Exports

First approach to the Japanese nitrogen footprint model to predict the loss of nitrogen to the environment

Humans increase the amount of reactive nitrogen (all N species except N2) in the environment through a number of processes, primarily food and energy production. Once in the environment, excess reactive nitrogen may cause a host of various environmental problems. Understanding and controlling individual nitrogen footprints is important for preserving environmental and human health. In this paper we present the per capita nitrogen footprint of Japan.

Publication Date:

26/11/2014

Author(s): Hideaki Shibata, Lia R Cattaneo, Allison M Leach & et al

Source: Environmental Research Letters

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1-8

Tags:

Atmosphere, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Consumption Patterns, Japan, Trade, Exports, Animal Products

Fisheries

Sri Lankan President instructs officials to get the EU ban on fish exports removed

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Thursday (30) has instructed the relevant officials to do a thorough study on the European Union's ban of Sri Lanka's fishery products exports and get the

Publication Date:

31/10/2014

Source: Colombo Page (Sri Lanka)

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Sri Lanka, South Asia, Fisheries, European Union (EU), Fisherfolk, Exports

Health

Chickens double in size over 50 yrs but carry health risks

Poultry farmers can now afford to count their profits before their chickens hatch -and they are big, weighing on average twice as much as they did 50 years ago.The broiler chicken of today ,a produ

Publication Date:

17/10/2014

Author(s): Abdullah Nurullah

Source: Times Of India (Chennai)

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Tamil Nadu, Poultry, Antibiotics, CSE Study, Health Effects, Erode (D), Exports, WTO, Health

Energy

Biofuels: energy won't feed the hungry

In Brazil, which is the world’s biggest sugarcane producer, the federal government realized this scenario offered a great opportunity for transforming the country into the world’s biggest ethanol producer and exporter.

Publication Date:

16/10/2014

Source: Action Aid

Tags:

Biofuel, Sugarcane, Ethanol, Biodiesel, Bio Fuel Crops, Brazil, India, Global, Exports, Imports, Agriculture

Agriculture

Hand book on horticulture statistics 2014

The establishment of a comprehensive horticulture database is crucial for ensuring effective planning to facilitate a systematic development of the horticulture sector in the country. The data also helps in exploiting the huge export potential for the sector.

Publication Date:

Monday, October 13, 2014

Source: Ministry of Agriculture

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Horticulture, Statistics, India, Agriculture, Crops, Exports, Imports, Research, Development

Economy

India Development Update 2014

Growth rebounded significantly due to strong industrial recovery aided by growth in investment and exports. Capital flows are back, signaling growing investor confidence, as inflation has moderated from double digits, exchange rate has stabilized, and financial sector stress has plateaued.

Publication Date:

01/10/2014

Author(s): Denis Medvedev, Saurabh Shome, Smriti Seth & et al

Source: World Bank

Tags:

Economic Development, India, Subsidies, Industry, Trade, Imports, Exports, Infrastructure Development, Finance, Services

Mining

Mining zone status sought for granite-rich Chimakurthy

Captains of the industry sector on Thursday urged State Mines Minister P. Sujatha to declare Chimakurthy as a mining zone to fully exploit the black galaxy granite deposits in the area.

Publication Date:

26/09/2014

Author(s): S. Murali

Source: Hindu (Hyderabad)

Tags:

Andhra Pradesh, Mining, Granite, Mineral-Based Indsutry, Exports, China, Taiwan

Mining

Committee identifies eight rivers to export sand

According to sources, several sand and soil exporters had already submitted their proposals to the Commerce Ministry for permission to export sand to Singapore and Maldives

Publication Date:

25/09/2014

Source: Dhaka Tribune (Dhaka)

Tags:

Mining, Sand, Rivers, Minor Minerals, Exports, Bangladesh, Singapore, Maldives, South Asia

Energy

Carbon supply cost curves: evaluating financial risks to coal capital expenditures

New research by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) identifies major financial risks for investors in coal producers around the world, from the domino effect of slowing demand growth in China, where thermal coal demand could peak as early as 2016.

Publication Date:

22/09/2014

Source: Carbon Tracker Initiative

Tags:

Coal, Coal Industry, Exports, Finance, Energy Efficiency, Carbon Market, India, Global, Carbon Capture and Storage, Carbon Intensity

Mining