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For Goldman Sachs CEO and New Jersey Mayor Jon Corzine's MF Global filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after costly bets on European debt proved too much for the firm.

Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts (EPCH) held a meeting with representatives of industry associations and exporters to discuss implications of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on the sector. EPCH has prepared a petition on behalf of handicrafts exporters to be submitted to the GST Council, it said in a statement.

Textile industry welcomed the fixing of reasonable rates under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime on most of the items and also thanked the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for quick conclusions on the subject. Commenting on the GST rates, A Shaktivel, Regional Chairman, Federation of Indian Exporters' Organisation (FIEO)'s Southern Region, said that the lower rates under GST across the products that have high potential of exports will go a long way in encouraging 'Make in India'.

With cement coming under the 28% tax rate structure under Goods and Services Tax (GST), the industry is not happy with

The global lead acid battery market is projected to reach USD 52.5 billion by 2024 from an estimated USD 41.6 billion in 2019, at a CAGR of 4.7% during the forecast period. This growth can be attributed to factors such as the need to integrate renewable energy to the main grid, and the booming data industry promising the installation of several data centers across the globe, which expects the utilization of lead acid batteries for backup power supply.

Fiinovation, along with Uflex Limited and AROH Foundation, was awarded with the 'Bureaucracy Today- CSR Excellence Awards 2017' in the category of Promoting Ecological & Environmental sustainability for its CSR Project. The award was conferred to the team at a gala ceremony at Hotel Le Meridien, New Delhi.