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Health Ministry Urged to Frame Law to Ban Manufacture, Sale of e-cigarettes

April 14, 2019

The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has urged the Health Ministry to frame law banning manufacture and sale of e-cigarettes in the country as in the absence of the domestic legislation, it would not be possible to put a blanket ban on its imports. The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has stated that without banning ..

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Core Industrial Output increased in February

April 2, 2019

The output from the eight core sectors which include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity witnessed a growth of 2.1 per cent in February, compared to the corresponding month last year as per the data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industries. How Core Industries Performed? The production of ..

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Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnerships

March 21, 2019

Union Ministry of Commerce and Industries had organised a  Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnerships in association with Confederation of Indian Industry and EXIM Bank of India. The conclave is held every year since its inception in 2005 brings together senior Ministers, policymakers, officials, business leaders, bankers, technologists, start-up entrepreneurs and other professionals from India and ..

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Bezbaruah reappointed as Chairman of Tea Board

March 3, 2019

The Ministry of Commerce and Industries has approved the re-appointment of P K Bezbaruah as the Chairman of Tea Board for a second tenure. He was the first non-IAS chairman of the Tea Board. Highlights of his First Tenure He has been urging the Indian Tea Industry to explore export opportunities in the vast Chinese market. ..

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Growth Rate in the Core Sector witnesses Decline

March 1, 2019

The growth rate eight core sectors which include coal, crude oil, natural gas, refinery products, fertilisers, steel, cement and electricity witnessed a decline as per the data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industries. Reduced growth rate of Core Sector The core sector which had witnessed a 6.2% growth in January 2018 witnessed a growth ..

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