Nearly a decade ago, in 2017, research conducted at the Association for Environmental Justice in Israel (AEJI) challenged a prevailing setup in Israeli policy circles. At the time, the dominant mindset framed climate change in a regional prism primarily as a commercial opportunity: Israel, with its technological prowess in drip irrigation and desalination, would export...Read More

US LNG developer Excelerate Energy has begun dredging work on its floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) for Iraq, the company announced in its second quarter report on August 5. A project update revealed that engineering and procurement activities are almost finished and that the Middle East conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran has...Read More

Chandigarh:Haryana has set its sights on doubling exports by 2031, with a new MSME policy seeking to push the State’s 15 lakh small and medium businesses towards international markets through artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, greener production and easier access to finance. The export target is part of the Haryana Progressive MSME & Export Promotion Policy...Read More

Imports will continue at a high volume in August. But as the peak shipping season winds down, imports will start to decline for the remainder of 2026, according to the Global Port Tracker report released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. “We had an early peak season this year as retailers brought in...Read More

Jaipur: RIICO-run Special Economic Zones (SEZs) at Sitapura exported goods worth Rs 2,712 crore in the April-June quarter, signalling a strong recovery after high US tariffs forced a decline in FY26.If the pace holds, annual exports from the zones could surpass the earlier peak of Rs 10,000 crore. Jaipur’s Mahindra World City (MWC) also posted...Read More

The government is moving to create a framework for private companies to import and market refined petroleum products shortly after Bashundhara Group’s proposal in this regard. In a letter dated August 6, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division has instructed the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to prepare a draft “Private-Sector Refined Fuel Import, Storage, Transportation,...Read More

  The European Union has included India in the revised draft list for the continued export of aquaculture products to the EU market. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry said that the earlier regulation had not included India among third countries authorised to export products of animal origin intended for human consumption to the EU...Read More

Of the food that Cuba imports, $403 million comes from the United States, $328 million comes from Argentina, and $282 million comes from Brazil. But again, not all calories are created equal. Cuba imports 85 percent of its wheat from Canada, and — perhaps most important — 80 percent of its poultry from the United States. Frozen...Read More

Facts of the Case: The petitioner sought refund of Integrated Goods and Services Tax (IGST) paid on exported goods. The Customs authorities had not processed the refund on account of errors allegedly committed while filing shipping bills and furnishing GSTR-3B returns. The petitioner relied upon an earlier interim order passed by the Gujarat High Court...Read More

Russia, India’s biggest supplier during the quarter, supplied crude at an average cost of $2,408 per tonne, while UAE crude cost $2,213 per tonne NEW DELHI: India’s crude import bill rose 26% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026-27, despite volumes falling 18%, as the West Asia conflict disrupted supplies and pushed up oil prices.Commerce...Read More