Consolidation of FDI Policy: With the aim of simplifying FDI policy, promoting clarity of understanding of foreign investment rules among foreign investors/sectoral regulators and having a single policy platform, so as to ease the regulatory burden for Government, a major exercise of integrating all existing regulations on FDI, into one consolidated document, was undertaken. The process of consolidation involved integration of 178 Press Notes, covering various aspects of FDI policy, which had been issued since 1991, as also a large number of other regulations governing FDI. The document was released as ‘Circular 1 of 2010’, on 31 March, 2010, as per the commitment made. The document has also been updated at six monthly intervals, to ensure that it remains current and updated.
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the government has not taken any decision yet on revising the economic growth projections for 2011-12. We have not taken any decision yet…, Mukherjee told reporters when asked if the government is planning to revise the GDP growth projections downwards.
Amidst pressure on the government to tighten the screws on inflow of funds from tax havens, India’s foreign direct investment from Mauritius and Cyprus, dropped significantly in 2010-11. While the FDI inflows from all the sources declined by 25% in 2010-11, the drop was steeper at about 33% to USD 6.98 billion from Mauritius. Likewise, the inflows from Cyprus were down by 44% to USD 913 million, according to the official figures.
Commissioner of Customs, Calcutta Vs G. C. Jain and another (Supreme Court of India)- Respondents imported 14 consignments of Butyl Acrylate Monomer (BAM) and cleared the same against advanced licenses by availing the benefit of customs notification nos. 203/92-Cus. and 79/95-Cus., without payment of duty – Revenue issued show cause notice to the respondents proposing confirmation of demand of duty, as also confiscation of the imported product and imposition of personal penalties alleging that impugned product imported by the respondents was defined organic chemical and was not an adhesive and exemption had been wrongly claimed by the respondents
High Court was justified in refusing to expand the scope of the reference so as to include the silver weighing 1713.807 kgs. which was confiscated u/s. 111(d) of the Act while hearing the reference with regard to silver weighing 194.250 kgs. but confiscated under a different provision of law, namely, u/s. 120(2) of the Act – Supreme Court.
SPICE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED & ANR Company Applications No. 578-579/2011 have been filed by the Department of Telecommunication (in short ‘DOT’) under Rules 6 and 9 of the Companies (Court) Rules, 1959 for recall and stay of this Court’s order dated 5th February, 2010 by virtue of which amalgamation of Spice Communication Limited (for short ‘Spice’) with Idea Cellular Limited (for short ‘Idea’) was allowed.
MCA SPV an Independent Business Division (IBD) of Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs (IICA), under Ministry of Corporate Affairs intends to engage a Knowledge Management partner for purpose of data mining and analysis using data repository of MCA21 system of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India. The Knowledge Management partner is expected to produce various syndicated reports/journals for commercial use by leveraging the MCA21 data and to create/harvest the organizational knowledge of MCA21 by using appropriate IT solution.
The outstanding balances of 11.50 % Loan, 2011 is repayable at par on August 5, 2011 and no interest will accrue there on from the said date. In the event of a holiday being declared on August 5, 2011 by any State Government under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, the Loan will be repaid by the paying offices in that State on the previous working day.
Shri Harun Rashid Khan took over today as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India. As Deputy Governor he has been appointed for a period of three years. He will look after Central Security Cell, Department of External Investments and Operations, Department of Government and Bank Accounts, Department of Payment and Settlement Systems, Foreign Exchange Department, Internal Debt Management Department and Inspection Department.
Members participating at Convocation are requested to wear the Royal Blue Colour Blazer / Navy Blue Colour Blazer respectively and female members may wear saree / business suit while attending the Convocation and receiving the membership certificate. A tie and a lapel pin, saree pin in case of female members will be presented by the Institute to them at the convocation.
