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Centre restricts sugar exports to 10 LMT from June 1 'to make prices of su
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 25 (ANI): The global shortage of sugar has triggered the demand, hence Indian government has taken a precautionary step by putting a cap on the export of sugar to 100 lakh metric tonnes (LMT), the idea behind the sugar export restriction is to make prices of sugar stab
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Sri Lanka PM Wickremesinghe appointed as new Finance Minister
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as new Minister of Finance, Economic Stability and National Policies on Wednesday morning.
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Coal production rises 36 per cent to 34 million tonnes in first half of Ma
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 24 (ANI): Coal production in India surged by 36.23 per cent year-on-year to 33.94 million tonnes (MT) in the first half of May 2022 as compared to 24.91 MT recorded in the same period last year, the government data showed on Tuesday.
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New York City declares state of emergency amid US infant formula shortage
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 23 (ANI/Xinhua): New York City, the most populous city in the United States, has entered into a state of emergency due to the shortage of infant formula supply in the country.
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Pak: Sindh water crisis skyrockets due to 'indecisive' water governance
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Karachi [Pakistan], May 23 (ANI): Amid the ongoing water shortage in Pakistan and incessant rise in water theft, a high profile committee has been appointed during the proceedings of the National Assembly's Standing Committee on Water Resources in Islamabad to deal with the alarming crisis.
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India delivers another 40,000 MT diesel consignment to Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 22 (ANI): India on Saturday supplied another 40,000 MT consignment of diesel to Sri Lanka to help ease the fuel shortage in the country, which is reeling under a severe economic and energy crisis.
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Sri Lanka: 10-hour-long water cut imposed in Colombo amid food, fuel short
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 21 (ANI): Several parts of the Colombo city will undergo a 10-hour- long water cut on Saturday, Sri Lanka media reports said citing the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) of the country.
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High import tariffs lead to baby formula shortage in US: report
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 21 (ANI/Xinhua): With only four major manufacturers of formula in the United States today-Mead Johnson, Abbott, Nestle, and Perrigo, some 40 percent of the nation's baby formula has been out of stock recently, causing new mothers to hunt from store to store to feed their i
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Japan provides USD 1.5 million for medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 21 (ANI): Grappling with severe medicine shortages, the Japanese government came forward to help Sri Lanka by providing USD 1.5 million for essential medicines through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the population.
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Cartelisation going to be a challenge amid global shortage of commodities:
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said cartelisation is likely to be a big challenge as the COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict have led to a global shortage of commodities and raw materials.
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36 countries including US urge UN members to keep food markets open, avoid
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], May 20 (ANI): The US and several other countries on Thursday urged members of the UN to keep their "food and agricultural markets" open and "to avoid unjustified restrictive measures, such as export bans on food or fertilizer".
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Sri Lanka PM assures parliament of sufficient fuel stocks till mid-June
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], May 19 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Thursday assured the country's lawmakers that the island nation has been able to secure sufficient stocks of diesel and petrol which will last till mid-June.
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