Policy to boost logistics, ports and e-toll collection on anvil

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The Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA), noted in a latest update that based on the available data, it has compiled provisional data for Import of Edible Oils for April 2020. The imports in April 2020 are reported at 790,377 tons compared to 941,219 in March 20 and 1,198,763 tons in April 2019, down by 34%, on YoY basis. The drop in April is mainly due to logistics issues at destinations as well as at discharge ports. The overall Import of Edible Oils during Nov-2019 to April-2020 is reported at 6,182,184 tons, compared to 7,203,830 tons during the same period of previous year, i.e. down by 14 %.

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China has reported 15 new asymptomatic coronavirus cases, taking their total to 836 while one new imported COVID-19 infection was confirmed, health officials said on Saturday. According to China's National Health Commission (NHC), as for Friday 836 asymptomatic cases, including 63 from overseas, were still under medical observation. The NHC said one imported case of coronavirus was reported on Friday and 15 new asymptomatic cases, all domestic ones, were confirmed in the country. Most of the asymptomatic cases were being reported from first coronavirus epicentres Hubei province and its capital Wuhan where no confirmed cases were reported for the 35 days, the local health commission said. Normalcy is returning to the province as the lockdown has been lifted and offices, business and factories have been opened since last month. The province still has 628 asymptomatic cases under medical observation, after 13 new cases were reported on Friday, the commission said. Death toll in China ...

Iran warned Saturday that coronavirus infections were rising in the southwest despite falls in other regions, as it announced more than 1,500 new confirmed cases. "All provinces are showing a gradual drop in new infections... except for Khuzestan, where the situation is still concerning," health ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said in televised remarks. The health ministry stopped publishing provincial figures for the coronavirus last month. It has instead opted for a colour-coded system of white for low-risk parts of the country, yellow for medium-risk and red for high-risk areas. Latest reports have shown Khuzestan red along with a few other provinces, including the capital Tehran and the Shiite clerical centre of Qom, where Iran reported its first cases in February. Early last week, Iran's official daily caseload hit its lowest level since March 10, but it has since climbed again steadily. Jahanpour said 1,529 new cases were confirmed in the past 24 hours, taking the ...

The Central Industrial Security Force reported 13 fresh cases of COVID-19 among its personnel on Saturday with the maximum being in its Delhi Metro protection unit, officials said. The 1.62 lakh personnel strong force has a total of 48 active cases of coronavirus with the addition of the new numbers. Two of its personnel have succumbed to the disease over the last two days. Among the 48 active cases, maximum 31 are in the unit that guards the Delhi Metro followed by 13 in the Mumbai international airport guarding unit. The maximum rise in cases, at 10, over the last 24 hours has also been reported from the Delhi Metro guarding unit. Coronavirus positive troops have also been reported at CISF units like Delhi airport (3), Ahmedabad airport (2), Kolkata Port Trust (3) and one at its VIP security unit based at GreaterNoida. The force is tasked to guard civil airports (63 at present) in the country and vital infrastructure in the aerospace and nuclear domain. The paramilitary forces or ...

Realtors' apex body Credai on Saturday said cement and steel rates have increased by 40-50 per cent in last few weeks despite the lockdown and alleged price cartelisation and unfair trade practices by the manufacturers. The association has written a letter to Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri seeking his intervention in the matter. "We would like to bring your attention to the cartelization by the cement and the steel manufacturers by imposing a sudden increase in their selling price," Credai said in the letter. Across various states, there has been an increase of Rs 100-250 per bag cement and about Rs 2,000-2,500 per tonne of steel, it added. During the past few weeks, there has been a sudden, steep increase in prices of essential raw materials such as cement and steel by 40-50 per cent despite the nationwide lockdown. The Centre has allowed construction work on sites where labourers are already available. Given the current crisis faced by the real estate ...

: The number of active COVID-19 cases slid below the 1,000 mark to 999 in Andhra Pradesh on Saturday though the overall tally rose to 1,930 with the addition of 43 in the last 24 hours ending 9 am. The COVID-19 toll in the state also increased by three to 44 while 45 more patients were discharged from hospitals, according to the latest bulletin. Chittoor district saw a sudden spurt in cases, with 11 reported in the last 24 hours ending 9 am on Saturday, as some people who returned from Koyambedu wholesale market in Chennai city tested posted for coronavirus. It is suspected that these people contracted the disease at Koyambedu and several others who also returned from the place were sent to quarantine, sources here said. Visakhapatnam too continued to show an upward trend as five fresh cases were registered, taking the total in the district to 62. The major hotspots Kurnool, Krishna and Guntur reported six, 16 and two fresh cases. In the last 24 hours, Krishna reported two

Following Gene Campaign's challenge to the government's decision to withdraw all existing regulatory oversight over the import of GE foods, the Supreme Court has issued notices to the Centre, writes Suman Sahai.

