The government of India has raised import duties on natural rubber by 50% effective January 1, according to a statement released Monday. The Indian government has fixed an import duty at Rupees 30/kg (48 cents/kg), or 20% of the value of ...
Tags: Rubber Import, Chemicals
Tesco Plc., the world’s third-largest retailer, has applied to the Indian Government for developing a multi-brand retail business in India. The company has filed its application with the Department of Industrial Policy and ...
Tags: Multi-Brand Retail, UK's Tesco
The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) has urged the Indian government to extend antidumping (AD) duty to imports of stainless steel flat products from China in all grades, widths, shapes and sizes, including ...
Tags: AD duty, stainless steel, metallurgy
India's Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has passed a law making it mandatory to use jute packaging material for about 90% packaging of the food grains and for about 20% sugar production during 2013-2014. The new law follows ...
Tags: Jute Packaging, Food Grains
The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (APTMA) has said that the Indian Government should withdraw non-tariff barriers (NTBs) imposed on Pakistan to improve the bilateral trade between the two Asian neighbours. Welcoming a ...
Tags: All Pakistan Textile Mills Association, India, Non-Tariff Barriers
The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of India approved Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M)’s proposal to open 50 stores in India. The proposal to set up 50 single-brand stores at an investment of Rs 7.2 ...
Anti-tobacco campaigners in India have started persuading the government to make it mandatory for using plain packaging for cigarettes, similar to that of Australia. The move is expected to reduce the number of smokers in the country and ...
Tags: Anti-Tobacco, Cigarettes
The Government of India has simplified barcode procedures for pharmaceutical companies by including the mono-cartons containing medicines under the primary packaging category. The move is part of the government's plan to increase exports ...
India's Finance Ministry has ruled out reducing the country's current iron ore export duty of 30 percent, according to media reports, ignoring requests from domestic iron ore producers. In August, India's Mines Ministry was seeking to ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Mines Ministry
Indian e-retailers are seeking a change in foreign direct investment (FDI) policy and want the Government to permit FDI in online multi brand retailing and inventory led model. Last month, the Union Government’s decision to bar FDI in ...
Tags: Multi Brand Ecommerce, E-Retailers
GE Power Conversion to Power and Propel India's first diesel–electric Ship with medium-voltage equipment Monday, Oct 07, 2013 India continues to grow as a global center of technological excellence, accounting for 10 percent of ...
Tags: Transportation, Service
China imported 755,939 mt of iron ore from India in August, up 49% from 506,322 mt in July, according to data released Monday by the General Administration of Customs. The increase comes on the back of Indian government talks of a ...
The Government of Bangladesh has urged India to remove all tariff and non-tariff barriers on Bangladeshi garments. Although the Indian Government granted duty-free access for Bangladeshi readymade garments in September 2011, the ...
The President of Southeast African country of Malawi, Joyce Banda, recently inaugurated a cotton ginnery worth US$ 20 million, in the Ngabu region. The cotton ginnery was constructed with aid from Government of India, as a part of the ...
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Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Opportunities in India Glass Fiber Market 2013-2018: Trend, Forecast and Competitive Analysis" report to their offering. Indian glass fiber market is set to grow substantially in the ...
Tags: Glass Fiber, Construction