Energy

‘Made in India’ electrical equipment Going Global: IEEMA

Indian Electrical & Electronics Manufacturers’ Association (IEEMA), the apex association of electrical equipment manufacturers in India, said that the prospects of exports of the ‘Made in India’ looks good for the domestic players and is expecting doubling exports in the Three Years. India’s INR 1.30 lakh crores electrical equipment industry has after four consecutive quarters of negative growth, shown a 2% positive growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal (April-June, 2013-14) largely attributed to increase in exports of electrical equipment from India.

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Power Industry, Power Transmission, India, Exports
Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding closure of the slaughter house (Deonar Abattoir), 29/11/2013

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Akhil Bharat Goseva Sangh ( Mumbai) Vs Maharashtra Pollution Control Board & Others dated 29/11/2013 regarding closure of the slaughter house (Deonar Abattoir).

Original Source: http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/21_2013(App)(WZ)_29Nov2013_final_order.pdf

Judgement Date: 
29/11/2013
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Slaughter House, Slaughter Waste, Mumbai, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Municipal Corporation, Exports, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Water Pollution, Air Pollution, Waste Treatment, Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), Maharashtra
Agriculture

Agriculture: Small steps forward on farm trade?

Despite lack of agreement among negotiators on the “small package” of measures for the WTO’s Ninth Ministerial Conference in Bali, draft texts on farm trade are being sent on to ministers. Director-General Roberto Azevêdo, however, has clarified that these measures would not be presented as “agreed.” The current package had been put forward as a down-payment on a bigger set of issues under negotiation as part of the Doha Round of trade talks, which were declared at an impasse in 2011.

Publication Date: 
28/11/2013
Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest
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Agriculture, WTO, Trade, India, Developing Countries, Subsidies, Exports, Cotton, Food Storage, Globalisation, Brazil, China, Food Security, Food Policy
Mining

Mining stakeholders see SC order as major setback

Even though State government has welcomed Supreme Court’s interim order allowing e-auctioning of 11.48 million tonnes of already mined iron ore which is lying unused in the State for over a year, t

Publication Date: 
13/11/2013
Herald (Panjim)
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Goa, Mining, Supreme Court, Iron, Mineral-Based Industry, Exports
Mining

SC okays e-auction of 11.48 MT Goa ore, but mining ban stays

In an interim relief to mining companies, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Goa government to e-auction around 11.48 million tonnes of excavated iron ore stock lying idle in mines in the stat

Publication Date: 
12/11/2013
Financial Express (New Delhi)
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Goa, Mining, Mineral-Based Industry, Supreme Court, Exports, Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management And Planning Authority (CAMPA), Illegal Trade, Environment
Mining

SC allows Goa to e-auction 11.48 mt excavated ore

The proceeds from the e-auction must be retained in separate fixed deposits

Supreme Court today gave the go-ahead on Monday for the auction of around 11.46 million tonne of iron ore already mined in Goa, potentially doubling the country's exports this year to top market China.

Publication Date: 
11/11/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Goa, Mining, Supreme Court, Iron, Karnataka, Illegal Trade, Exports
Mining

Mining: SC order on expert panel likely today

The Supreme Court on Monday is expected to pass an interim order on constitution of an expert committee for overseeing sale of the iron ore stacks at leases and jetties.

Publication Date: 
11/11/2013
Herald (Panjim)
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Goa, Mining, Iron, Supreme Court, Illegal Trade, Exports, Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Mineral-Based Industry
Mining

Top exporter of iron ore Goa proposes to halve fresh output

India's top iron ore exporting state of Goa hopes the Supreme Court will soon lift a year-long ban on mining but aims to rein in production to ease pressure on roads and infrastructure, the state's

Publication Date: 
08/11/2013
Financial Express (New Delhi)
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Goa, Mining, Iron, Minerals, Exports, China, Economy, Global
Environment

Canada's poor environment record could hit energy exports -watchdog

Canada is doing a bad job of protecting the environment, an official watchdog said on Tuesday, suggesting a poor image for the country on green issues could harm Canadian companies seeking to expor

Publication Date: 
06/11/2013
Reuters
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Canada, Energy, Exports, Oil, Natural Gas, Environment, United States Of America (US), Green House Gases, National Parks, Ecosystems, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)
Mining

2.1 mn tonnes of iron ore illegally exported; CBI registers 22 cases

The action comes on the directives of the Supreme Court

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered 22 cases against companies involved in alleged exports of 2.1 million tonnes of iron ore without valid permits from Belekeri port in Karnataka.

Publication Date: 
01/11/2013
Business Standard (New Delhi)
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Karnataka, Mining, Iron, Minerals, Exports, Mines Act 1957, Corruption, Forests

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