India has become a net exporter of electricity for the first time, the power Ministry said on March 29, adding that upcoming cross-border transmission lines with neighbouring countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh and Myanmar will only increase sales. April-February power exports of around 5,798 mil…
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Cotton consumption to touch 313 lakh bales in 2017: CCI
Total cotton consumption in India is likely to increase to 313 lakh bales in the current crop season as compared to 312 lakh bales during the previous year, according to the Cotton Corporation of India (CCI). The acreage under cultivation could decrease by 12 per cent to 105 lakh hectares but pro…
Bangla ban on raw jute export hits Bengal jute mills hard
The over Rs 8,000 crore jute industry, which has been passing through a demand crisis and subsequent closures at the mills level, is also being hit hard by imposition of ban on export of raw jute by the Bangladesh government, said top Indian Jute Mills Association (IJMA) officials. The ban has l…