The recent announcement by the government on the changes in the services tax structure will have a positive impact on the goods and services tax (GST), according to JM Kennedy, director of Tax Research Unit, a part of the Central Board of Excise &amp; Customs (CBEC).

'Changes in service tax structure will have great impact on GST'

Business Standard

The Karnataka government has sought the Advocate General&rsquo;s opinion on whether there was any violation of rules in securing allotment of site by Law Minister S Suresh Kumar under the chief minister&rsquo;s discretionary quota, an issue on which he has resigned. Upset over reports that he violated rules in securing the site from the Bangalore Development Authority, Kumar resigned from the BJP Ministry on June 23, but Gowda has refused to accept it.

Govt seeks A-G's opinion on minister's resignation

Press Trust of India

After Tamil Nadu, Odisha will be the second state in the country to offer fiscal and non-fiscal incentives to micro, small &amp; medium enterprises (MSMEs) via the online mode.

State to offer incentives to MSMEs online

The Odisha government is planning to declare 13 more spots as eco-sensitive zones across the state.

Odisha to declare 13 more spots as eco-sensitive zones

The Odisha High Court on Monday refused to vacate its interim order of maintaining status quo with regard to construction of the power plant being set up by KVK Nilachal Power near Athagarh in Cuttack district.

HC refuses to lift stay on KVK Nilachal Power

To tide over prevailing power crisis in Uttar Pradesh, the Akhilesh Yadav led state government has proposed to add over 33,000 Mw to its total generation capacity in the current 12 th Five Year Plan (2012-17).

UP to add 33,000 Mw during 12th Five Year Plan

Nature Watch India on Thursday severely criticised the Himachal Pradesh government for allowing forests fires to rage across the state.

Activist raps HP over fire

The civic body of the Chhattisgarh government in Raipur has started the process of cancelling the houses allotted the beneficiaries who have failed to pay the installment.

Chhattisgarh govt cancels houses allotted to defaulters 

The Odisha government on Tuesday assured top Posco India officials that the tripartite pact to enable renewal of lapsed Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) is in the final stage and is set to be executed soon.

Tripartite pact with Posco in final stage, says government

The Odisha government has refused to abide by a clause of the Mineral Concession Rule (MCR), 1960, dealing with royalty charges on minerals, citing certain flaws in it.

Odisha refuses to abide by mining royalty rules 

Official sources on Tuesday said that incessant rain since last night has inundated many localities and main roads. One person was killed due to landslide in Shantipur area this morning while a woman was washed away by Dhala River in upper Assam's Tinsukia district.

Flood situation worsens in Assam

The Indian Institute of Human Settlements (IIHS), an institution offering courses for betterment of settlements, is trying to continue its incubation programme for finding concrete ideas to improve urban centres.

IIHS trying to sow seeds of entrepreneurship too

The application of glass in green and eco-friendly buildings has been growing at 18 per cent year-on-year (YoY) since the last four to five years, said Sanjay Ganjoo, vice-president of All India Glass Manufacturers Federation.

Glass usage in green buildings growing at 18%

As many as 45,000 Gujaratis from all over the world are expected to attend the third &ldquo;Chaalo Gujarat -World Gujarati Conference&rdquo; during the Labor Day weekend of August 31 to September 2 in New Jersey. The Association of Indian Americans in North America (AIANA) has chosen &ldquo;Gujarat, Gujarati Gujaratism&rdquo; as the theme for this year's event. Sunil Nayak, president AIANA said &ldquo;We want to showcase Gujarat and its glorious past, the enterprising present and the bright future. The event will be quiet different as compared to the earlier two ventures. This will be a unique and modern event to showcase Gujarat." One of the highlights of the event will be a three-dimensional film on Gujarat in Gujarati and will be screened for the first time on a giant screen.

45K Gujaratis likely to attend world conference

The prices of poultry products are expected to rise further in the light of a steep increase in the cost of poultry feed ingredients, according to Andhra Pradesh Poultry Federation (APPF), an apex body of poultry farmers.

Prices of poultry products may go up again

The Bangalore Chamber of Industry and Commerce (BCIC) has called for setting up a high-powered Working Committee to monitor the speedy implementation of investment proposals signed at the recently concluded Global Investors&rsquo; Meet (GIM 2012).

Monitor all GIM investment proposals: BCIC

Karnataka Government on Tuesday said it was aiming to complete the Phase-I of the metro rail project in the city by December next year and has begun talks with Centre for taking up the second phase of the mass rapid transport system to ease traffic congestion in the IT capital.

Metro Phase-1 to be completed by end of next year, says CM

Israel is planning to open a consulate in Bangalore by the year-end. This will be the second consulate after Mumbai. These are in addition to its embassy in New Delhi. As of now Israel&rsquo;s consulate in Mumbai manages its relationships with the south Indian states and has been building relationships with firms and educational institutions in the South.

Israel to open consulate in Bangalore

Large-scale violence were reported from several parts of Jharkhand during the bandh called by the Maoists on Tuesday to oppose the anti-Naxalite operations in five rebel-hit states.

Violence erupts in Jharkhand during bandh called by Naxals

Incessant rainfall for past couple of days has left the North Eastern state of Assam and parts of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya reeling under floods and landslides.

Floods ravage Assam, thousands affected

West Bengal has sought the termination of NHPC as an implementing agency for the Rajiv Gandhi Gramin Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY) under the 11th plan at Purulia district. State power minister Manish Gupta said the progress of work at the NHPC project in Purulia was not satisfactory in the last six months.

Bengal seeks NHPC's termination from Purulia project

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