Deductions under Section 80-IA: amendment revises unit allocation in the notification affecting specified undertaking's eligibility.
Amendment under clause (iii) of sub-section (4) of section 80-IA substitutes the unit quantity recorded against item (vii) in paragraph 1 of the Annexure to the earlier notification, thereby changing the unit count used for applying deductions under section 80-IA for the specified undertaking.

Prohibition on exports and imports to DPRK of items and technology that could aid nuclear or WMD programmes.
A prohibition on direct or indirect export to and import from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea is established for all items, materials, equipment, goods and technology that could contribute to DPRK's nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes, applying irrespective of the items' origin and referencing specified United Nations Security Council and IAEA lists.

Approval under section 10(23C): educational trust recognition subject to income application, permitted investments, audit, and dissolution conditions.
SRM Institute of Science & Technology, Chennai is approved under the income-tax exemption provision for educational trusts subject to conditions: exclusive application or limited accumulation of income, investment only in permitted modes, statutory audit and return filing, transfer of surplus on dissolution to a non-profit educational organization, and exclusions for business activities and anonymous donations; approval is liable to be withdrawn if these conditions or genuineness requirements are contravened.

Research institution approval permits tax benefit for donors, subject to audited accounts, separate donation statements, and genuine research.
Vittal Mallya Scientific Research Foundation is approved as an approved institution under section 35(1)(ii) from assessment year 2007-08, conditional on utilisation of sums for scientific research, conducting research through faculty or enrolled students, maintaining separate books of account for research receipts and expenditures, obtaining an audit by a qualified accountant and furnishing the audit report by the income-tax return due date, and providing an auditor-certified statement of donations and amounts applied to research.

Service tax exemption for works contracts on canals not primarily serving commerce or industry applies to specified taxable services.
Exempts taxable service for execution of works contracts relating to canals not primarily used for commerce or industry, by exempting the whole of service tax leviable on the taxable service defined in sub clause (zzzza) of clause (105) of section 65 when arising from such canal works, on the basis of public interest; issued as Notification No. 41/2009 Service Tax and later rescinded.

Import licence eligibility for rough marble blocks restricted to units owning marble gang saw machines; leased machines excluded.
Eligibility for import licences for rough marble blocks/slabs is limited to units owning an installed marble gang saw machine registered in the applicant's name; leased gang saws are excluded, 100% EOUs and SEZ units are not eligible, and applicants must have been in operation for five years prior to 1st April of the current licensing year.

Declaration forms declared obsolete and invalid after misuse, prompting administrative withdrawal under sales tax rule.
Notification under sub-rule (13) of Rule 5 of the Central Sales Tax (Delhi) Rules, 2005 declares specified Declaration 'C' and 'H' forms issued by Central Form Cell, Zone-X to M/s Jai Ambey Trading Company obsolete and invalid for all purposes due to misuse, treating those specific printed sets and leaflets as administratively withdrawn from use.

Exchange rate adjustment for Swedish Kroner updates valuation for imports and exports, altering customs conversion from the notified effective date.
Substitutes the Schedule I entry for Swedish Kroner to prescribe separate rupee conversion rates for imported goods and for export goods, replacing Serial No. 8 in the cited notification; the substituted rates take effect from the notification's stated date and govern customs valuation for transactions in Swedish Kroner.

Approval under section 10(23C)(vi) grants tax-exempt recognition subject to investment limits, object compatibility, and rule 2CA compliance.
Approval under section 10(23C)(vi) grants the society recognition for tax-exempt status for assessment years 2009-10 and onwards, conditional on conformity with sub-clause (vi) of clause (23C) of section 10 and rule 2CA; and subject to conditions that surplus funds be invested only in modes permitted by sections 11-13 and that the society not associate or amalgamate with entities having dissimilar objects.

Tax-exempt approval under Section 10(23C)(v) requires exclusive application of income and compliance with conditions.
Approval is granted to Sri Sachiyay Mataji Trust, Osian under Section 10(23C)(v) for financial years 2007 08 to 2010 11, subject to conditions: income must be applied or accumulated exclusively for charitable objects; investments limited to forms in section 11(5) except certain voluntary contributions; business income qualifies only if incidental and separately accounted; regular income tax returns must be filed; on dissolution assets transfer to a similar charitable body; anonymous donations are excluded.

