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NEPAL FUEL SMUGGLING
Fertilizer smugglers may be jobless after India reforms subsidyThe system could help in stopping smuggling by alerting the authorities about abnormal purchases by individuals, prompting investigations.
Need to focus on conventional policing and crime management: Assam governorPurohit also said that while counter insurgency has remained the primary focus, there is a need to focus on conventional policing and crime...
After fuel, China offers to supply LPG to NepalAs Nepalese government started distributing subsidised firewood to the people of Kathmandu, China has offered to supply LPG to Nepal.
Red Sandalwood smuggling to China via Bhutan is in upswingIndia’s Neighbouring country Bhutan is coming up fast as a preferred conduit for illegal sandalwood smuggling from India to China. With sou...
- Kerosene black market thriving at Rs 10,000 cr
Most of this "poor man's fuel" is pilfered and sold in the black market for a price that's two or three times higher.
- More kerosene price hikes likely in future: Kaushik Basu
The current subsidy of about 60 per cent on kerosene, the poor man's cooking medium, will come down over time as it stands to cause distort...
- China wakes up, calls for protection of tigers
India’s newfound partnership with China on environment issues has yielded results in the area of tiger protection as well.
- Waste of fuel subsidies amounts to more than Rs 1-lakh cr
The Parikh committee is also concerned about the large-scale misuse of fuel subsidies on petrol, diesel, kerosene and cooking gas, amountin...
- Jairam to engage 'ally' China in climate-change strategy
Ahead of the Copenhagen summit in December, minister for environment and forests Jairam Ramesh is in China on a three-day official visit to...