Guwahati, March 27: Tea crop loss because of pest attack has taken a toll this year on the inland container depot at Amingaon

Shetkari Sanghatana had organised a massive demonstration outside the Central Building on Monday to press for lifting of the ban on export of all agricultural produce, such as sugar, cotton, soyabean and milk.

The agitators were also demanding the implementation of the minimum support price for sugar announced by the co-operatives minister, Harshawardhan Patil, in December 2010.

Although the

Following differences between the Sonia Gandhi headed NAC and the Rangarajan Committee, an empowered group of ministers (eGoM) on food is scheduled to meet on March 17 to decide on the feasibility of providing legal entitlement of cheaper foodgrain to the poor.

The PM

NATIONAL Mineral Development Corporation has asked the government to give a "careful consideration" before asking it to continue exports to Japanese Steel Mills and Posco
ARGUING that imposition of 20 per cent ad valorem duty on iron ore exports would deplete its export earnings by a huge margin, National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has asked the government to give a

The government today released a draft strategy paper for doubling exports to $450 billion by 2014, a move towards managing the widening trade deficit, which presently stands around $115 billion as per the estimates.

The Supreme Court on Friday allowed the export of iron ore lying at major ports of Karnataka ever since the state government had issued a ban on its offshore movement in July 2010 following allegations of illegal mining.

An SC bench, however, directed the state government to notify the Karnataka Prevention of Illegal Mining, Transportation and Storage of Minerals Rules by March 31, 2011.

The

Am empowered group of ministers (eGoM) on food is likely to meet on Monday to decide on permitting export of 5 lakh tonnes of sugar and slash minimum export price of onions, according to sources.