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Chinese paracetamol may be slapped with dumping duty

The Directorate of Anti-dumping and Allied Duties, under the ministry of commerce and industry, has recommended provisional anti-dumping duties on paracetamol from China and Taiwan. This followed an investigation against imports of the commonly used drug on basis of a petition filed by three domestic companies - Hyderabad-based Triton Laboratories and Sri Krishna Pharmaceuticals; Solapur based Va...

Garbage Dumping Ground in Pune Causing Health Hazards to Nearby Residents

The industrial and commercial waste generated from Pune that is dumped in Urali Devachi, about 25 kilometers from the city, is creating a host of problems for the nearby villagers . ......Urali Devachi village has been turned into a garbage dumping ground for tonnes of waste generated by the citys nearly five million plus population. ......The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) shifted the dumping...

Treaty With Japan may Legalize Dumping Toxic Waste in India

Environmental groups and NGOs in India are up in arms against a coming India-Japan treaty regarding the export of old Japanese ships and toxic chemicals to Indian shipyards. ......The India-Japan Economic Agreement is in the final stages of discussion and is due to be formalised in October. ......Another contentious issue is the amount of electronic and machinery waste that comes into India fr...

Indian Antibiotic Faces Anti-dumping Duties in China

In its effort to safeguard the interest of its local pharmaceutical producers, China has imposed an anti-dumping duty of up to 37.7 per cent on Indian manufactured antibiotic sulfamethoxazole . ......The anti-dumping duty tax rate has been increased from 10.7 per cent to 37.7 per cent and the tax would be in effect for five years. ......Sulfamethoxazole is a sulfonamide bacteriostatic antib...

Indian Dumping Duty on Chinese Paracetamol to Continue

Indian dumping duties on Chinese paracetamol exports are likely to continue, even after the expiry date of a previous dumping regulation nears . ......Indian anti-dumping duties were imposed on Chinese products in 2001 after an initial ruling and reinstated after a mandatory one-year period with a final ruling. ......Such duties automatically expire five years after the final ruling, after whic...