Central Information Commission asks MoEF to make an environment expert panel's report public, outlining arguments that could be used for disclosure of many other documents. Krishnaraj Rao writes.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said the Trump administration supports a plan to send checks to Americans, likely within the next two weeks, to mitigate household and business interruptions caused by the spread of the new coronavirus. Photo: Evan Vucci/Associated Press

Despite the high price of imported wheat, the government prefers this option to paying Indian farmers a higher support price for their crops. Bhaskar Goswami says that this amounts to a covert policy of dismantling the procurement and price support mechanisms.

Meet M B Santosh, one of India's only three FIFA-accredited referees, who drives an auto-rickshaw and works as caretaker of an apartment in Kottayam, Kerala to support a family of five. Here, he shares the incredible story of his life and passion with P N Venugopal.

In 11 of the poorest districts in the country, a citizens' audit of development, modeled on an earlier study of education, helps residents themselves easily identify how their areas fare on key measures. Rukmini Banerjee and Shanti Jagannathan introduce PAHELI, the People's Audit of Health, Education and Livelihoods.

Sports education important to make healthy India: Leander Paes

कोरोना वायरस (Coronavirus) के कारण लगभग सभी खेल के बड़े टूर्नामेंट स्थगित या रद्द किए जा चुके हैं

टेनिस स्टार रोजर फेडरर (Roger Federer) की दो जुड़वां बेटियां और दो जुड़वां बेटे हैं. वो छह भाषाएं जानते हैं.

Britain plans to introduce a 14-day mandatory quarantine for most international arrivals, reports said Saturday, despite growing pressure on the government to relax virus lockdown measures.

China reported one new case of coronavirus on Tuesday and no deaths, marking three weeks since it recorded a Covid-19 fatality. The National Health Commission said 395 people remained under treatment in the hospital, while 949 were under isolation and observation for suspected cases or after testing positive despite showing no symptoms.

Imports also fell, but only by 6.2 percent, as transportation and shipping began to close down worldwide.

The company also had to reduce production due to reduced demand.

The world's largest steelmaker had posted a net income of USD 0.4 billion in the year-ago quarter.

With five months still left for 2019-20 marketing year to end, the association feels the mills have the potential to fulfil their exports commitments.

South Korea's sporting industry emerged from the coronavirus shutdown with baseball while football and golf will soon follow suit.

The nomination inviting process usually begins in April but was pushed back due to Covid-19 lockdown and now, the final date of submission has been fixed at June 3.

French tennis federation's decision to postpone the French Open to late September amid the Covid-19 crisis was widely criticised because the new dates clashed with the hardcourt season.

Sania Mirza said that coaches need to be sensitive of the hormonal changes that girls go through while working with them.

Taiwan's baseball league games are being streamed with English commentary, racking up millions of views for matches featuring cardboard cut-outs of fans and robots beating drums.

Sportspersons took to social media to offer condolences to the families of those affected in the Vizag gas leak tragedy and prayed for the recovery of those in the hospitals.

Kiren Rijiju said coronavirus has changed everything and sports need to be conducted in a new way

Jennifer Aniston's representative has dismissed reports that claimed Brad Pitt's daughter Shiloh has started calling the actress ‘mommy'.

Certain online activities have been given a major boost by internet users during the coronavirus lockdown around the world.

Dineout believes the contactless suite can expand to airports, hospitals, liquor shops and others to reduce waiting times and enforce social distancing.

While T20 World Cup is scheduled for an October 18 start, India's tour of Australia will begin with a T20 tri-series in October and end with a four-match Test series in December.

Kohli said the many moments which are created because of the passion brought in by fans, would be missing.

Graham Reid said he has spoken to Sports Authority of India for access to sports psychologists for the Indian men's hockey team.

Standard Liege have approached Marouane Fellaini to follow compatriot Axel Witsel to invest money in the Belgian club.

Italy suspended Serie A on March 9 as part of a nationwide lockdown to curb the coronavirus epidemic.

Chuni Goswami died aged 82 at a private city hospital in Kolkata after suffering a heart attack.