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Edible oil import in June 2022 stood at 9.41 lakh tonnes.The overall imports of vegetable oils (edible and non-edible) grow 49 per cent to 13.14 tonnes in June compared to 9.91 lakh tonnes in the corresponding month last yearIndia’s import…

CAPIRA, Panama: Police in Panama seized more than six tonnes of shark fins bound for Asia on Thursday (Jul 13), arresting five people in connection to the illegal trade, authorities said. The black-market shark fin trade is estimated to be…

Only 21 tonnes of gold have been mobilised in the last eight years under the gold monetisation scheme (GMS) which was announced by the Government of India in November 2015. This could be considered as a failure as the scheme has undergone…

EU businesses could invest in the projects in India and claim carbon credits. (Photo: Twitter)India will consider bilateral agreements with countries to allow them to use carbon credits linked to the production green hydrogen, or hydrogen…

India's household gold stocks are around 25,000 tonnes.On a global scale, gold demand increased by 7% during the same period. Indian households are believed to possess approximately 21,000 tonnes of gold, maintaining their position as…

Facing a sharp rise in tur prices amid lower production, India will import 12 lakh tonne of the pulse in the current fiscal, up by 35% from the last year, to boost domestic availability and contain price rise. | Photo Credit: The Hindu…

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A total of 1.22 crore farmers have benefitted from this procurement.Paddy is acquired and processed into rice through the milling process. The government has procured a total of 55.8 million tonnes of rice in the 2022-23 marketing…

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