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Dispute over GST rate poses challenge for drone sector

The New Indian Express

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September 25, 2024

BURGEONING unmanned drone sector is facing major challenges as consumers, including the Indian Army, dispute the applicable goods and services tax (GST) rates.

- MONIKA YADAV

Dispute over GST rate poses challenge for drone sector

As per sources, this confusion over tax classification threatens to disrupt supply chains and deter investment in the industry. Hence, the fitment committee should look into this critical aspect at the earliest. Sources say the GST rate structure, outlined in Notification No. 18/2021-Central Tax (Rate), has left stakeholders confused.

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The New Indian Express Chennai

The New Indian Express Chennai

Corpn spent 42% of budget on climate action

Report says efforts expected to deliver an estimated reduction of 4.1 mn tonnes of CO2 equivalent

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TN’s first coral gallery to come up at Ariyaman village of Ramanathapuram

AS part of its initiative to develop Rameswaram as a circuit for marine tourism and educate people on conversation of marine ecology, the Tamil Nadu forest department plans to establish a state-of-theart corallarium (coral gallery) at Ariyaman village in the district at an estimated cost of %92 lakh.

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1 min

February 17, 2026

The New Indian Express Chennai

Padikkal cracks double century

HAVING scored an unbeaten 148 on Day 1, Karnataka captain Devdutt Padikkal went on to score a double century (232 off 330 balls) on the second day to put his team in firm control of the semifinal clash against Uttarakhand at Lucknow.

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1 min

February 17, 2026

The New Indian Express Chennai

IIT-M, Finnish Met institute ink deal to study atmosphere and air quality

INDIAN Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M) has partnered with Finnish Meteorological Institute to establish ‘VAYYU’ Virtual Research Centre on Aerosol-Meteorology Interactions, Himalayan Atmosphere-Cryosphere Interactions, and Urban Air.

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1 min

February 17, 2026

The New Indian Express Chennai

The New Indian Express Chennai

Oppn ups ante as black box of aircraft carrying Ajit Pawar in bad shape

THE black box from the plane crash in Baramati on January 28, which killed Maharashtra DyCM Ajit Pawar has been found to be in poor condition.

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1 mins

February 17, 2026

The New Indian Express Chennai

GST notices, low interest rates push up cash use

DESPITE high UPI transactions, the currency in circulation (CiC) continued to rise, reaching a new record high of 240 lakh crore in January, an annual growth of 11.1% as against 5.3% rise a year ago.

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1 min

February 17, 2026

The New Indian Express Chennai

Rubio backs Viktor Orban’s re-election bid in Hungary

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's bid to serve a fifth straight term after upcoming elections in April, emphasising during a visit to Budapest the strong personal relationship between the nationalist leader and US President Donald Trump.

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1 min

February 17, 2026

The New Indian Express Chennai

Report positions V’puram RRTS as a multi-purpose economic corridor

THE proposal also includes a spur linking Puducherry and Cuddalore, taking the total network length to about 146 km, including a 64.1-km spur, sources said.

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1 mins

February 17, 2026

The New Indian Express Chennai

Ilaiyaraaja onboards TK-VJS' Pocket Novel

HIAGARAJAN Kumararaja's third feature directorial, which stars Vijay Sethupathi in the lead, has been titled Pocket Novel.

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1 min

February 17, 2026

The New Indian Express Chennai

51 startups to showcase AI innovations at WAVES corner

OVER 50 Indian startups operating in the animation, extended reality and media tech space are showcasing AI-powered innovations at the India AI Impact Expo 2026, which is being held in New Delhi.

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1 min

February 17, 2026

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