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Investment in Share Market: Fundamental V/S Technical

Finance : Ever wondered what is the difference between Fundamental and Technical approaches to Stock Picking? Is Technical Analysis a form o...

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The Illusion of Return on Investment

Finance : In March 2020, when we had a market crash due to Covid-19, there were many people & articles talking about Market are under-pe...

July 14, 2021 2730 Views 3 comments Print

Where to Invest Money in India Now – Booming Market & Money Making

Finance : General believe lies among several goes saying Stock Market is very unstable, turbulent, uncertain, gamble and nobody likes taking...

July 8, 2021 2973 Views 1 comment Print

FM releases COVID Relief Package to boost economy: A Liquidity Lifeline

Finance : Welcome Announcements by Finance Minister to boost COVID affected sectors: Healthcare, Tourism, Exports, Job Creation In a bid to ...

June 29, 2021 2064 Views 0 comment Print

Financial Assistance Schemes for Electronic Component Manufacturers

Finance : Financial Assistance for Electronic Component Manufacturers PLI SCHEME – AN OVERVIEW Production Linked Incentive Scheme (PLI) fo...

June 29, 2021 1713 Views 0 comment Print


Latest News


Govt Clarifies on false claims on monetisation of temple gold holdings

Finance : The Ministry of Finance clarified that claims regarding monetisation of temple gold holdings or issuance of gold bonds to temples ...

May 21, 2026 273 Views 0 comment Print

Government Approves Wage and Pension Revision for Financial Sector Staff

Corporate Law : The issue addressed is long-pending wage and pension revisions in key financial institutions. The key takeaway is substantial pay ...

January 23, 2026 717 Views 0 comment Print

New President and Vice President of ICSI

CA, CS, CMA : CS Dhananjay Shukla is elected as President and CS Pawan G Chandak as Vice President of the Institute of Company Secretaries of In...

January 20, 2025 2876 Views 0 comment Print

Key Finance Ministry Updates: CBDT & CBIC Highlights 2024

CA, CS, CMA : Highlights from the Finance Ministry's 2024 initiatives, covering direct tax refunds, GST reforms, Customs updates, and India's FA...

December 27, 2024 1119 Views 0 comment Print

Nirmala Sitharaman Takes Office as Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister

Finance : Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman assumes office as Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, pledges commitment to 'Ease of Living' a...

June 12, 2024 1065 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Kerala HC Grants Stay on Income Tax Recovery Pending Final Order

Income Tax : Kerala High Court's stay order halts income tax recovery until final decision. Read the full text of the judgment/order here....

April 3, 2024 915 Views 0 comment Print

Service Tax on Renting of Immovable Properties- AP High Court stays retrospective amendment

Service Tax : TRENT Ltd and Future Value Retail Ltd have challenged before the AP High Court, the service tax with retrospective effect on rent...

June 7, 2010 1032 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Notifications


Govt Raises SAED on Diesel Exports to Rs 24/Litre

Excise Duty : The government amended an earlier excise notification to revise the applicable rate to ₹24 per litre. The change has been made i...

April 11, 2026 456 Views 0 comment Print

Road and Infrastructure Cess on Diesel Increased to Rs. 36 per Litre

Excise Duty : Government has increased Road and Infrastructure Cess on high speed diesel to ₹36 per litre through a new notification. The chan...

April 11, 2026 831 Views 0 comment Print

Govt Raises SAED on High Speed Diesel to Rs 24/Litre

Excise Duty : Finance Ministry increases Special Additional Excise Duty on high speed diesel to Rs 24 per litre by amending Eighth Schedule, eff...

April 11, 2026 693 Views 0 comment Print

22 GSTAT Judicial Members Appointed as Vice Presidents

Goods and Services Tax : The government has appointed 22 Judicial Members as Vice Presidents of GSTAT benches. The move aims to improve efficiency and stre...

March 23, 2026 1128 Views 0 comment Print

CBIC Waives Fee for Export Document Changes Due to Force Majeure

Custom Duty : CBIC clarified that fees for amendment or cancellation of export documents may be waived when changes arise due to circumstances b...

