That sinking feeling: Rupee@100 is a mental fear, not macro nightmareThe rupee is under strong pressure due to rising global crude oil prices driven by Middle East tensions, briefly hitting an all-time low of...
22 May, 2026, 12.54 PM IST
Delhi Chakka Jam for three days: Check what could be affected in Noida, Gurugram, Ghaziabad, Faridabad and other NCR regionsDelhi Chakka Jam Today News: A three-day Chakka jam in Delhi-NCR has been called by transport unions starting May 21. During these three da...
20 May, 2026, 04.27 PM IST
Can Brazil become a major rare earths supplier?Brazil sits atop a potential bonanza of rare earths that has sparked global interest, led by Washington, as demand surges for the increasin...
20 May, 2026, 11.18 AM IST
Rare earth mining is poisoning Mekong River tributaries, threatening 'the world's kitchen'Toxic runoff from unregulated rare earth mines in Myanmar and Laos is contaminating the Mekong River and its tributaries, threatening the l...
29 Apr, 2026, 09.58 AM IST
In Finland, Europe's first complete lithium mine begins operationTrucks loaded with crushed rock and ore made their way through a craterlike landscape in western Finland, the first place in Europe to hous...
28 Apr, 2026, 11.56 AM IST
So what is the real oil price right now?The Iran crisis highlights the complex reality of oil pricing, differentiating between physical and financial markets. While financial mark...
18 Apr, 2026, 12.45 PM IST
Lessons learned in 70s have made US, world economies less vulnerable to oil shocksThe world economy is experiencing a significant oil price surge reminiscent of the 1970s. However, countries are now better prepared. Decad...
12 Apr, 2026, 03.36 PM IST
Iran-US war pushes polymer, resin prices up 60%; plastics exporters squeezed despite ceasefireFreight rates jump up to 10x, polymer prices rise 60%, while supply disruptions and supply chain delays strain MSMEs and the sector's expor...
11 Apr, 2026, 11.16 AM IST
India permits exports of essential commodities to Maldives for 2026-27India will export essential goods to Maldives for 2026-27. This includes eggs, rice, sugar, and construction materials like sand and stone ...
01 Apr, 2026, 10.39 PM IST
Taiwan faces agri trade restrictionsChina suspended some fish and fruit imports from Taiwan, citing excessive pesticide residue detected on products since last year and some f...
03 Aug, 2022, 11.55 PM IST
Nepal SC issues interim order against govt's move to export sand, pebbles, stones to IndiaA joint bench of Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana, justices Mira Khadka, Hari Krishna Karki and Bishwambhar Prasad Shrestha asked the gover...
18 Jun, 2021, 08.56 PM IST
First vessel with imported sand arrives at Chennai port: K PalaniswamiThis comes in the backdrop of Madras High Court directing the State government to halt sand quarrying.
10 Oct, 2018, 09.40 PM IST
Needed, more sand and sand substitutes for growing construction activitiesThe notion that sand mining is a shady activity conducted covertly with political patronage to earn huge illegal rents must change.
06 Aug, 2013, 09.53 AM IST
- No private licence given for monazite production: DAE
Maintaining that only IREL can produce & process monazite, the DAE has said no given licence to any private entity for this purpose.
21 Oct, 2012, 11.54 AM IST
- Take steps to protect strategic monazite reserves: Subramanian Swamy to PM
Subramanian Swamy demanded that steps should be taken to protect & conserve strategic reserves of monazite sands in south India - a major s...
21 Sep, 2012, 08.49 PM IST
- Canada will attend meeting on oil in Saudi: minister
Canadian minister of natural resources Gary Lunn said on Wednesday he will attend a meeting of oil exporters and consumers in Saudi Arabia.
19 Jun, 2008, 07.06 AM IST
- India raises limit on export of river sand, stone to Maldives
India has increased the limit on export of construction materials - river sand by 30 per cent and stone aggregate by 95 per cent - to Maldi...
08 Feb, 2008, 03.05 PM IST