India lacks sufficient production of high-grade steel needed for oil and gas pipelines, forcing pipe makers like Jindal SAW to import 35-40% of their specialised steel from South Korea and China, said…
India's merchandise trade deficit hit a six-month high of $31.98 billion in July, driven by a surge in imports of crude oil, electronics, coal, and fertilisers, according to commerce ministry data. Exports…
The Indian Paper Manufacturers’ Association (IPMA) has asked the government to immediately impose Anti-Dumping Duty (ADD) on Virgin Multi-Layer Paperboard imports from Indonesia. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR) has already…
India’s state-run oil refiners expect costlier crude from September as a US bill to slap up to 100% tariffs on top importers of Russian oil moves closer to law. The Senate passed…
Watermelon growers in Rajasthan and Gujarat have urged the government not to relax import restrictions, fearing a sharp price crash as summer supplies reach markets. Rumours of a possible import relaxation have…
Wholesale apple prices have already risen ₹500, 800 per 20-kg box from last year, Mint reports, as Himachal Pradesh faces a projected 30% drop in production to 4.93 lakh tonnes this season.…
The textiles ministry has reoriented its cotton strategy from pest protection to productivity improvement, targeting a yield increase of at least 50 kg per hectare annually under the Rs 5,659 crore Cotton…
India’s finished steel consumption rose 6.5% year on year to 14.4 million tonnes in July 2026, even as the country remained a net importer during April-July, according to Ministry of Steel data…
Urad supplies are expected to remain adequate this year despite El Niño concerns and a 13% rainfall shortfall, Mint reports. Kharif urad sowing was up nearly 11% year-on-year to 2.108 million hectares…
Indian jewellers could receive an incentive of 0.75% to 1% on old gold collected under a proposed revamp of the government’s Gold Monetisation Scheme. The proposal from the India Bullion and Jewellers…
