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BIS certification, testing delays hit Chinese solar equipment imports

These delays by BIS in granting approvals for selling in India come amid border tensions with China

2 min read2 Sep 2020
Industry

Centre extends duty on Chinese solar goods

Govt notifies continuation of the duty on solar cells and panels for one yearThe duty also applies to imports from Thailand and Vietnam but excludes imports from any other developing nation

1 min read31 Jul 2020
Industry

Govt imposes safeguard duty on solar cells for one more year till July 2021

After considering the findings of the DGTR, the department of revenue in a notification has said that it is imposing 'a safeguard duty' on the productThe renewable energy ministry has also proposed imposing customs duties on some solar power equipment

1 min read30 Jul 2020
Opinion

Opinion | Cancer cells: Sensitive, resistant, competitive

By retarding the growth of sensitive cancer cells, the healthy cells can flourish

7 min read10 Jul 2020
Budget 2019

Budget proposes a mechanism to impose 20% customs duty on solar cells, modules

Once a separate notification is issued, a new duty structure enabling a basic customs duty of 20% on solar cells and modules will come into effectThe move is in a bid to boost local manufacturing and protect domestic companies from cheaper imports

4 min read1 Feb 2020
Science

Study finds Thalasemmia, cancer genes exclusive to Indian population

The research was done by scientists from National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, in association with the GenomeAsia 100k consortiumIt has also found that for Indians, genetic similarity makes them more susceptible to risk of diseases

2 min read5 Dec 2019
Mint-lounge

The year of tinkering with genes

A Chinese scientist's claims of creating genetically edited babies brought ethical and safety concerns around gene-editing back in the spotlight this year

6 min read30 Dec 2018
Mint-lounge

A deep space odyssey like no other

The BioSentinel mission aims to study the effects of exposure to deep-space radiation on living organisms using yeast cells

6 min read9 Nov 2018
Industry

Falling rupee puts ₹28,000 crore of solar projects at risk: report

Nearly half of the solar power capacities under implementation worth 28,000 crore face viability risk because of the continuous fall in the rupee, which has made imported solar modules costlier and increased the cost of setting up solar plants, says a Crisil report

3 min read30 Oct 2018
Industry

Taiwan takes India to WTO’s safeguard committee on solar duty

India had imposed safeguard duty of up to 25% on solar cells imports from China and Malaysia for two years to protect domestic players from steep rise in inbound shipments

1 min read23 Sep 2018
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