India frees up import of certain room, car fresheners“Imports of odoriferous preparations such as room fresheners and car fresheners that don’t operate by burning is ‘free’,” the Directorate G...
01 Jan, 2021, 10.20 PM IST
Government expands support to artisans for boosting agarbatti production"Further to its launching the support programme on July 30, 2020, the Ministry has looked at all aspects of the industry, beyond just suppl...
06 Sep, 2020, 06.29 PM IST
Government launches programme for artisans involved in manufacturing of agarbattiThe MSME Ministry said "this decision will help to boost the indigenous production of agarbatti and will pave way to generate rural employm...
31 Jul, 2020, 09.24 PM IST
Customs officials seize 161.94 tonnes of incense sticks from Vietnam at Chennai portIn an attempt to escape paying required taxes, the company – Indian Agarbatti Manufacturers, Bangalore – declared the goods to be joss powd...
30 Jul, 2020, 01.52 PM IST
Enhanced import duty to give a big boost to agarbatti and bamboo industries in India: KVICKVIC said that the decision was taken by the Finance Ministry on the initiative of Union Minister for MSME, Nitin Gadkari, who had urged Pr...
11 Jun, 2020, 07.02 PM IST
Covid-19 Impact: Cycle Pure Agarbathies holds back prayer product launches to shift focus on hand sanitisers“Once supply chain opens, we will retail our hand sanitisers nationally. We will also launch liquid soaps and home care products like clean...
30 Apr, 2020, 11.57 AM IST
KVIC seeks ban on import of silk from ChinaThis is another instance in recent times when KVIC has sought a ban on imports from China. Recently, the commission moved the commerce mini...
19 Mar, 2020, 02.34 PM IST
Branded agarbatti companies rework models amid slumpAgarbatti companies recently introduced fragrances such as apple and pineapple, neem-based mosquito repellants and no-smoke ones for asthma...
29 Jan, 2020, 07.19 AM IST
Import curbs likely on over 350 items to boost ‘Make in India’Departments are looking into suggestions of waiving the requirement for global tender for government procurement in sectors where it thinks...
03 Dec, 2019, 11.16 AM IST
Centre puts curbs on import of AgarbattiThe Ministry of Commerce and Industry has amended category for raw agarbatti from ‘free’ to ‘restricted’.
01 Sep, 2019, 11.33 PM IST
Govt puts restrictions on imports of agarbattiAgarbatti imports from China dipped to USD 6.39 million in 2018-19 from USD 8.53 million in the previous fiscal.
31 Aug, 2019, 05.03 PM IST
Government in huddle as fragrance of Chinese agarbattis spreads far and wideHigh-level meeting to chart revival path for indigenous industry.
29 Aug, 2019, 08.14 AM IST
Agarbatti industry's export nears Rs 1,000 crore in FY18In India, Sandalwood, Rose, Mogra, Champa and Jasmine continue to be the dominant consumer choice.
06 Jun, 2018, 04.19 PM IST
ITC’s non-cigarette FMCG sales cross $2-billion mark in FY17ITC's 25 FMCG brands spanning packaged food, personal care, education and stationary products, apparel, agarbatti and safety matches regist...
29 Jun, 2017, 12.38 PM IST
Hike in duty refund rates to help exporters: FIEOHike in duty refund rates would help boost shipments of sectors such as engineering and garments, exporters body FIEO said today.
17 Nov, 2015, 06.27 PM IST
Almost 80-90 per cent of the sticks used to make agarbattis are imported from Vietnam: ITC's Sanjiv PuriITC manufactures incense sticks under the brand name Mangaldeep. All the agarbattis are made by women self-help groups.
02 Sep, 2015, 09.30 AM IST
Budget 2015: Smoking, eating out, air travel to be costlierJaitley came down heavily on smokers and tobacco consumers with a steep increase in excise rate in tax proposals in Budget 2015-16.
28 Feb, 2015, 05.32 PM IST