The government is formulating a comprehensive land acquisition bill that will address concerns about process of acquiring land for purposes such as setting up SEZs and compensation to be paid. Replying to supplementaries during Question Hour, Minister of State for Agriculture K V Thomas said a group of ministers (GoM) was considering a bill to reform land acquisition law.
With an aim at faster clearance of trademark cases in the country, the government has sought public comments on amending the relevant rules to make them more significant and user friendly. “The Comptroller General of Patent, Design and Trade Marks (CGPDTM) intends to make a proposal for amendment of the Trade Mark Rules,” the CGPDTM said in a communication.
Customs department today charged Sterlite Industries with evasion of duty to the tune of several crores in export of copper waste. This is the second time in the last one month that Sterlite, the country’s largest non ferrous and mining company, has been accused of duty evasion.
