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| Goa Cabinet withdraws SEZ policy |
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| Goa government today justified their decision to withdraw the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) policy stating that such enclaves would have "put strain on state's resources".
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| BoA clears 23 SEZ proposals |
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| The Board of Approvals (BoA), chaired by Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar, today approved K Raheja Universal's request to scrap its Navi Mumbai SEZ and also allowed 23 developers more time to develop the tax-free industrial enclaves.
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| Govt panel comes down heavily on SEZs |
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| Special Economic Zones (SEZ) have come in for a sharp criticism from a high-level government panel which said that creation of SEZs not only meant "betting on the strong" but also providing a "special level playing field" for the mighty corporates.
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| SC asks HC to decide SEZ Customs duty issue |
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| The Supreme Court today asked the Gujarat High Court to decide on the government’s plea that goods sent from a unit in a domestic tariff area to one in a special economic zone (SEZ) should attract Customs duty.
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| Elcot to go ahead with Tier II SEZ |
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| Despite the slowdown in the IT sector, the Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (Elcot) would go-ahead with the development of special economic zones (SEZs) planned at seven Tier II cities across the state, said Elcot managing director Santhosh Babu.
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| Gitanjali Gems scraps SEZ plan in Nanded |
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| Goes slow on six other SEZs.
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| DLF to buy SEZ arm |
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| DLF Ltd, the country’s largest listed realty company, will acquire DLF Asset Ltd (DAL), the real estate investment trust owned by promoters K P Singh and his family, for an enterprise value (equity plus debt) of around Rs 7,000 crore.
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| Location of SEZs in India not strategic: World Bank |
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| Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in India are bereft of geographical advantages as they are not well located as in China, the World Bank has said in its study.
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| SEZ units get service tax relief |
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| Service tax refund for services availed outside the zones.
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| Maharashtra's SEZ Bill faces Centre hurdle |
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| The Maharashtra government’s SEZ Bill has once again run into trouble. The Union commerce ministry has objected to the provision in the Bill that allows the state government to override all other laws of the state in case they conflict with the SEZ Act.
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| Govt to put Rs 300cr more in Achuthapuram SEZ |
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| Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (APIIC) will spend about Rs 300 crore over the next two-three years to create additional infrastructure at the Achuthapuram AP Special Economic Zone.
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| SEZ exporters to get tax relief |
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| Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today accepted the need to rectify an anomaly in the Income Tax Act that results in lesser tax benefits to exporters in the Special Economic Zones (SEZs).
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| Government okays Adani SEZ merger |
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| Effectively lifts 5,000-hectare cap on zone size.
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| Lahari to invest Rs 1,500cr SEZ |
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| Lahari Infrastructures Limited, a subsidiary of city-based Lahari Group, will be investing about Rs 1,500 crore in a multi-services special economic zone (SEZ) in Ranga Reddy district of Andhra Pradesh in phases.
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| Foundation stone laid for Mysore IT Park |
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| The downturn, which has made its impact on the IT industry too, has not deterred the Karnataka government from venturing into a new IT Park in Mysore.
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