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 …
The one kg jar of honey on Sangeeta Das’s kitchen shelf has many uses. Every morning she takes out a small quantity and puts it on the breakfast table. Her husband, Indranil, a media executive, likes a little bit of honey on his toast and the couple’s three-year-old son has …
They say you are what you eat. But do we know what we are eating? Do we know who is cooking and serving us the food we take to our kitchens and then into our bodies? The more I dig into this issue it becomes clear that our world of …
The contracts for future wheat imports are currently on hold, as global prices have significantly increased following an export ban in Russia, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. International prices of wheat are currently hovering around $370 per tonne
Gireesh Chandra Prasad New Delhi: Amid strong protests from within, the government is planning to liberalise the import of plastic waste for recycling in special economic zones (SEZs), despite the fact that most of the recycled waste are now sold to Indian buyers instead of re-exporting them as per rules. …
New Delhi: With foodgrain production in 2010-2011 all set to wipe off the deficiencies of last year because of good monsoon, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday assured the nation that output looks comfortable to meet all needs, but declined to lift the ban on wheat and rice exports despite …
Union Minister of Steel Virbhadra Singh today opined that there was a need to ban export of iron ore. Rather export of value added products should be encouraged. He was addressing a gathering at the CII Steel Mart 2010 at CII, Sector 31 today. The minister said that against the …
Prabhjot Singh Tribune News Service Chandigarh, September 9 Indian bee farmers in general and from Punjab in particular, are a worried lot as two of their major export markets - the US and the European Union (EU) - have put their product on the
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said he would convene a meeting of opposition party leaders in the first week of next month in Banglore to seek suggestions on ways to end illegal mining and illegal iron ore export. "I am ready to provide all documents to opposition party …
The Karnataka High Court today directed the state government and owners of iron ore mines to arrive at a consensus on the contentious issue of bulk permit for transport of iron ore through railway wagons, as both sides stuck to their original stands. While the mine owners have been pressing …
The Karnataka High Court today directed the government and owners of iron ore mines to arrive at a consensus on the contentious issue of extending validity of transport permits as both stuck to their original stands. While mine owners have been pressing for extending the existing seven-day period validity to …
The Karnataka government has stuck to its offer of extending the validity of an iron ore transport permit to nine days and declined to consider 12 or 10 days as sought by mining companies. When Bench of the state high court resumed hearing on the case filed by mining companies …
Global goods trade in the first half of 2010 was about 25 percent higher than the same period of the year before, and the value of worldwide merchandise trade grew during the second quarter, according to new data from the WTO secretariat. But the volume of global trade remains well …
JAMMU, Sept 6: Divisional Commissioner, Jammu, Dr. Pawan Kotwal, today chaired an officers meeting to discuss the formulation of project on promotion of indigenous Basmati rice in Jammu division here today. Deliberating on vast potential of promotion of this variety in the State, which is a staple crop for a …
Karnataka Government today rejected the plea by mining companies to extend the validity of the transport permits from the existing seven days to twelve days, but accepted the High court suggestion to enlarge it to nine days. A stand to this effect was taken by state's Advocate General Ashok Haranahalli …
Chief Economic Advisor Kaushik Basu has said the government should consider allowing export of essential foodgrains like wheat rather than let these rot due to lack of storage capacities and distribution channels. He also said overhauling the public distribution system should be a top priority for the government.
