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Advance tax deposits in Q1 at last year's level
Advance tax collections in the first quarter of fiscal 2009-10 have remained at the same level as last year, at around Rs 23,000 crore. These collections had showed a 20 per cent growth in June 2008.

'Allowing non-basmati export may defeat Food Security Act'
India should not lift ban on the export of non-basmati rice, especially in view of the proposed Food Security Act, as demand under the public distribution system is set to rise, according to the Centre for Environment and Food Security (CEFC).

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Sanofi-aventis' new rural initiative to push generics
French multinational drug major sanofi-aventis has joined the list of drug majors eyeing the generic or copycat drug sales opportunity in the Indian market. It has officially launched a new marketing initiative named ‘Prayas’ to market these generics in small towns and in rural India.
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SCI set to buy 3 container ships for $225 mn

State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) plans to acquire three new container ships in the New Year, and has set aside $200-225 million to fund these purchases, a top company official said. - Shipping firms back to making profit - Govt examining economic condition for SCI disinvestment - SCI takes delivery of second crude container from S Korean co - Shipping Corp in tie up with MSC for Europe service - SCI to place orders for 10 ships this fiscal: CMD "SCI plans to purchase three new container vessels, along with its existing JV partner Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). These will be executed after securing the necessary board approval," a senior SCI official told PTI. Presently, Shipping Corporation has a total fleet strength of 76, which includes five container vessels. Taking into account a visible pick up in the trade volumes in the recent past, the shipping major decided to strengthen its fleet strength, the official said. "We have seen a significant pick up in volumes in the recent past, on account of the recovery in the domestic and global markets. The volumes are expected to pick up further in the months ahead," the official said. Reflecting the recovery and the corresponding revival in the export trades from Europe to Asia, shipments in the Europe-Asia trade route have increased by 12.57 per cent in October to 464,689 Twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), from last year"s 413,249 TEUs. "In the long-term, there is a huge potential in this business. The recovery in freight rates is most notable on the Asia-Europe routes with all container routes showing signs of improvement," the official said. A decline in vessel prices in the past few months could also facilitate the corporation to acquire more vessels in the near future, the official said, without giving any further details. However, the SCI and its Geneva-based JV partner, MSC have not decided on whether the latter will co-fund the proposed acquisitions of three container vessels, the official added. In May, SCI had entered into an agreement with MSC to run its European service. "The discussions with our JV partner is on and it is too early to comment on the matter," the official said. Presently, the five container vessels of the corporation covers Far East, China, UK and West Asia. The SCI also operates its feeder cargo vessels on west coast of the country, besides operating cargo in the coastal regions of India.


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