Circular No. 1027/15/2016-CX F. No. 96/115/2015- CX.1 Government of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Excise & Customs) New Delhi, dated the 25th April, 2016 To Principal Chief Commissioner /Chief Commissioner of Central Excise (All), Principal Chief Commissioner /Chief Commissioner of Central Excise and Service Tax (All), Principal Commissioner of Central… Read More »
Recovery of Stolen Antiquities from India Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is making all efforts to recover stolen antiquities from abroad. Till date the Archaeological Survey of India has recovered eighteen numbers of antiquities from various countries. Details are given in Table-1 below:- LIST OF RETRIEVAL OF ANTIQUITIES FROM FOREIGN COUNTRIES Sl. No Description… Read More »
Investments by Foreign Countries Due to the continuous reforms and initiatives being undertaken by the Government the FDI equity inflow has recorded a growth of 44% in its 21 months tenure (June 2014 to February 2016) from US$ 43.87 billion to US$ 63.16 billion over the preceding period of 21 months (September, 2012… Read More »
Patent Applications Pendency of patent applications is measured in terms of pending Requests of Examination awaiting disposal at different stages of processing in Patent Offices. Pendency in the Indian Patent Offices as on 01.04.2016, location-wise, is as under:- Location No. of Applications Delhi 88297 Chennai 78405 Kolkata 39911 Mumbai 31058 Total 237671 While… Read More »
CBEC takes Litigation Management and Dispute Resolution measures; Field formations file applications for withdrawal in 980 and 2174 cases in High Courts and CESTAT respectively as per the new threshold monetary limits prescribed; Out of this, High Courts allow withdrawal in 250 cases and CESTAT in 202 cases. The Central Board of Excise and Customs… Read More »
C.No.296/07/2016-CX.9 Govt. of India Ministry of Finance Department of Revenue (Central Board of Excise and Customs) New Delhi, the 25th April, 2016 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Please find enclosed a press release issued by Central Board of Excise and Customs w.r.t. — “Extension of date for filing of ST3 Returns” for taking necessary action at your end.… Read More »
e-Classes and e-Books The Ministry of HRD has a proposal to impart education through e-Classes and e-books for the college students. About 93,000 e-Books for the college students are already available under National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) Programme. However, education through e-Classes under a programme called Study Webs of… Read More »