Customs duty on mega power projects' capital goods import may be scrapped
The power ministry has finalised a cabinet note proposing abolition of 22 per cent customs duty on import of capital goods for coal, LNG and hydel projects.

Credit policy likely to stress on core funding, capital markets
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s busy season credit policy is likely to lay emphasis on infrastructure financing, curtailing inflation and urging banks to infuse funds in the depressed stock markets.

Trai chief for enactment of Cyber laws
Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) chairman justice SS Sodhi has stressed the need for the enactment of cyber laws with enforcement mechanisms to foster a secure environment for its beneficiaries.

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