Bulk importers at mercy of lighter vessel cartel
Importers allege the WTC has monoplised the goods transport at Chattogram port and hiked shipping fares arbitrarily DHAKA : The Water Transport Cell (WTC), which was formed to
India need to boost biofuel production to reduce dependence on imported crude oil : Nitin Gadkari
NEW DELHI : Union Minister Shri Nitin Gadkari stressed that our country needs to enhance the production of biofuel by using the stubble of certain crops to reduce
India’s copper import rises 26 percent in Q1, momentum expected to continue further: Report
NEW DELHI : India’s copper import which increased 26 percent to 60,766 tonnes in the June quarter of 2021-22 is expected to rise further in the remaining part
Govt extends import window for tur, urad and soyameal till Jan 2022
BENGALURU : The government has given more time for importers of soyameal and pulses such as tur and urad to bring in their consignments into the country till
Petronet LNG seeks fresh foray into the petrochemical business
NEW DELHI : Petronet LNG Ltd, India’s largest gas importer, is looking to reclaim the lost opportunities of the past decade as it seeks fresh foray into the petrochemical
India installs full-body truck scanner at Pakistan border to detect smuggling of arms, radioactive m
NEW DELHI : Amid the ongoing situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan, India has installed its first Radiation Detection Equipment (RDE) at Integrated Check Post (ICP) at the Attari
India asks utilities to import coal amid short supply as demand spikes
NEW DELHI : India has urged utilities to import coal despite having the world’s fourth-largest reserves, with several power plants on the verge of running out of fuel
Centre strengthening import monitoring system to strategise on lowering inflows
NEW DELHI : Ministries/Departments on checking import surges, import substitution In line with the Centre’s policy to check non-essential imports, the Commerce Ministry is strengthening its import monitoring
Consignments of dry fruits and spices from Afghanistan arrive in the Indian market
NEW DELHI : Traders of dry fruits and spices in Mumbai and Delhi seemed relieved as consignments of raisins, small pistachios, apricot, figs, asafoetida and shah jeera from
ATMA requested government to remove port restrictions, lower duty on rubber imports
NEW DELHI : Rajiv Budhraja of ATMA said it is a double whammy for tyre manufacturers as domestically available rubber is high priced and in short supply, while