The 2013 ghost returns: Will higher gold duties actually restrict imports or just fuel the grey market?India’s shock hike in gold and silver import duty to 15% has revived memories of the 2013 crisis. While the move aims to curb dollar outflo...
13 May, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
Thali costs rise in April on higher tomato, vegetable oil, LPG pricesHome-cooked vegetarian and non-vegetarian thali costs rose 2% year-on-year in April, primarily due to increased prices of tomatoes, vegetab...
08 May, 2026, 04.28 PM IST
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
04 May, 2026, 09.47 AM IST
Global degrees on Indian soil sound like a great deal, until you read the fine printIndia is now hosting foreign university campuses, a significant shift from previous years. This move aims to keep Indian students in the co...
02 May, 2026, 02.30 PM IST
India's sugar exports to be 7.5-8 lakh tonnes in 2025-26 season on weak global prices: OfficialFor the upcoming 2025-26 season, projections indicate that India's sugar exports may hover around a modest 7.5 to 8 lakh tonnes. This downt...
01 May, 2026, 02.42 PM IST
China, India place strategic bets on clean energy out of favour in the WestChina and India are aggressively pursuing green hydrogen, investing billions to build massive production capacity. While China focuses on s...
22 Apr, 2026, 10.52 AM IST
India caps refinery margins after windfall export tax to cushion fuel lossesIndia has capped refinery margins to manage losses on domestic fuel sales. This follows a windfall tax on fuel exports. The move aims to ba...
09 Apr, 2026, 06.33 PM IST
India OMCs to pay discounted rates to refiners amid fuel price freezeIndian state-owned oil companies have decided to reduce the prices they pay refineries for petrol, diesel, and other fuels. This proactive ...
05 Apr, 2026, 02.07 PM IST
Steel export parity price scheme yet to gain tractionNeither EEPC nor steel producers shared details about the quantity consumed under the scheme. This arrangement between MSME exporters and l...
13 Jun, 2025, 01.19 AM IST
Kirit Parikh panel on diesel pricing gets one month extensionThe government is looking to alter the way diesel and cooking fuels are priced to reduce its subsidy burden, which appears to be spiralling...
26 Sep, 2013, 01.16 PM IST
Government may alter diesel, LPG pricing to cut subsidy burdenOil Minister M Veerappa Moily thwarted the move by seeking PM intervention and promising to get the pricing issue looked at by an expert co...
07 Jul, 2013, 11.37 AM IST
Petroleum Pricing: Shift to export parity pricing is not justifiedIndian Oil, BPCL and HPCL have lost between 8.5% to 10.2% of market value in last five trading sessions as govt mulled over and approved in...
23 May, 2013, 05.45 PM IST
- Finance Ministry for export parity pricing of diesel
Finance Ministry wants changes in the way petrol and diesel are priced by suggesting excluding the element of import duties to save about R...
28 Jan, 2013, 09.18 PM IST
Government should allow competition in fuel retailing and benchmark diesel pricesGovernment should allow competition in fuel retailing and benchmark diesel prices to export parity prices to save on subsidy.
26 Jul, 2012, 08.33 AM IST
- Export parity, subsidy checks on 13th finance panel agenda
The Thirteenth Finance Commission is likely to suggest an overhaul of the regime for pricing of petroleum products, imparting more urgency ...
07 Dec, 2009, 03.09 AM IST
- Oil cos to breathe easy on export-parity fuel prices
2008-09 losses could fall rs 45,000 cr under Chaturvedi panel-mooted structure.
30 Jul, 2008, 01.10 AM IST
- Finmin opposes oil export parity pricing
The finance ministry has expressed its reservation against a proposal to fix prices of petroleum products on the export parity saying that ...
04 Oct, 2006, 12.10 AM IST