The Indonesian paper giant Sinar Mas is planning to set up 100 per cent-owned trading subsidiary in India to take advantage of four per cent duty exemption of trading companies. The domestic paper

The fruits of perseverence may be sweet but for the horticulturists of Saurashtra and Kutch region in Gujarat. The orchardists who have been nursing their trees for more than half a century now see

Goa's mining companies will have to pay an environment tax soon as the state government has decided to mobilise funds through such a levy for giving compensation to people who suffer damage on

Independent power producers (IPPs) are in for more trouble and further delays, The latest notification of the ministry of power on tariff calculations has forced IPPs and state electricity boards to

Economic sanctions against India may slow down the renewable energy revolution with various lines of credit from World Bank, KFW and Overseas Economic Co-operation Fund (OECF) now hanging fire.

The Indian farmer appears to have found a way to help check the rapid decline in the country's natural forest cover and aid nearly 500 wood-based industries. Farmers in Haryana have successfully

The World Bank will provide $196 million in loans to India for a project to improve agricultural research and natural resources management. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) said in a

All India Action Committee of Spices Manufacturers has threatened to launch agitation if 8 per cent Central excise duty on branded spices is not withdrawn.

Leaders of several Pakistani tribes have threatened to resume poppy cultivation if sanctions imposed by the United States are not lifted by

Agricultural scientist Vithalbhai J Patel has ushered in a veritable revolution in arhar dal production, based on high-yielding Japanese seeds which can produce three to five tonnes per acre in