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India exempts oxygen, vaccines from basic customs duty 5 hours ago Workers of a wholesale supplier load medical oxygen cylinders in a car amid COVID-19 pandemic in New Delhi on Saturday. AFP The Union government on Saturday decided to grant full exemption from Basic Customs Duty and health cess on import of oxygen and oxygen related equipment for three months. Items exempted from basic customs duty and health cess are medical grade oxygen, oxygen concentrator along ...

: Saturday, April 24, 2021, 3:49 PM IST Basic customs duty, health cess to be waived off on oxygen and related equipment: PM Modi chairs meeting During the meeting, PM Modi emphasised that there was an immediate need to boost the supply of medical-grade oxygen as well as equipment required for patient care both at home and in hospitals Indias battle with COVID-19 with each passing day is worseining due to the lack of oxygen supply in many parts of the country. Owing to such a crisis situation,...

Govt waives basic customs duty, health cess on import of oxygen & related equipment New Delhi, Apr 24 (UNI) The Centre on Saturday decided to grant full exemption from basic customs duty and health cess on the import of Oxygen and related equipment for three months with immediate effect. It was also decided that basic customs duty on import of Covid vaccines be also exempted with immediate effect for 3 months. These decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to re...

Photo Credit: IANS IANSLive New Delhi, April 24 (IANS) The Union government on Saturday decided to grant full exemption from Basic Customs Duty and health cess on import of oxygen and oxygen related equipment for three months. The government also exempted basic customs duty on import of Covid vaccines with immediate effect for a period of three months. To get full access of the story, click here to subscribe to IANS News Service © 2021 IANS India Private Limited. All Rights Reserved. The repr...

Updated: Share Article AAA Remdesivir, the only drug cleared to treat COVID-19. Photo used for representation purpose only. File   | Photo Credit: Getty Image/iStock The government has decided to exempt basics customs duty on import of COVID-19 vaccines, and the basic customs duty and health cess on import of medical grade Oxygen and other equipment related to providing oxygen to patients, for a period of three months. These decisions were taken at a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister to r...

Representative image NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday ramped up its efforts to get oxygen to hospitals using special Oxygen Express trains, air force planes and trucks to transport tankers in view of rising number of Covid-19 cases in the country. Hospitals in several states are reeling under a shortage of medical oxygen and beds. Fresh cases once again touched a new peak of 3.46 lakh in a single day in India while deaths hit a grim new record of 2,600 on Friday. Indian Air Force brings ...

URL copied Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr. Harsh Vardhan. Amid oxygen shortage in the national capital, Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan on Saturday said Delhi has been allotted more than the quota they had asked for and now to rationalise it in a timely manner and the responsibility to finely plan it lies with the state government. "Delhi has been allotted more than the (oxygen) quota they had asked for, and Delhi C...

The Union cabinet on Tuesday approved the proposal of ministry of new and renewable energy (MNRE) for ramping up domestic manufacturing of solar photovoltaic (PV) panels under the ‘Production Linked Incentive’ scheme of the Centre. The proposed scheme is envisaged to create additional 10,000 MW capacity of integrated solar PV manufacturing plants in the country. Under the PLI scheme, the Cabinet in November 2020 had approved Rs 4,500 crore for manufacturing of ‘High Efficiency Solar PV ...

Amid reports of the UK mounting pressure on the Indian government for massive tariff concessions on imports of Scotch whiskey in the free trade agreement negotiations, the Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies (CIABC) has strongly objected to any plans to slash the Basic Customs Duty (BCD). The CIABC has said that since the imports are already dominating the Indian market, any reduction in the BCD will make matters worse and squeeze Indian products totally out. "The balance of...

Solar power prices could rise between 25-30 paise per unit if only cells are imported while the cost will rise further to 40-45 paise if modules are imported, CARE Rating said.