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8 / March 2017

ContentsEditor

Vinod Patkotwar

K K Chowdhury, President

Vikram Makar, Sr. V.P. V. T. Chandrashekharan, V.P.

Ramesh Kejriwal, Chairman-ER

Vipan Mehta, Chairman-NR M. Raja Annamalai, Chairman-SR

Vinod S. Bansal, Chairman-WR Sunil Bansal, Chairman-Pune Chapter

Jagdish Patel, Chairman-Gujarat Chapter

Editorial Committee Members D. J. Bharucha Dr Rajkumar Mehul Patel

Prajakta Kotasthane

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Country Note on Poland

The north of Poland, stretching to the

Baltic Sea, consists almost entirely

of lowlands, while the Carpathian

Mountains (including the Tatra

range) form the southern border. The

Masuria region forms the largest and

most-visited Lake District in Poland.

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President’s Message

Editor’s Note

Association News

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March 2017 / 9

International News

Budget 2017

Budget 2017 has exceeded the

markets expectations by steering

clear of hard measures, while

maintaining fiscal prudence. The

Finance Minister has presented a

growth and consumption oriented

budget, focusing on rationalizing

tax laws and improving their

implementation. Staying away

from big-bang measures, the

Budget has signalled continuity in

economic policy priorities.

Cover Story

Cyber Security Challenges to Cashless Economy

Since the announcements, much

has been written on the aspects

of whether this move would

be effective towards curbing

black money or not. Others

98Focus

growth in MSMEs: Economists to KNN

raised so far

NPAs came from MSMEs; real loan growth to MSMEs turned negative: Economic Survey

in India in just two days by getting online permissions: Shaktikanta Das to China

Statistics

Events & ExhibitionsThe Latest on Events, Exhibitions and Conferences in the Rubber Industry

have expressed about how some

countries of the world trust heavily

on plastic money e.g. Sweden, US

while other equally developed

nations prefer the cash route like

Germany.

95News Update

RSDC – Hindustan University tie-up for skilling in Rubber

The purpose of the collaboration

is to impart education for rubber

sector, rubber skills training and

programmes in rubber technology

and polymer science to meet

the growing demand for rubber

industry professionals in the

country

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Indian Rubber Institute (IRI) signed MoU with the Rubber Division of American Chemical Society (ACS)

Indian Rubber Institute (IRI)

has entered into an MoU with

the Rubber Division of American

Chemical Society (ACS) for

meeting the educational and

training needs of the rubber

industry in India and also within

the Asia Pacific and South

ASEAN Regions