Since the discovery of large offshore oil and gas reserves in 2014, Senegal has set its hopes on fossil fuel export revenue to help fund its plans to become an emerging economy by 2035. Senegal is actively seeking investors to help develop its offshore oil and gas reserves – both …
Sandip Das New Delhi: With aromatic basmati rice from India kept out of the supermarkets in Germany for the last few months, following reports of the presence of high levels of pesticide residue, exporters are urging the government to hold discussion with the European Union for bringing in uniformity in …
The Centre on Thursday rejected demand for ban on iron ore export, but promised that stringent steps will be initiated to curb illegal mining. During the debate on illegal mining in the Rajya Sabha, the mining activities in Karnataka were brought to focus by several members, including TDP Rajya Sabha …
The Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) has asked the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) to have a public consultation on the development of iron ore terminal at West of Breakwater (WOB) proposed by Mormugao Port Trust (MPT). According to sources in MPT, MPT officials along with GSPCB on …
I have been to Chennai several times in the past but somehow never noticed the ‘Vivekanandar Illam’ on Marina Beach road. Recently while sifting through some old photographs of the trips, I came across a picture of the building, shot inadvertently while taking some panoramas. It was a large imposing …
Sandip DasNew Delhi: With Europe and Gulf countries, putting in place stringent safety norms for ensuring that pesticide residue in agricultural crops remain below prescribed limits, basmati (aromatic rice) exporters from India have urged the Union agriculture ministry to ensure that farmers use less pesticide.Europe and Gulf nations are main …
Dilip Kumar Jha & Mahesh Kulkarni / Mumbai/ Bangalore August 12, 2010, 0:28 ISTContend no juridiction, breach of their rights; HC hearing on August 20.Nine mining companies, including India
Sujay MehdudiaNEW DELHI: A Group of Ministers (GoM) will discuss on Thursday issues pertaining to illegal mining, a ban on iron ore exports, the new mining legislation and setting aside a share in the profits of mining companies for the development of tribal areas.Officials of the Ministry of Mines said …
NEW DELHI, 9 AUG: The government has allowed export of three lakh tons of non-basmati rice and two lakh tons of wheat to Bangladesh.There has been a ban on export of wheat and non-basmati rice since October 2007 and April 2008, respectively, to ensure availability of the foodgrain in the …
Visakhapatnam, Aug. 8: The Union minister of state for human resource development, Ms D. Purandareswari, said that there was a need for a policy to stop export of iron ore as the steel industry would be facing a severe shortage in the ensuing years.Addressing a meeting at the inaugural ceremony …
