Jute mill owners in Bengal have written to the Union government seeking permission to use raw jute imported from Bangladesh to manufacture bags they sell to central agencies. The unprecedented demand...

The Tea Board of India has come up with a notification mentioning tea imported into the country should be properly packed and labelled with details related to the brew before it is sold here or export...

The wholesale price-based inflation continued to remain in the negative zone for the fourth straight month at 0.58 per cent even as the prices of vegetables and other food items were costlier. WPI in...

Refuting criticism for supporting the domestic industry and putting a check on imports, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said we want to protect our industries so that they can get a fair play and acces...

The defence ministry on Sunday announced it would stop importing 101 items, including weaponry, in a phased manner from December to try and strengthen the country’s fledging defence production i...

The Centre is putting in place an import monitoring mechanism in engineering that seeks to check shipments from China. Sources said the monitoring would cover four areas: engineering goods, boilers, ...

Coal India plans to tap consumers who are importing coal through a separate e-auction in a bid to push its offtake and cut down on the import of the fuel. Coal imports comprising coking coal and non-...

German logistics company DHL said on Wednesday it had temporarily suspended picking up import shipments from China to India, after border tensions between the countries led to clearance delays. Anoth...

The Pharmaceuticals Export Promotion Council has said it is flooded with distress calls from member companies over acute disruption in manufacturing in the past few days because of non-clearance of im...

Merchandise exports expanded marginally by 0.80 per cent to $26.5 billion in November, widening the trade deficit to $16.67 billion because oil imports have spiked.Imports rose 4.31 per cent to $43.17...