March 10, 2026 1011 Views 0 comment Print


Amendment in Notification No. 110/2004 regarding continuation of anti-dumping duty on imports of Polytetrafluroethylene (PTFE) originating in, or exported from Russia

January 11, 2010 871 Views 0 comment Print

Whereas, the designated authority vide notification No. 15/30/2008-DGAD, dated the 27th February, 2009, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part I, Section 1 dated the 27th February, 2009 , has initiated review in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995

Amendment in Notification No 39/2005 Custom (NT) – substitutes Valsad by Vapi

January 6, 2010 733 Views 0 comment Print

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 129A of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendments in the notification of Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 39/2005-Customs ( N.T.) published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.307(E) , dated the 13th May, 2005, namely:-

Amendment in Notification No 49/2005 Custom (NT) – substitutes Valsad by Vapi

January 6, 2010 775 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 01/2010- Customs (N.T.)- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 129A of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 49/2005-Customs (N.T.) published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.410(E),dated the17th June, 2005, namely :-

Central Excise Notification No 02/2010 CE (N.T.); dated: 06.01.2010

January 6, 2010 1417 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 02/2010 – Central Excise (N.T) – Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue No. 25/2005-Central Excise (N.T), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i), vide number G.S.R.305(E) dated the 13th May, 2005, namely:-

Central excise circular amending Notification No. 24/2005-Central Excise (N.T.), dated the 13th May, 2005

January 6, 2010 975 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 01/2010 Central Excise (N.T.) In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1B) of section 35B of the Central Excise Act, 1944 (1 of 1944), the Central Board of Excise and Customs hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Revenue, No. 24/2005-Central Excise (N.T.), published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Subsection (i) vide number G.S.R. 304(E), dated the 13th May, 2005, namely:- In the said notification, in the Table, against serial number 22, in column (3), for the word ‘Valsad’ , the word ‘Vapi’ shall respectively be substituted.

Exemption of Customs duty on certain goods when imported into India from the Malaysia, Singapore & Thailand

December 31, 2009 12468 Views 5 comments Print

Notification No. 153/2009-Customs in accordance with provisions of the Customs Tariff [Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Governments of Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Republic of India] Rules, 2009, published in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 189/2009-Customs (N.T.), dated the 31st December 2009.

Exemption of Customs duty on certain goods when imported into India from the Republic of Korea – Notification No. 152/2009-Customs

December 31, 2009 13105 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 152/2009-Customs- Government hereby exempts goods of the description as specified in column (3) of the Table appended hereto and falling under the Chapter, Heading, Sub-heading or tariff item of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975) as specified in the corresponding entry in column (2) of the said Table, when imported into India from the Republic of Korea, from so much of the duty of customs leviable thereon as is in excess of the amount calculated at the rate specified in the corresponding entry in column (4) of the aforesaid Table:

Notification No. 151/2009-Customs – Exempts certain goods from whole of the duty of customs when imported into India from the Republic of Korea

December 31, 2009 12721 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 151/2009-Customs- Provided that the importer proves to the satisfaction of the Deputy Commissioner of Customs or Assistant Commissioner of Customs, as the case may be, that the goods in respect of which the benefit of this exemption is claimed are of the origin of Republic of Korea, in accordance with the provisions of the Customs Tariff (Determination of Origin of Goods under the Preferential Trade Agreement between the Governments of the Republic of India and the Republic of Korea) Rules, 2009, published in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 187/2009-Customs (N.T.), dated the 31st December, 2009.

Custom duty notification amending principal notification No. 67/2006-Customs, dated the 30th June, 2006

December 31, 2009 541 Views 0 comment Print

For the purposes of this exemption, “Crude palm oil” means fixed vegetable oils, fluid or solid, obtained by pressure, if they have undergone no processing other than decantation, centrifugation or filtration, provided that, in order to separate the oils from solid particles only mechanical force, such as gravity, pressure or centrifugal force, has been employed, excluding any absorption filtering process, fractionalization or any other physical or chemical process. If obtained by extraction oil shall continue to be considered as “crude”, provided it has undergone no change in colour, odour or taste when compared with corresponding oil by pressure.

CBEC amends tariff value of Brass Scrap and Poppy seeds by Notification No. 188/2009-CUSTOMS (N. T.)

December 31, 2009 970 Views 0 comment Print

Notification No. 188/2009-CUSTOMS (N. T.) – In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board, being satisfied that it is necessary and expedient so to do, hereby makes the following further amendment in the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 36/2001-Cus (N. T.), dated, the 3rd August 2001, namely: –

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