The “Strategy paper on Coal Import Substitution” has been prepared as a report of the IMC (Inter-Ministerial Committee). The paper focusses on the present energy mix of the country, domestic coal production, trends and projections, import trends (sector-wise), coal import substitution measures already taken by the Government and most importantly, …
Ajay Modi / New Delhi August 26, 2008, 4:16 IST The country's steel export in the April-July period of the current year dipped about 25 per cent to 2.75 million tonnes due to the export duty imposed by the government in May. However, import during the same period has jumped …
Press Trust Of India / Raipur August 25, 2008, 0:55 IST The Chhattisgarh government today strongly opposed the coal import policy of the Centre saying any such scheme will lead to escalation of power tariff in the country. "The Centre's decision to start five ultra mega power projects (UMPPs) with …
environment Jaipur halts limestone mining The Rajasthan government has denotified the region in and around Jaisalmer for limestone mining. Though the reason behind denotification is not clear, the move comes days after the government rejected applications by leading cement companies for mining lease in the region. Companies such as Mangalam …
The food processing industry is one of the largest industries in India and ranked fifth in terms of production, consumption, export and growth prospects. India, which is the second largest food producers in the world, lags behind when it comes to food processing which is very essential for increasing shelf …
Importance of food management and maintaining food security the world over has been abundantly recognized since long. India plays a very important role by its contribution in world's food production, accounts for more than 10 percent of total world's foodgrain production. The present study has been undertaken to study the …
There is a rapid growth in Europe and worldwide of counterfeit and illegally-traded pesticides. These illegal products are produced and distributed by criminal gangs. They are untested, unregulated and threaten farmers and consumers health and the environment. The scale and scope of counterfeit pesticides differs from market to market depending …
The economic stability of the country depends to a great extent on the management of its food economy. In this paper an attempt has been made to study various aspects of and factors affecting food management in India in the light of the changing global food scenario. The earlier part …
Availability, accessibility and utilization of food are the three necessary conditions to achieve food security; yet food self sufficiency in India is often confused with the provisioning of food security. The country's self-sufficiency has also been dented with the massive imports of wheat in recent years. Price is important for …
Bs Reporter / New Delhi July 31, 2008, 0:00 IST IOCL, BPCL, HPCL may buy 3.5 mt from abroad to meet demand. Indian Oil Corporaton (IOCL), the nation's biggest refiner, and its state-run counterparts may import 3.5 million tonnes of diesel in the year ending March 2009 to meet demand …
Afghan Leopards Threatened: After surviving decades of warfare, snow leopards in Afghanistan now face a new threat: foreigners involved in rebuilding the country. Military bases and tourist bazaars present a new market for pelts to be sold as souvenirs. Foreigners are willing to pay prices high enough to encourage impoverished …
HYDERABAD: Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar said the Centre would import one million tonne of edible oil every month for supply to various States for sale to below poverty line families (BPL) at a subsidised price. On this count, the Centre will bear a burden of Rs.1,500 crore, allowing a …
New Delhi Pressing For Better Protection Against Import Surges Of Farm Products Amiti Sen & Sheila Mathrani GENEVA THE blame game intensified at the ongoing mini-ministerial meet of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva as negotiations on a possible agreement on opening up markets in agriculture and industrial goods …
George Joseph / Kochi July 25, 2008, 0:55 IST The Spices Board of India has warned to importers and value-adding units of whole star anise and Saigon cinnamon of Vietnam that the consignments to India could have been contaminated with an unapproved colour known as Chrysoidine. The board said in …
(GENEVA) - The European Union offered Monday to make deeper tariff cuts on agricultural imports in order to spur progress in deadlocked trade talks, but the move was quickly dimissed by Brazil as "propaganda." "We're in a position to raise our average tariff cuts from 54 percent to 60 percent," …
CHENNAI: India should reject the WTO draft agreements on Agriculture and Non-Agriculture Market Access as the provisions are detrimental to the country's interests, the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) said on Monday. K.G. Kannabiran, president, PUCL, noted in a press release that the draft allowed farm subsidies in the …
NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday arrested a U.S. national of Indian origin here in the case of wheat import from Australia by the public sector State Trading Corporation (STC) in 1998. The agency reopened the case on July 7 this year, conducted searches at several places …
Experience Shows Windfall Tax Can Dampen Investor Confidence, Cut Reinvestment And Stultify Markets & Growth THE recent, select demands to levy windfall taxes on private-sector petroleum companies does call for a proper policy debate. It's a current issue in public finance, no doubt driven by the recent flare up in …
