The USA imposed a global additional tariff of 25% and 10% on import of steel and aluminum products in March, 2018. In response, Government of India has imposed retaliatory tariffs on 28 products originating or exported from the US with effect from 16th June, 2019 vide notification no. 17/2019-Customs dated 15th June, 2019 of Department of Revenue. The retaliatory tariffs are expected ...

The Estimated Production of Milk, Egg and Poultry Meat during the last three years is given below: –   Year Milk Production (in Million Tonnes) All India Egg Production (In Million Nos.) All India Poultry Meat Production (In 000 tonnes) All India 2015-16 155.49 82928.44 3263.81 2016-17 165.40 88136.96 3463.65 2017-18 176.34 95217.00 3766.94   The milk production in the ...

The Salient features of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala YojanaScheme are as under :- (i) LPG connection is released in the name of adult woman of the poor family, subject to the condition that no LPG connection exists in the name of any family member of the household and fulfilling other terms and conditions. (ii) Initially, the beneficiaries under PMUY were ...

The Quick Estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2011-12 for the month of February 2019stands at 127.5, which is 0.1 percent higher as compared to the level in the month of February 2018. The cumulative growth for the period April-February 2018-19 over the corresponding period of the previous year stands at 4.0 percent. 2.        The Indices ...

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 ...

The supply of natural gas in the country along with the quantum of LNG imported during the last three years and the current year is as follows: (MMSCM) Natural Gas 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18) 2018-19 (P) (April-Oct 2018)   Net availability of domestic gas   31129 30848 31731 18586 LNG import   21388 24686 26328 16468 Total consumption   52517 55534 ...

Export and import are dynamic situation which keep fluctuating based on factors like cost of raw material, exchange rate, domestic demand, international price of steel, inventory stocking/destocking, demand in global market and competitiveness. India’s exports declined by 23.1 percent to 0.598 million tonnes as shown under:   Total Finished Steel (alloy/stainless+ non-alloy) Export (mt) Year Qty %change over last year ...

The FDI data cell of the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) compiles and maintains the data of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Equity inflow received in the country. The FDI equity inflow from April, 2015 to June, 2018 in the Non-Conventional Energy Sector is as under: – Sl No Year FDI in US$ million 1 2015-16 Apr-Mar 776.51 2 ...

The Public Enterprises Survey 2017-18 on the performance of Central Public Sector Enterprises, brought out by the Department of Public Enterprises, Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, was tabled in both the Houses of Parliament today. There were 339 Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSE) in 2017-18, out of which 257 were in operation. Remaining 82 of the CPSEs were ...

Out of the 111 National Waterways (NWs) declared under the National Waterways Act, 2016, 13 NWs are operational for shipping and navigation and cargo/passenger vessels are moving on them.  The details of operational NWs are as follows: Details of Operational National Waterways Sl. No. National Waterway (NW) No. Length (km) Location (S) 1. NW-1: Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly River System (Haldia – Allahabad) 1620 ...