Delhi to move WTO over new trade curbs
New Delhi has expressed concern over new trade barriers being imposed by developed countries and said it would raise the issue in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Meanwhile, the government is deliberating seriously on the increasing propensity towards erecting new trade barriers by the developed countries.

Anti-hydropower lobbies will be dealt with firmly, says Kumaramangalam
Union power minister R Kumaramangalam has hit out at international multilateral agencies, NGOs and other "forces" working against hydro power projects and warned that such "lobbies" would be taken on "frontally".

Oilseeds industry sore over 15% extra excise on foodgrade hexane
The ailing solvent oilseeds extraction industry said it has been hit hard by the 15% hike in the excise on the foodgrade hexane slapped in the recent budget proposals. Effectively, this raises the excise duty on food grade hexane to 35%.

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