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Why a new tax on bio resources has Madhya Pradesh traders crying foul

A new cess on bio resources has traders and industry crying foul.

In June, two traders, intercepted at a forest check post in Gwalior, were found in possession of resin from the Salai tree, which is abundant in the forests of Madhya Pradesh. There was nothing extraordinary about the seizure till the men told the forest officials that the resin was meant for

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