Import
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Government to import 10,000 tonnes of pulses to check prices
Dec 11, 2015, 10:03 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government on Friday decided to import 10,000 tonnes of pulses for buffer stock and extend zero import duty on chickpeas and masoor till September 2016 as part of its steps to boost
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India to import 10,000 tonnes onions to check prices
India | Aug 22, 2015, 09:08 PM ISTNew Delhi: With onion prices hitting Rs70-80 per kg in most parts of the country, the central government has floated tenders for the import of 10,000 tonnes of onions, it was announced on Saturday."Government of
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Iran asks India to clear $6.5 billion oil dues within 2 months
World | Aug 20, 2015, 05:43 PM ISTNew Delhi: Iran has asked India to pay within two months $6.5 billion in past oil dues, partly in rupees and rest in dollars or euros, a top official said."The payment will be in at
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India is world's second largest arms importer. Who is number 1?
India | Aug 18, 2015, 05:04 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a report released earlier in the year, IHS, “the leading global source of critical information and insight” concluded that in 2014 global defence trade increased for the sixth straight year to $64.4
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Pulses' yield down, will import 5,000 tonnes tur dal:Ram Vilas Paswan
National | Jul 22, 2015, 06:47 PM ISTNew Delhi: The production of pulses in India declined due to adverse weather conditions and the government will import 5,000 tonnes of 'tur dal' (pigeon peas) to augment domestic availability, a union minister said on
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Budget 2015: Gold and Jewellery sector expects a cut in gold import duty
Feb 26, 2015, 06:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: With every sector having high hopes from the Union Budget 2015, the gold and jewellery sector expects that the Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will cut import duty on gold in the Budget.A cut
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'RBI right in lifting ban on importing gold coins'
Feb 19, 2015, 02:34 PM ISTNew Delhi: The World Gold Council (WGC) Thursday said the RBI's decision to lift a ban on import of gold coins and medallions by banks and allowing them to import gold on a consignment basis
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Goa government to reduce taxes on import of coal
India | Aug 06, 2014, 08:18 AM ISTPanaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar yesterday announced to scale down the state taxes onimport of coal.The existing green cess and rural welfare cess on the import of coal through Mormugao Port Trust has stopped
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Govt cuts import tariff value on gold, silver
Jun 02, 2014, 04:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government today slashed import tariff value on gold and silver to USD 408 per 10 grams and USD 617 per kg respectively, in view of weakness in bullion prices globally.In the second
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Gold, silver imports dip 40% to $33.46 billion in 2013-14
Apr 12, 2014, 04:42 PM ISTNew Delhi: Gold and silver imports declined 40 per cent to USD 33.46 billion in 2013-14 mainly due to restrictions imposed by the government on inbound shipments of the precious metal to narrow the current
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Drugs advisory board demands ban on import of cosmetics tested on animals
India | Dec 04, 2013, 05:18 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Drug Technical Advisory Board, which operates under the ministry of health and family welfare, at its 65th meeting last week recommended a provision to be added under the Drugs & Cosmetics Rules
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China lists items banned from export to NKorea
World | Sep 24, 2013, 11:13 AM ISTBeijing : China has tightened restrictions on North Korea by issuing a long list of weapons-related technology and materials banned from export to its neighbor, reflecting Beijing's desire to get Pyongyang to recommit to scrapping
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Gold, silver, non-essential imports to cost more
Aug 12, 2013, 09:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: Gold, silver and some non-essential goods are likely to attract higher import duties even as government announced a slew of measures including easier overseas borrowing norms to fetch an additional USD 11 billion
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Gold import curbs to continue: Chidambaram
Jul 29, 2013, 07:49 PM ISTAhmedabad, Jul 29: Restrictions on gold imports will continue following a surge in inward shipments of the metal in July after moderating in the previous month, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said today.“Imports were low in
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Gold to get costlier due to stringent RBI measures against import
Jul 23, 2013, 08:36 AM ISTMumbai, Jul 23: Gold may get costlier after the RBI made it mandatory to export 20 per cent of imports in a bid to arrest the rupee's fall and improve the current account deficit (CAD),
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Upcoming elections holding back businesses: US Exim Bank head
Jun 25, 2013, 08:49 PM ISTMumbai, Jun 25: The US Exim Bank head Fred Hochberg today said there is more clarity in policymaking now in India but businesses are still adopting a “wait-and-see” approach in the wake of upcoming general
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Badals justify import of Pakistani livestock
India | May 04, 2013, 10:48 PM ISTChandigarh, May 4: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and his son and Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Badal have justified the import of livestock from Pakistan worth over Rs.16.71 lakh saying it was their own
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Gold Up By Rs 450 After Import Duty Hike
Mar 16, 2012, 08:28 PM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 16: Gold today rose by Rs 450 to Rs 28,140 per 10 grams today, as stockists created fresh positions to meet seasonal demand, triggered by proposals to hike import duty amid a
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Govt To Decide On Kingfisher Plea For Jet Fuel Import In 3-4 Days
Jan 11, 2012, 10:53 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 11: With Kingfisher asking the government to show "sense of urgency" on its plea for direct import of jet fuel, the Commerce Ministry is set to take a decision in the next
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Singh Announces Duty Free Import Of 61 Items From B'desh
Sep 07, 2011, 07:05 AM ISTDhaka, Sept 7 : Taking the trade route to cement bilateral ties, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh tonight announced duty-free import of 61 items from Bangladesh that were barred from entering India.A majority of these items-46