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In a bonanza for stock markets, govt may scrap DDT, review LTCG slabs

The LTCG was introduced in the 2018 Budget after more than a decade with a tax of 10 per cent on an amount above Rs 1 lakh

Top 10 biz headlines: Realty, exports boost this week, DDT may go & more

From govt readying a package to help boost exports and real estate to the Direct Taxes Code panel recommending abolishing of dividend distribution tax, here are the top business headlines on Wednesday

Direct Taxes Code panel for status quo on LTCG tax, STT; wants DDT to go

Suggests rejig of 20% and 30% slabs of personal income tax

Letters: DDT not the first option

With reference to Deepak Lal's article, "Bring back DDT" (April 27), the discovery of DDT saved many people, crops and livestock from insect-borne diseases. On the other hand, being an organic pollutant that found its way into the food chains of delicate ecosystems, DDT caused great damage to various organisms as well as humans. The gravity of the problem had reached such a level that birds such as the Brown pelican would have been wiped out by the 1980s had the US not banned DDT in the 1970s.In nature nothing exists alone; we are all interconnected in its complex web. We must extensively use all viable options to control and prevent the breeding of mosquitoes and use insecticides such as DDT only as a last resort, not the first option. India should embrace the Stockholm Convention guidelines as soon as possible, and ensure a trade-off between human health and the health of ecosystems.M Venkateswara Rao VijayawadaLetters can be mailed, faxed or e-mailed to:The Editor, Business Standa

Dividends deluge to keep taxman at bay

To save promoters from 10% levy, 70 firms call board meetings on interim pay