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Govt notifies new rules on tax-free status for Indian seafarers

Move seeks to end an anomaly that is cited by local fleet owners as the main reason for an acute shortage of sailors to man their vessels

2 min read19 Aug 2015
Mint-lounge

Art review: ‘CAMP, From Gulf to Gulf to Gulf’

A new show offers glimpses of life lived on the western Indian Ocean

3 min read16 Mar 2015
Opinion

All Above Board | Seafarers’ aspirations get a boost in budget

India seeks to end a more than two-decade-old taxation anomaly that is cited by local fleet-owners as the cause for an acute shortage of sailors to man ships

4 min read6 Mar 2015
Politics

Somalian pirates free 7 Indian seafarers after 4 years of captivity

The sailors have returned to Mumbai, where they were provided psychological counselling

1 min read5 Nov 2014
Specials

Indian seafarers get a tax boost

Tax officials have agreed to rewrite rules for seafarers working on Indian-flag ships to qualify them for non-resident status

3 min read3 Oct 2014
Opinion

All above board | Arun Jaitley gives India’s maritime sector a reason to smile

The budget has showered goodies on mainline shipping, coastal shipping, shipbuilding, seafarers, maritime training and port development

5 min read18 Jul 2014
Politics

India needs to act to thwart piracy at sea

India needs to act to thwart piracy at sea

4 min read3 Oct 2008
Politics

Indian seafarers turn wary of sailing through Somalian waters

Indian seafarers turn wary of sailing through Somalian waters

3 min read30 Sep 2008
Politics

Inter-union spat may strand cargo ships

Inter-union spat may strand cargo ships

4 min read8 Oct 2007

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The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared

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