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, …
Beijing: China is trying to influence the international prices of iron ore, one of India’s main exports, by formally launching a iron ore price index on Tuesday. The index has undergone a one-month trial before the launch. The move that covers two indices — one for domestically produced iron ore …
In the midst of a dire need to feed millions of people facing hunger because of drought, Kenya's newly passed Biosafety Act allows for the importation of GM crops - but at what cost? As the most severe drought crisis in 60 years continues in East Africa, a contentious issue …
Pakistan on Wednesday expressed desire to import 2000 MW electricity from Iran to meet the growing requirement of electricity as both sides wanted to enhance annual bilateral trade to $5 billion from the current $1.5 billion, through co-operation in various fields. Finance Minister Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh and Iranian Foreign …
Indian importers are suffering huge losses as the Chinese apple has taken a hit in the domestic market, despite a lean crop, due to quality concerns. With the pre-harvest assessment indicating a poor crop in Himachal with an expected production of less than two crore boxes, 40 per cent of …
GUWAHATI, Sept 4 – Transit through Bangladesh will be on top of the agenda for talks during the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh’s two-day visit to Dhaka from September 6. The Government of India will also formally thank Bangladesh for its role in dealing with militancy. Highly placed official sources …
The Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPC) has moved the State Governments of Tripura and Manipur for sustainable supply of rawmaterial for its Cachar Paper Mill and has made arrangement to import bamboo from Bangladesh by road. Listing out measures undertaken to resolve its financial crisis, Minister for Heavy Industries and …
Bhubaneswar: Though Posco has agreed not to insist on the import clause in the lapsed MoU with the state government, it wants swapping of iron ore within the country, a state minister said here on Monday. Posco-India has given its consent to delete import clause from the lapsed MoU. However, …
LUCKNOW: The comptroller and auditor general (CAG) has detected gross irregularities in handling and supply of coal to the thermal power plants in Uttar Pradesh. The CAG has said that the irregularities led to a loss of nearly Rs 140 crore to the state exchequer. In its report tabled in …
The state government on Wednesday requested the Centre to hike the import duty on apples to safeguard the interests of fruit growers of Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and northeastern states. State Horticulture minister Narinder Bragta met Union Commerce and Industries Minister Anand Sharma and drew his attention to …
With India becoming a dumping ground of e-waste from the West which is seriously impacting environment and human health, the draft notification of E-waste Management & Handling Rules, released in May 2010, clearly proposed “banning of import”. But the final E-waste Rules, notified this year surreptitiously avoids mention of e-waste …
China is the largest importer by weight of illegal ivory in the world. In response the government of China took steps to reduce this illegal ivory trade in 2004 by introducing an official identification card for each ivory item sold in registered shops. China was then approved by CITES to …
This publication includes statistics on the adoption of single and multiple gene Bt cotton hybrids; adoption of Bt cotton by major states in India as well as number of farmers adopting Bt cotton hybrids from 2002 to 2010.
The Committee on Policy for Pooling of Natural Gas Prices and Pool Operating Guidelines was asked to examine the procedure for discovery of gas price. While refraining from suggesting a viable scheme for pooling of gas prices, it has focused its attention on preferential allocation of domestically produced natural gas …
The government`s $20 billion flagship project for import of 500 million cubic feet per day (mmcfd) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been challenged again in the Supreme Court. Filed by Agha Zafar Hilali, a former ambassador and former prime minister Benazir Bhutto`s special secretary, the petition accused the government …
A senior Iranian oil official said crude exports to India would continue as the two countries were about to offset debts through new accounts and barter deals to circumvent banking sanctions. Iran had earlier threatened to cut off oil exports to India, the second largest buyer of Iranian oil, which …
The high demand for frogs’ legs for consumption leads to the extinction of the species, says a report by international wildlife conservation groups. The report titled ‘Canapés to Extinction: The international trade in frogs’ legs and its ecological impact’ is the first ever rstudy on the frog leg market.
Plays Down Supply Cut Threat, Says Eco Affairs Dept Looking At Payment Issue Iran on Tuesday again threatened to cut oil supplies to India from next month if New Delhi failed to route payments to clear a pending bill of around $5 billion by that time. Agencies quotedthesemiofficial Iranian Fars …
The Bangladesh Power Development Board has sought permission from the finance ministry to purchase power from India at a rate to be fixed by the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission of India.
These regulations may be called the Food Safety and Standards (Food Import) Regulations, 2011. They extend to the whole of India. They shall come into force from such date as may be notified by the Food Authority by publication in the Official Gazette.
