India’s vaccine manufacturing sector is set for massive export boost with the country’s national regulatory authority, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), passing the WHO’s tou

12 units from India are eligible for supplying vaccines to international bodies

In a major boost to the country’s private vaccine manufacturing pharmaceutical companies, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that India’s national regulatory authority — Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) — and its affiliated institutions meet the prescribed international standards.

A spate of avian flu outbreaks in the last few years has dashed India’s hopes of becoming a major egg exporter.

Mines Minister Dinsha Patel believes that the new mining Bill will help check illegal mining.

Tobacco export from India had increased 27.6 per cent during 2012, compared to 2011

Tobacco will become the first cash crop in the country to be covered by crop insurance in the country. Tobacco growers, chiefly in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh where the finest quality of tobacco is grown, will benefit from this. It was initially proposed that the Centre should bear 50 per cent of the insurance, the states 25 per cent of the insurance cost, with the remaining 25 per cent coming from tobacco growers. But, realising that growers were not in a position to bear their share, the Tobacco Board is considering bearing 50 per cent of the farmers’ burden itself. If this is effected, growers will have to bear only 12.5 per cent.

Allotment only if port achieves 70% cap utilisation, gets environmental nod from MoEF, Green Tribunal

Amid speculation of stake sale by L&T, one of the promoters of Dhamara Port Company Ltd (DPCL), Odisha government has ruled out immediate allotment of land for the port's second phase expansion. Dhamara Port Company is an equal joint venture between the engineering giant and Tata Steel. "Allotment of additional land to DPCL for second phase development at this stage does not appear tenable. Further claim of additional land by DPCL shall be considered by the state government on the basis of a norm (thumb rule) being formulated”, G Mathi Vathanan, secretary (commerce & transport) - Odisha stated in a letter to Santosh K Mohapatra, chief executive officer (DPCL) of DPCL.

The state steel & mines department is not in favour of a complete ban on export of iron ore to help curb illegal mining activities.

The M B Shah Commission of enquiry probing into large scale mining activities without lawful authority had recently sought the views of the state government on whether export of iron ore should be prohibited to control illegal mining. “We are not in favour of a complete ban on iron ore export as it will not be in the interest of the state government as well as leaseholders. The department is of the opinion that a limit on exports can be fixed. But nothing has been decided yet and a final decision will be taken at the highest level,” said a source at steel & mines department.

Bhubaneswar: In a bid to curb illegal mining and export of minerals, the state government has decided to take over excess land from the lessees, if their mining leases are found to be in excess of

The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to IFS officer S. Muthaiah and retired Deputy Director of Mines and Geology Department S.P. Raju, accused in the illegal mining case against the former Minister G. Janardhan Reddy-owned Associated Mining Company (AMC).

Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das passed the order while holding that the court cannot brush aside the apprehension of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is probing the case, that the accused may tamper with the witnesses and also hamper further investigation if enlarged on bail.