Excise liability waiver when manufacturers affix another's brand name prevents recovery if they reasonably believed they had exemption.
A section 11C direction relieves manufacturers from paying excise duty for specified historical periods where packing materials and printed laminated rolls affixed with another person's brand or trade name were manufactured under a prevailing practice of non-levy while the manufacturer reasonably believed they were entitled to exemption; non-recovery is limited to the goods, periods and exemption notifications enumerated in the table, and 'brand name' or 'trade name' is as defined in those notifications.

Modification of SEZ developer designation: substitution of the named developer for the sector-specific SEZ, preserving sector and location.
The notification amendment directs that, for the sector-specific Special Economic Zone for Hi-tech engineering products and related services in specified villages of Udupi, the developer named in the original notification is to be read as M/s. Synefra Engineering and Construction Limited instead of M/s. Suzlon Infrastructure Limited, thereby effecting a formal substitution of the designated developer without altering the sectoral description or location of the SEZ.

Special Economic Zone designation for aviation at Mamidipally establishes approval committee and deems the zone an Inland Container Depot.
Notification designates a sector specific Special Economic Zone for the aviation sector at Mamidipally with a total area of 251.85 acres and records prior grant of a letter of approval; it constitutes an Approval Committee composed of specified ex officio members and nominees, and appoints the notification date as the date from which the SEZ shall be deemed to be an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act, 1962.

Special Economic Zone designation for biotechnology notifies area, creates approval committee and deems it an Inland Container Depot.
Notification designates a sector-specific Special Economic Zone for biotechnology at Genome Valley, specifying the surveyed land parcels and total area, confirms grant of approval under the Special Economic Zones Act for development, operation and maintenance, constitutes the Approval Committee with listed ex officio and nominated members including the Development Commissioner as Chairperson, and declares the zone to be deemed an Inland Container Depot under the Customs Act from 20 October 2009.

Special Economic Zone expansion: additional area notified for IT/ITES SEZ enabling development under SEZ Act authorization.
The Central Government, satisfied that requirements under subsection (8) of Section 3 are fulfilled and having granted a letter of approval under subsection (10) of Section 3, in exercise of the second proviso to subsection (1) of Section 4 of the Special Economic Zones Act, 2005 and in pursuance of rule 8 of the Special Economic Zones Rules, 2006, notifies an additional area of 1.49 hectares at Plot Number 3A, Sector 326, Noida as part of the sector specific SEZ for information technology and information technology enabled services.

Anti-dumping duty continuation on Styrene Butadiene Rubber imports extended under domestic tariff law by government notification after review.
The Central Government amends the principal customs notification to extend the continuation of anti-dumping duty on Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) 1900 series imports originating in, or exported from, Japan, Korea RP and the United States by adding a clause that the notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of the specified terminal date unless revoked earlier, thereby preserving the existing anti-dumping regime following the statutory review and request for extension.

Anti-dumping duty on Phosphorus Pentachloride imports from China imposes specified per kg rates, payable in domestic currency.
Provisional anti-dumping duty is imposed on imports of Phosphorus Pentachloride (PCL5) originating in or exported from China PR, with specified per-kilogram rates in US dollars for named producer-exporter combinations and residual imports; duty is payable in Indian currency using the government-specified exchange rate applicable on the bill of entry date, and remains effective until the fifteenth day of April, 2010.

Tariff value fixation updates: substituted schedule prescribes per-tonne values for specified imported commodities under customs authority.
The Board, invoking its authority under sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962, substitutes the tariff schedule in the principal notification to prescribe per metric tonne tariff values for specified imported goods. The substituted table lists palm oil and palmolein categories, crude soyabean oil (values unchanged), and specifies tariff values for brass scrap (all grades) and poppy seeds, identifying applicable tariff headings and descriptive entries for import valuation under the principal notification.

Import licensing conditions for rough marble set eligibility, floor price endorsement, pro rata entitlement and monthly reporting.
Revised import licensing regime for rough marble blocks/slabs effective 1 October 2009: imports under specified EXIM codes are restricted and licences must bear a prescribed floor price. Eligibility requires ownership of a marble gang saw machine, five years' operation prior to 1 April of the licensing year, and specified indigenous sales turnover in processed slabs/tiles for each of the preceding five years. Licences are allocated pro rata based on five year average sales subject to an annual ceiling and per unit machine caps, issued on actual user condition, and require monthly import returns and State verification prior to DGFT consideration.

Appointment under SEBI Act: Part Time Member designated to SEBI, replacing predecessor and effective immediately.
Central Government exercises statutory appointment power to designate a Part Time Member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The appointment names Shri R. Bandyopadhyay, Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, as Part Time Member, made under the relevant provision of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, in succession to the outgoing member and effective immediately until further orders.