conditions institute status on income application, investment limits, and separate accounting.
Notifies the Victoria Technical Institute, Chennai under section 10(23C)(iv) as eligible for tax exemption for specified assessment years, conditioned on: applying or accumulating income wholly and exclusively to its objects; restricting investments or deposits to legally permitted forms except voluntary contributions retained as jewellery or furniture; and excluding business income unless incidental to objectives with separate books maintained.

Exemption notification under section 10(23C)(iv) recognizes charitable status subject to application, investment and accounting conditions.
Notification recognizes the assessee for the specified tax-exempt category for assessment years 1989-90 to 1991-92 conditional on applying income wholly and exclusively to its objects, limiting investments or deposits to permitted modes except for voluntary contributions retained as jewellery or similar items, and excluding business profits unless the business is incidental and maintained in separate books of account.