Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of News Item titled "2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit in Thanjavur appearing in The Hindu dated 19.05.2025". The application is registered suo-motu on the basis of the news item titled 2 killed in blast at illegal cracker unit …
A file picture of an export oriented unit in Coimbatore. Arun S. The Commerce Ministry has rejected a proposal to extend the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) to the export sector saying it is not feasible. The Ministry said the problem of labour shortage in export units …
Civil Society Groups Urge End To India Project, Allege Nexus With MNC Pharma Companies Several civil society groups have come together to question the commerce and industry ministry
AN EMPOWERED group of ministers (EGoM) headed by finance minister Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday cleared the draft food security bill, ruled out wheat exports for the present despite overwhelming stocks, approved a decision to increase foodgrain allocation for the above poverty line (APL) consumers of the public distribution system (PDS) …
Ban on imports likely from April. Alleging the presence of antibiotics and heavy metal residues in Indian honey, the European Union has threatened to ban such imports from next month, official sources told Business Line. The EU is the second largest destination for Indian honey exports after the US. The …
The commerce ministry is taking a pre-emptive shot at proposed policies in the US and the European Union, aimed at using environmental standards as platforms for implementing trade barriers with the developing world. Speaking at the release of a report by India
Study traces it to lead-based paints, asks government to frame law Sudden decline in IQ levels of children and unexplained retardation or hyperactivity among them can now be traced to unacceptably high levels of lead in their blood-sugar levels. In a significant study that could form basis of India
It's the favourite mantra of policymakers, politicians and India Inc and they never tire of prescribing it as a driver of growth and employment generation. Tragically though, for all the chants, once a top item on the infrastructure agenda of the Essars, DLFs and Parsvnaths, special economic zones (SEZs) are …
A day after the lease deed for Nayachar Island was registered, a senior minister of the state Cabinet, Mr Kironmoy Nanda sounded a discordant note by claiming that his department was keen to participate in a fisheries and eco-tourism project with the private investor if the proposed chemical hub project …
Geneva: India on Tuesday urged developing countries to stand united at WTO negotiations stating that the global trade deal must reflect the aspirations of the vast majority of people. Addressing the ministers from the G-20 and G-33, alliances of the developing countries here before the beginning of the ministerial meeting …
INDIA has called for continued solidarity of developing country groups at the World Trade Organisation with the on-going Doha Round for opening up markets in goods and services reaching a
APEDA chairman Asit Tripathy addressing stakeholders at a training programme on the soon to be launched Traceability system for organic products, in B BHUBANESWAR: Orissa
In a few months, a consumer in the European Union should be able to trace an item of organic food on his table to the specific bit of farmland in India that produced it. The Agriculture and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), which works under the central Ministry …
Reeling under a financial crunch and slump in demand for commercial space, at least two special economic zone (SEZ) developers have now approached the SEZ Board of Approval for withdrawal of their SEZs proposed in Punjab. These developers
Though Governments in India are elected for a five-year term, the first few months set the tone and provide early hints about the course it plans to take. While it would be unfair to judge a new regime on the basis of its first 100 days in office, there has …
Rs 3,500-Cr Support Package Likely To Be Announced Independent Of The Budget THE government is readying a package of concessions worth around Rs 3,500 crore for the plantation sector as it looks to lift it out of a morass of rising input costs, a high debt burden and falling productivity …
New Delhi: The government on Wednesday slapped quality restrictions on mobile phones, dairy products and toys in a measure aimed mainly to block their imports from China. The move may trigger another round of wrangling at the WTO between the two Asian economic giants. The Directorate-General of Foreign Trade banned …
New Delhi: The government is considering a regulation to make use of renewable energy mandatory for special economic zones (SEZ) to save on traditional fuel like coal and diesel. The Ministries of Commerce & Industry and New & Renewable Energy are working on the modalities for such a regulation.
