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Government’s reluctance to import wheat can upset MPC’s calculations

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has delivered a status quo policy, as was widely expected. Rightly so. Its six-member interest rates-setting...

India allows 75,000 tons of non-basmati white rice export to UAE through NCEL

The Government of India gave a green signal to the export of 75,000 tons of non-basmati white rice to the UAE. The...

Govt on course to achieve 12% ethanol blending target this year: Food secretary

Oil India to invest ₹8,000 crore in ethanol

New Delhi: Amid India’s push for biofuels and the recent launch of the Global Biofuels Alliance, state-run Oil India is looking to...

Food ministry to seek jute bag exemption for sugar packaging

NEW DELHI: The department of food and public distribution will seek an exemption for sugar from mandatory 20% jute bag packaging starting...

Setting green hydrogen standards is a great first step, but challenges remain

In a strategic move to position itself as a leader in the global quest for clean energy, India has taken two significant...

What’s cooking? Another surge in edible oil imports

Poor rains in major oilseed-growing states could lead to a production cut and record imports by the world’s largest buyer of cooking...

PM may launch Global Biofuel Alliance at G20 meet on 9 Sep

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi may launch the much-anticipated Global Biofuels Alliance on 9 September during the upcoming G20 summit, said...

India allows export of non-basmati white rice to Bhutan, Mauritius, Singapore

The government on Wednesday said it has permitted exports of 1.43 lakh tonnes of non-basmati white rice to Bhutan, Mauritius, and Singapore....