Duty on hardware

New Delhi, Jan. 26: In order to encourage domestic manufacturing of personal computers, industry association MAIT has requested the government to extend the differential duty structure for IT hardwares on a par with mobile phones. Manufacturers' Association for Information Technology represents leading IT hardware companies such as Dell, Lenovo, HP, Acer, Cisco, HCL Infosystems and Intel. The government in budget 2015-16 had exempted mobile phone and tablet PC makers in India from payment of customs and excise duty on procurement of all goods required for manufacturing, MAIT said.

Samsung move

Calcutta, Jan. 26: Samsung India has introduced four new-generation products - 360 Cassette AC, 30HP Super DVM, 14 HP Side Discharge DVM Eco and DVM Chiller - in its heating, ventilating and air conditioning category. It aims to eliminate problems such as cold drafts, slow cooling speed and uneven temperature distribution.

Solar power

Calcutta, Jan. 26: Kazakhstan is keen to participate in India's quest to generate 100GW of solar power by 2021-22 under the National Solar Mission. "India is focusing on solar energy projects, and hence, we are looking at options to facilitate that by bringing in our companies," said Bulat Sarsenbayev, ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to India, at a press meet at the Merchant Chamber of Commerce recently.