Vast stretch of land identified in North East and West Bengal for rubber cultivationImport of NR increased to 546,369 tonnes during 2021-22 compared to 410,478 tonnes during 2020-21. 60% of the import was through duty paid ...
19 Aug, 2022, 11.27 AM IST
Northeast Frontier Railway has started transportation of rubber sheets and products from TripuraTripura exported more than 53000 tonnes of rubber during the financial year 2020-21 to places like Jalandhar, Ludhiana and Delhi. Transport...
03 Sep, 2021, 08.37 PM IST
Piyush Goyal thanks tyre makers for investing Rs 1,100 crore to set up plant in North East IndiaAssam’s Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary called upon Chairmen cum Managing Directors of JK Tyre, Apollo Tyres, CEAT ...
05 Jan, 2021, 09.09 PM IST
India hands over 1st lot of newly-built houses to Indian-origin people in Sri LankaWickremesinghe appreciated India's commitment to partner with Sri Lanka in development projects including in building houses for upcountry ...
12 Aug, 2018, 10.47 PM IST
Govt planning merger of commodity boardsSome of these boards were set up way back in 1940s and their merger could help in harmonising their activities and in turn, enhance the qua...
12 Feb, 2017, 01.04 PM IST
Government weighs FDI in rubber, coffee plantationCurrently, 100 per cent foreign investment is permitted through the government approval route in the tea plantation sector.
17 Aug, 2015, 05.13 PM IST
Import duty on rubber likely to be raised to 25 per cent: Nirmala SitharamanA methodology was also being evolved to monitor the usage of imported rubber to push domestic demand while an expert committee was examinin...
12 Mar, 2015, 07.28 PM IST
Import duty on rubber likely to be raised to 25 percent: SitharamanTo boost the segment, the govt intended to expand production as a long-term strategy and was promoting plantation development programmes.
12 Mar, 2015, 04.52 PM IST
Saplings suffer decline in sales owing to fall in rubber pricesFrustrated by the low prices that have been prevailing for nearly a year, the growers are looking at other options which provide them with ...
05 Nov, 2014, 02.30 PM IST
Separate Plantation Ministry in brewingAt very preliminary stage of the whole process now, the policy makers are seriously contemplating the issues pertaining to need vs possibil...
28 Oct, 2014, 06.42 PM IST
- ‘Rubber to turn surplus by 2012’
In an interview to ET, Sheela Thomas, the new chairman of Rubber Board, said that the stress is now on new planting and replanting during t...
28 Apr, 2011, 06.46 AM IST
- Tyres: Fall in rubber price puts cos on secure road
Stock prices of Indian tyre companies such as Apollo Tyres, JK Tyre, Ceat and MRF have climbed up 25-30% over the past three months, despit...
28 Sep, 2010, 02.33 AM IST
- Rubber production set to increase to 8.75 lakh tonnes
With rubber plantations reporting a higher yield, the production of natural rubber in the country has been projected at 8.75 lakh tonnes.
01 Aug, 2008, 12.23 PM IST
- Plantation industry should gear up to face challenges
Indian plantation industry should understand the impact of climate change and adapt itself accordingly to face up to the challenges, renown...
09 May, 2008, 03.59 PM IST
- Ready to bounce and fly
Notwithstanding the number of challenges, the rubber industry presents a great scope for SMEs not just in the domestic market but also glob...
04 Dec, 2007, 12.56 AM IST
- 'NE to be hub for rubber cultivation'
The northeast will soon be converted into a hub for cultivating rubber, a commodity for which the region has tremendous potential, Union Mi...
09 Mar, 2007, 05.30 PM IST
- Strategy dose to help plantation sector take on foreign rivals
In A bid to fight increasing competition from Kenya, Sri Lanka and Vietnam in the global market for tea, coffee, rubber and spices, the gov...
12 Jul, 2006, 02.47 AM IST