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
New Delhi: A panel headed by the PM’s chief economic advisor C Rangarajan has recommended exporting 2 million tonnes (mt) of wheat at a subsidy of Rs 1,500 crore through government channels and another
New Delhi: It’s a problem of plenty for dairy companies. Left with excess inventory of skimmed milk powder owing to the good monsoon in the last two years, dairy majors say growth will be hit this year,
Australia’s uranium supply to India will be demand based once the approvals for the yellow cake exports to New Delhi are finalised, the Energy Minister Mr Martin Ferguson has said. “It (uranium supply)
EU agriculture ministers meeting yesterday in Brussels roundly criticised proposals from the European Commission that would condition farm subsidies on new 'greening' measures from 2014 onwards, in a setback
With a weak rupee, exporters are confident of demand for Indian agri products in global mkt Exporters of agri commodities such as wheat, sugar and cotton feel that shipments could pick up if India would
New Delhi With the grain stocks held with Food Corporation of India (FCI) and other state government owned agencies crossing a record level, the food ministry has proposed additional allocation of grain to BPL and APL families for dealing with storage crunch. Under the proposal sent to finance ministry, the food ministry has proposed to hike grain allocation for the estimated 18 crore APL families to 15 kg per month from prevailing 10 kg per month. This will result in excess grains allocation of 6.5 million tonne.
Urgent action is called for, to run down the 75-million-tonne grain heap that has been built by the government ASHOK GULATI Grain stocks with state agencies are likely to cross 75 million tonnes some
India’s iron ore exports are set to fall to a new low this financial year, owing to multiple problems, such as shortages in Karnataka, Odisha and Goa, high export duty and differential railway freight. Compared to 2011-12, which witnessed a year-on-year decline of 38.5 per cent in exports at about 60 million tonnes, the current year (2012-13) may see an all-time low of 45-50 mt, a drop of 16-25 per cent over last year. “We are not in a position to make any estimation for exports during the current year. But, going by the prolonged ban on mining in Karnataka, restriction on mining in Odisha and Goa, along with a high railway freight rate and 30 per cent export duty, export of iron ore is no longer a viable proposition,” said R K Sharma, secretary general, Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi).
Liberalisation measures in the pharmaceutical sector have brought about major changes in the industrial licensing policy, import restrictions, foreign direct investment and production controls. It was
Ahead of the presidential elections NCP chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday got his way, with the government yielding to most of his demands regarding export policies for agricultural
