Business Standard | Govt plans to double edible oil production by 2022 to cut import dependence Business Standard The central government has prepared a five-year schedule to double India's edible oil production and reduce import dependence, through expansion in sowing area and yield. At a recent rabi conference, the ministry of agriculture revealed the plan to ... |
Business Today | We'll test new ideas in India, and export them to other geographies: Liam Condon, president, Bayer Crop Science Business Today On August 21, 2018, Bayer Crop Science, a global crop protection major, kicked off a process to integrate the global seed behemoth Monsanto into its fold across geographies. This integration is some distance away in India and both continue to exist as ... |
Economic Times | Govt readies list of commodities for import tariff Economic Times ... the government has drawn up a list of commodities for import tariff restrictions, say official sources. Further import duties on gold seem unlikely because of worries over a jump in smuggling. The move is in line with India's stated position that ... |
Sify News | Import duty on precious stones and Gems to be hiked, Gold to be spared says report Sify News Rise in import duty for diamond and gems will also not be taken favourably by the Gem processors, especially the Gems and Export Promotion Council which has marketed India as the world's popular destination for Gems and Diamond Jewelry. Handful ... |
News18 | Toyota and Mercedes-Benz Considering Price Hike in India in the Wake of Weakening Rupee News18 Japanese automaker Toyota and German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz are considering price hike in India in the wake of the weakening rupee. The value of rupee, hovering over 72 against the US dollar, has sparked concerns among auto companies. |
Business Standard | Fish import from Bangladesh to Tripura stopped for 20 days Business Standard Meanwhile, an official of the Agartala Land Port Authority said that Bangladesh has reportedly lifted a 2012 ban on the export of their national fish hilsa (or Elish), whose key markets include India, to check its smuggling and tap into the growing ... |
Moneycontrol.com | India likely to raise import curbs on various items, gold to be spared: Government source Moneycontrol.com India is likely to impose higher import duties on precious stones, certain types of steel and electronics but will spare gold to prevent smuggling, a finance ministry official told reporters on Monday. The official, who didn't want to be named, said ... India likely to raise import curbs on various items, gold to be spared India eyes higher import duties on key items, but will spare gold: official India may raise import curbs on various items, gold to be spared: Report |
Times of India | Government plans import curbs to check rupee fall Times of India NEW DELHI: The government will “very soon” implement the second set of measures including curbs on imports of non-essential items to shore up rupee to 68-70 level against the US dollar, economic affairs secretary Subhash Chandra Garg said, terming the ... Import curbs may cool rupee to 68-70/$, says DEA Secretary Garg QBiz: 5G Spectrum Auction in 2019; Import Curbs to Bring Rupee Up |
Livemint | Govt draws up ₹ 1500 crore plan to boost agri exports Livemint New Delhi: The commerce ministry is planning to invest ₹ 1,500 crore to develop 40 export-oriented clusters under the proposed agriculture export policy. The move is part of the government's short- and long-term initiatives to boost exports and curb ... |
Financial Express | Sagging rupee may spur price hike by Toyota, Merc Times of India New Delhi, Sep 23 () Japanese automaker Toyota and German luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz are considering price hike in India in the wake of the weakening rupee. The value of rupee, hovering over 72 against the US dollar, has sparked ... When asked if ... Sagging rupee may spur price hike by Toyota, Mercedes |
Moneycontrol.com | Rupee approaching inflection point, likely to recover with key hurdle at 74/$ Moneycontrol.com India's current import cover is high (almost at 10 month) versus 2013 reading of 6.7 in August 2013. Also, India has sufficient ... The recent rupee depreciation is unjustifiable as India's surplus is in services export, which is not targeted in the ... Free fall Slip sliding on the rupee |
Moneycontrol.com | This week in Auto: Govt eases vehicle import norms, Tata Motors m-cap below two-wheeler companies Moneycontrol.com As India continues to mature in formulating buying trends, especially for automobiles, the government too seems to be in sync with the buyers and vehicle-making companies. From stricter emission guidance to pushing electric vehicles and other alternate ... |
Times of India | PM lays foundation stone for Rs 13k cr Talcher fertiliser project Times of India Noting that the project will help cut import of natural gas and fertiliser and make India self-reliant, he said, "Our aim is to take India to new heights of growth." Projects like the fertiliser plant here are central to India's growth story, the prime ... PM Modi in Odisha, begins work on Rs 13000 crore Talcher fertiliser plant revival |
Relaxed import norms divide auto cos Times of India NEW DELHI: The government's decision to allow auto makers to import 2,500 units of vehicles without any homologation (road worthiness certificate) has divided the companies, with industry body Siam objecting to the relaxation, saying it creates “unfair ... |
Financial Express | 9 easy charts: Tell India's rising import/export deficit story Financial Express India's current account deficit (CAD) widened to $15.8 billion, or 2.4% of GDP, in the first quarter of the current financial year, on the back of surging global oil prices, rising non-oil imports and a depreciating rupee. Trade deficit, too, widened ... |
Economic Times | How India can become the manufacturing capital of the world Economic Times The government can replicate best practices from these countries to improve India's ranking on competitiveness. Incentives for export of electronic goods will also help. The government's phased manufacturing programme is trying to move electronics ... |
News18 | Government Eases Import Norms for Certain Categories of Motor Vehicles in India News18 The government has eased norms for import of 2,500 motor vehicles of certain categories annually, according to the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways. The decision has been taken by amending the Central Motor Vehicles Rules 1989 in accordance ... Govt eases import norms for motor vehicles of certain categories |
UkrAgroConsult | India urges China to drop meal import ban UkrAgroConsult “Despite a few rounds of negotiations, unfortunately, there is no clarity at all about the procedure that Indian traders have to follow to export rapeseed meal to China,” said B. V. Mehta, executive director of the Solvent Extractors' Association of ... India's rapeseed, soybean farmers can reap benefits from US-China trade war |
