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EU disappointed over India's 'right' to approach WTO's body in ICT case

The European Union (EU) has expressed disappointment over India's move to approach the WTO's appellate body in a case related to customs duties on certain information and communications technology (ICT) products, an official said. On December 8, India appealed against a ruling of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel, in a case filed by the European Union against New Delhi's import duties on certain ICT products including mobile phones and components, base stations, integrated circuits and optical instruments. India has stated that it is the right of countries to appeal, and called for early restoration of the non-functional appellate body of WTO so that the panel's errors can be corrected and the dispute can be resolved expeditiously. New Delhi has also rejected the EU's request to settle the dispute through arbitration. On this request, India has said that such interim arbitration agreements undermine the right of countries to appeal to a permanent .

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India to challenge WTO panel ruling on ICT import duties at appellate body

India will appeal against a ruling of the World Trade Organization's (WTO) trade dispute settlement panel which ruled that the country's import dues on certain information and technology products are inconsistent with the global trade norms, commerce ministry sources said. They said that the ruling will not have any adverse impact on domestic industry. The appeal will be filed by India in the WTO's appellate body, which is the final authority on such trade disputes, they said. The dispute panel of the Geneva-based WTO on Monday said the import duties imposed by India on certain informational and technology products violates global trading norms. The ruling followed a dispute filed by the European Union, Japan and Taiwan against these duties in the WTO. "We will be going for an appeal against the decision and there will be no adverse impact on our industry," the commerce ministry sources added. The EU on April 2, 2019 had challenged the introduction of import duties by India on a

Half of all Indian cos set to boost ICT budget post 5G rollout: KPMG study

The report adds that over 85% of Indian enterprises from various sectors are expecting up to 20% return on investments made in 5G and industry 4.0 use cases

Share of women employees in CPSEs dips to 9.35% in FY21: Survey

According to the report, the number of women employees in CPSEs declined 9.5% to 80,525 in FY21 when pandemic hit the economy

Over 50% India firms raise ICT budget, cybersecurity key concern: Report

More than 50% of enterprises in India have significantly increased their information and communications technology (ICT) budget this year compared to 2021, a report showed on Thursday

Cert-In extends deadline for VPN cybersecurity norms till Sept 25

CERT-In directions, released on April 28, mandate service providers to keep records of every information and communication technology (ICT) transaction for a minimum of 180 days

PM Modi chairs 38th PRAGATI meeting, reviews 8 projects worth Rs 50,000 cr

Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired the 38th PRAGATI meeting, the ICT based multi-modal platform for pro-active governance and timely implementation, involving Centre and State governments

60 students in ICT Odisha's first batch; academic session starts tomorrow

For now, the institute will run from a temporary campus in Bhubaneswar. The ICT has moved a proposal to the state government for 100 acres of land for a permanent campus