Shah Commission had said the iron ore scam could have caused a loss of . 35,000 cr to exchequer.

The exports have increased substantially in the last 2-3 years

Trade body Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) has urged the Union ministry of commerce and industry to ban bauxite exports fearing closure of alumina refineries for shortage of the key raw material required to produce alumina. “India has a large and developed aluminum industry. But the industry is today at cross roads primarily owing to severe shortage of raw materials, forcing plant closure and jeopardizing employment,” Arnab Kumar Hazra, Director, Ficci wrote to SR Rao, Union Commerce Secretary.

JAMMU, Sept 28 (PTI): Threatened by rising rejection and holding up of rice consignments in US due to higher than permissible pesticide residues, the Rs 24,000 crore rice export industry has decide

Shrimp farmers and exporters in the State are worried.

New Delhi: A multi-disciplinary investigation has detected a massive fraud by several mining companies by showing transport of iron ore for exports through railways as movement for domestic consump

Karnataka Krishi Mission is planning to earmark Rs 150 crore to improve the quality and quantity of seed production in the State.

The central government has banned states from allowing sale or export of iron ore by companies granted mining leases for own steel production.

PANJIM: Two days ago, the Manohar Parrikar government went for Rs 200 crore market borrowing, which it says would be utilized for infrastructure development and social sector schemes.

The steel ministry’s strategic advisory body has said that export levels of iron ore need to be lowered to 15-20 per cent from the current 50-55 per cent, in order to safeguard the competitiveness

However, the move did not have any impact on the JSW stock

Amid the alleged irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks taking their toll, on Monday, JSW Steel joined the list of companies whose coal blocks had been deallocated. The block, Gourangdih ABC in West Bengal, had been jointly allocated to JSW Steel and Himachal Emta Power. However, the move did not have any impact on the JSW stock. On the contrary, JSW shares closed at Rs 727.10 on the BSE on Tuesday, gaining two per cent over the previous close.