BS Reporter / New Delhi July 10, 2008, 0:54 IST Though the Planning Commission favours imposition of a direct tax on Special Economic Zones (SEZs), it does not agree with the contention that these tax-free industrial enclaves are leading to revenue loss.

About 1,148 registered small scale industries (SSIs) were closed in Orissa between 2003 and 2008.

The Haryana State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation (HSIIDC) has earned the highest-ever gross income of Rs.100.90 crore during the just concluded financial year 2007-08 as per the

Cornered by the SC and buckling under pressure of protesters, the Delhi government dilutes household industry norms

For the polluting industrial estates at Patencheru in Andhra Pradesh ( Down To Earth , Vol 8, No 7), it was time to face the music. Acting upon the instructions of the Supreme Court, Medak

Director General (Management and Conservation) of Pakistan Electric Power Company (Pepco) Tahir Basharat Cheema said on Friday highly obsolete machinery installed at factories was resulting in inefficient consumption of energy in the Pakistan.