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AV Rajwade: The imminent food crisis
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I&B bats for reduction in FBT for media firms
Reduction in the fringe benefit tax (FBT) from 20 per cent to 5 per cent for media personnel working for both print and electronic media companies was among the demands submitted to the finance ministry today by Ambika Soni, the minister for information and broadcasting (I&B).

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Cipla to produce biotech drugs
Cipla, the country’s second-largest drug company, will foray into the production of biotechnology medicines soon. The company is planning to set up a 50:50 joint venture partnership with a Chinese firm. The JV will be based in India and will manufacture and market bio-similar products (off patent biotechnology medicines) for domestic and overseas markets.
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SBI Card launches mShop

SBI Card, the credit card service offering from the State Bank and GE Capital, today launched mShop to enable its customers shop from over 100 merchants across the country, using their mobile phones. - Mid-mkt British hotel chain Premier Inn enters India - NASA launches space shuttle Atlantis - Ultimate Motors to launch Hyper cars in India - India Eco Summit: Daiichi to launch Ranbaxy"s drugs in Japan - Hindustan Unilever gains on defensive buying - Russia Space Troops put 250 spacecraft into orbit in 8yrs MShop offers SBI Card customers the convenience of transacting anytime, anywhere, while ensuring complete security of their transactions, an SBI Card press release said. "We are delighted to launch mShop, yet another way to make life simple for our customers. MShop will further enhance our cardholders’ experience with SBI Card. It will also open up a new revenue stream for our business," SBI Card chief executive Diwakar Gupta said. SBI Card is a joint venture between the State Bank and GE Capital and offers domestic consumers extensive access to a wide range of payment products and services. With the introduction of mShop, SBI Card customers can now buy air tickets, cinema tickets and pay utility bills using their mobile phones, the release said. The cardholders can instantly download the mShop application on their mobile phones and after initial registration can begin shopping on the go, it said.


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