A Committee was constituted by the Government for “Preparing a roadmap to reduce the dependency on import in energy by 10% by 2021-22”. The report submitted by Committee was accepted by the Government which envisages five-pronged strategy, broadly comprising of increasing domestic production of oil and gas, promoting energy efficiency and conservation measures, giving thrust on demand substitution, capitalizing untapped ...

The details of the quantum and value of grapes and its products exported from the country during the last three years and the current year are as under: Quantity in MT, Value in USD Million   2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 (April-November) Product Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Grapes, Fresh 132647.60 203.16 198471.30 268.29 188221.18 294.59 40581.92 52.35 ...

The details of India’s exports of mangoes during the last three years and the current year are as under: Quantity (in MT); Value (in Million USD)   ITCHS   COMMODITY DESCRIPTION 2015-16 2106-17 2017-18 2018-19 (UPTO Nov-18)* Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 08045020 MANGOES FRESH 36779.26 50.10 52761.00 66.46 49671.32 59.45 43063.70 53.80 08045030 MANGOES SLICED DRIED ...

Under MUDRA Yojana, 15.56 crore loans have been disbursed amounting to Rs. 7,23,000 crore. While presenting the Interim Budget 2019-20 in Parliament today, the Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs, Railways and Coal, Shri Piyush Goyal said that India is amongst the most youthful nations in the world. Through Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, over 1 crore youth are being ...

Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), erstwhile DGAD, had conducted investigations on subsidies on Chinese goods and imposed countervailing/anti-subsidy duty on the following products imported from China as per the provisions under Customs Tariff Act 1975 and the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment, and Collection of Countervailing Duty on Subsidized Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995: S.No. Product(s) Date ...

The details of India’s land trade with countries sharing borders with India, through trading points along different borders,in 2017-18 are given below: Values in USD million Country   Exports  from India through land borders Imports to India through land borders Total bilateral trade through land borders Afghanistan* NIL 307.06 307.06 Pakistan 263.22 235.06 498.28 China 1.81 1.35 3.16 Nepal 6384.42 ...

The major ports in India have recorded a growth of 4.83% and together handled 461.21Million Tonnes of cargo during the period April to November, 2018 as against 439.96 Million Tonnes handled during the corresponding period of previous year.For the period from April- November 2018, Nine Ports Kolkata (incl. Haldia), Paradip, Visakhapatnam, Kamarajar, Chennai, Cochin, New Mangalore, JNPT and Deendayal have registered ...

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 14 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), and in supersession of the Notification of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) No.93/2018-CUSTOMS (N.T.), dated 15thNovember, 2018 except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and  Customs (CBIC) ...

The Foundation Stone for Second Generation (2G) Ethanol Bio-Refinery of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, which is being set up at Baulasingha Village, Bhatli Tehsil, Bargarh district, Odisha, was laid today by His Excellency, Governor of Odisha, Professor GaneshiLal, in the presence ofShriDharmendraPradhan Honorable Union Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development &Entrepreneurship, ShriPrafulla Kumar Mallik, Hon’ble Minister for ...

The  Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of  Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter (April-June) Q1, of 2018-19, both at constant (2011-12) and current prices, along with the corresponding quarterly estimates of expenditure components of the GDP. 2.         The details of estimates of GDP for Q1 of 2018-19 are presented ...