Gireesh Chandra Prasad

New Delhi: Amid strong protests from within, the government is planning to liberalise the import of plastic waste for recycling in special economic zones (SEZs), despite the fact that most of the recycled waste are now sold to Indian buyers instead of re-exporting them as per rules.

The commerce ministry

New Delhi: With foodgrain production in 2010-2011 all set to wipe off the deficiencies of last year because of good monsoon, agriculture minister Sharad Pawar on Thursday assured the nation that output looks comfortable to meet all needs, but declined to lift the ban on wheat and rice exports despite good harvest.

The minister also said that though cotton prices are moving up forcing the textil

INDIA

Union Minister of Steel Virbhadra Singh today opined that there was a need to ban export of iron ore. Rather export of value added products should be encouraged.

Prabhjot Singh
Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, September 9
Indian bee farmers in general and from Punjab in particular, are a worried lot as two of their major export markets - the US and the European Union (EU) - have put their product on the

Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yeddyurappa today said he would convene a meeting of opposition party leaders in the first week of next month in Banglore to seek suggestions on ways to end illegal mining and illegal iron ore export.

"I am ready to provide all documents to opposition party leaders on the issue and also on those involved in it so we can have a comprehensive discussion", he told repo

The Karnataka High Court today directed the state government and owners of iron ore mines to arrive at a consensus on the contentious issue of bulk permit for transport of iron ore through railway wagons, as both sides stuck to their original stands.

While the mine owners have been pressing for granting bulk permits, the state government argued it would issue permits only for a shorter duration

The Karnataka High Court today directed the government and owners of iron ore mines to arrive at a consensus on the contentious issue of extending validity of transport permits as both stuck to their original stands.

While mine owners have been pressing for extending the existing seven-day period validity to 12, the state is firm on not accepting it.

The suggestion by a division bench, heade

The Karnataka government has stuck to its offer of extending the validity of an iron ore transport permit to nine days and declined to consider 12 or 10 days as sought by mining companies.

When Bench of the state high court resumed hearing on the case filed by mining companies against the state government

Mahesh Kulkarni / Bangalore September 8, 2010, 0:43 IST

The Karnataka government