The anti-dumping decision is among the biggest in U.S. history

The United States, on Thursday, announced the imposition of anti-dumping tariffs of more than 31 per cent on solar panels from China. The move by the Commerce Department is certain to infuriate Chinese officials already upset after recent bilateral frictions over China's human rights policies and its increasingly confrontational approach toward U.S. allies such as the Philippines and Japan.

New Delhi: It’s a problem of plenty for dairy companies.

Australia’s uranium supply to India will be demand based once the approvals for the yellow cake exports to New Delhi are finalised, the Energy Minister Mr Martin Ferguson has said.

With a weak rupee, exporters are confident of demand for Indian agri products in global mkt

New Delhi With the grain stocks held with Food Corporation of India (FCI) and other state government owned agencies crossing a record level, the food ministry has proposed additional allocation of grain to BPL and APL families for dealing with storage crunch.

Under the proposal sent to finance ministry, the food ministry has proposed to hike grain allocation for the estimated 18 crore APL families to 15 kg per month from prevailing 10 kg per month. This will result in excess grains allocation of 6.5 million tonne.

Urgent action is called for, to run down the 75-million-tonne grain heap that has been built by the government
ASHOK GULATI

India’s iron ore exports are set to fall to a new low this financial year, owing to multiple problems, such as shortages in Karnataka, Odisha and Goa, high export duty and differential railway freight. Compared to 2011-12, which witnessed a year-on-year decline of 38.5 per cent in exports at about 60 million tonnes, the current year (2012-13) may see an all-time low of 45-50 mt, a drop of 16-25 per cent over last year.

“We are not in a position to make any estimation for exports during the current year. But, going by the prolonged ban on mining in Karnataka, restriction on mining in Odisha and Goa, along with a high railway freight rate and 30 per cent export duty, export of iron ore is no longer a viable proposition,” said R K Sharma, secretary general, Federation of Indian Mineral Industries (Fimi).

Ahead of the presidential elections NCP chief and Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar on Wednesday got his way, with the government yielding to most of his demands regarding export policies for agric