Senegal as an LNG exporter? stranded asset risks in the transition

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 …

State exempts export tax for environment-friendly products

HÀ NỘI – The State will exempt export tariff for environmental-friendly products while the export tariff on some other products will be reduced by half, according to the Circular 128/2016/TT-BTC. Under the circular issued by the Ministry of Finance on August 9, 2016, the products that are in the export …

Odisha eyes Rs 3,000 cr from seafood exports in 2016-17

Bhubaneswar: The state government has targeted to export seafood worth Rs 3,000 crore during this financial year. It has adopted a comprehensive fishery policy to generate Rs 10,000 crore by 2020 from seafood exports. The state has witnessed increase in exports from 14,161 metric tonne (MT) in 2007-08 to 35,630 …

Colombia's bananas could be devastated if fungus arrives

Banana harvests in Colombia, the world's fourth-largest exporter, and other Latin American producers could be crippled by the potential arrival of a fungus which withers the crop, a top agricultural official warned on Thursday. The Fusarium wilt, popularly referred to as Panama disease, attacks the roots of plantain and several …

Food-secure Zambia set to feed region

ZAMBIA’S annual national consumption was slightly above 1,500,000 metric tonnes by the end of 2015. THE bullies of the airwaves who have perfected the art of humiliating guests who do not support their preferred political party during live phone-in programmes on the privately-owned Radio Phoenix met their match last Friday. …

Zimbabwe: Govt Thwarts EU Bid to Ban Trophy Imports

Government has stopped the European Union's bid to ban the import of hunting trophies from Zimbabwe with exports of wildlife from the regional bloc expected to soar, a Cabinet minister has said. This was after Government launched massive campaigns against the ban saying the move had major repercussions on the …

Russia becomes world's leading wheat exporter

MOSCOW, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Russia has become the world's leader in the export of wheat, surpassing the United States and Canada, Russian Minister of Agriculture Alexander Tkachev said Thursday. "Russia supplies about 25 million tons of wheat on the external market by the end of the agricultural 2016 year. …

Tanzania to Export Electricity to Kenya

Tanzania is planning a $300 million energy project that will see it export electricity to Kenya within the next two years. The project is being financed by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Tanzania Electric Supply Company (Tanesco) deputy managing director Deckian Mhaiki told The EastAfrican that part of the project …

Tough environmental rules do not hamper global exports: OECD

Countries with tough environmental policies such as carbon levies and air pollution rules are not at a big disadvantage when trading globally compared with countries that have looser regulations, a study by the OECD said on Thursday. The report comes at a time when lawmakers in Europe are thrashing out …

Slump in oil prices drives green energy takeup in top exporting nations

The oil price slump below $30 barrel is spurring some of the world’s biggest oil exporters to curb domestic consumption of fossil fuels and invest in wind and solar power, according to government officials meeting in Abu Dhabi. A month after the historic climate agreement in Paris, Saudi Arabia, Russia, …

Zimbabwe to 'increase wildlife exports to China'

Zimbabwe is to increase the export of wildlife, including elephants, to China, the environment minister says. The move will reduce the chances of elephants dying because of drought, Oppah Muchinguri is quoted by the state-owned Herald newspaper as saying. Critics have previously condemned the exports as "stealing from the future …

Lebanon cabinet agrees to export country's waste in bid to end crisis

Lebanon's cabinet on Monday agreed to export the country's waste in a move that could end a crisis that led to a wave of protests and threatened the downfall of the government. The government has awarded two foreign companies 18 month contracts to transport Lebanon's waste by sea in a …

World Trade Organization strikes 'historic' farming subsidy deal

Countries in the World Trade Organization (WTO) have agreed to abolish subsidies on farming exports. Developed countries agreed to stop the subsidies immediately and developing nations must follow by the end of 2018. The WTO, which represents 162 countries, called it "the most significant outcome on agriculture" since the body's …

Order of the Rajasthan High Court regarding illegal storage and then export of red sanders in the guise of genuine exports, 02/12/2015

Order of the Rajasthan High Court in the matter of Union Of India vs Anil Gadodia dated 02/12/2015 regarding illegal storage and then export of red sanders, a prohibited item under CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species) of Wild Fauna and Flora in the guise of genuine exports. …

Key World Energy Statistics 2015

For the first time in 1996, the IEA produced a compilation of its most used statistics in a booklet easily accessible to all – what is now the annual Key World Energy Statistics (KWES). Since then, the booklet has been hugely successful and has become a constant companion of energy …

Goa miners seek removal of duty, nod to dump waste outside mines

The export-oriented iron ore mining industry in Goa has urged the government to remove the export duty on the ore and special permission to dump wastes outside the mines. These, the industry believes, would enable it to look up and fetch reasonable margins. Export is a compulsion for miners in …

Vedanta exports first shipment of ore after mining resumes in state

Company looks forward to govt support to navigate freefall of iron ore prices; Chief Minister Parsekar flags off first shipment of iron ore PANJIM: Vedanta’s iron ore division shipped its first cargo of iron ore on Monday after resuming mining operations at its Codli, Bicholim and Surla mines. The first …

Provisional Coal Statistics 2014-15

This statistics incorporates provisional information regarding coal, coal products & lignite of the preceding financial year along with past few years on reserve, production, despatch, pit-head closing stock, import & export of coal etc. It also contains information regarding captive blocks.

Order of the Gujarat High Court on the issue of 1,67,163.656 MT of mined bauxite and its removal/sale/export, Devbhumi Dwarka, Gujarat, 22/09/2015

Order of the Gujarat High Court in the matter of State of Gujarat Through Principal Secretary & Others Vs Manjulaben Ramniklal Thanki & Others dated 22/09/2015 to remove/sell/sell for export/transport 1,67,163.656 MT of mined bauxite, mined prior to 20.07.2013 and for 60,000 MT of mined bauxite, mined after 05.01.2015, Devbhumi …

A framework for assessing thermal coal production subsidies

While many G20 nations are showing some commitment to tackling climate change, most are also still spending heavily to subsidize the fossil fuel industry. A new study finds that subsidies for thermal coal production in two key supply regions – the Powder River Basin (PRB) in the United States and …

Greens oppose granite export move

Consignment to be exported to the Maldives The move to export granite from Kozhikode and Malappuram districts to the Maldives via Beypore port has come in for criticism from various green movements and the Kerala Sasthra Sahithya Parishad. They have jointly submitted a complaint to District Collector N. Prasanth urging …

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