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NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) [Line Items] |
Foreign Currency Exchange Rates [Table Text Block] | The exchange rates used for translation purposes are as follows:
|  | Period End Average Rate |  | Period End Rate
Period |  | (P&L rate) |  | (Balance sheet rate)
Year ended March 31, 2012 |  | INR |  | 47.715 |  | RMB |  | 6.29 |  |  |  |  |  | per USD |  | INR |  | 50.89 |  | RMB |  | 6.3 |  |  |  |  |  | per USD
Year ended March 31, 2013 |  | INR |  | 54.357 |  | RMB |  | 6.28 |  | HKD |  | 7.77 |  | per USD |  | INR |  | 54.52 |  | RMB |  | 6.21 |  | HKD |  | 7.76 |  | per USD
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives [Member] |
NOTE 2 - SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) [Line Items] |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block] | Property and equipment are recorded at cost net of accumulated depreciation and depreciated over their estimated useful lives using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives of assets are as follows:
Buildings | 5-25 years
Plant and machinery | 10-20 years
Computer equipment | 3-5 years
Office equipment | 3-5 years
Furniture and fixtures | 5-10 years
Vehicles | 5-10 years

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