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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicIndian steel market

Topic: Indian steel market

Indian govt recommends 12% ‘safeguard duty’ on imports of some steel products

The decision comes after an influx of cheap Chinese steel has forced India's smaller mills to scale down operations and consider job cuts.

India’s backsliding on hard-won economic freedoms of 1991, with no reformers to protect them today

There are 3 perfectly timed triggers for this week's column: old, povertarian instincts are back; steel industry lobbying for more import duties; absence of reformers like AD Shroff.

Govt to reject proposal for anti-subsidy tax on certain Chinese steel products

The decision by the finance ministry aims to protect steel-consuming firms from higher prices even though it could hurt local steel manufacturers, the govt source said.The decision by the finance ministry aims to protect steel-consuming firms from higher prices even though it could hurt local steel manufacturers, the govt source said.

Steel exports slump to 5-yr low in FY23 as slowing demand, export tax hamper shipments

India shipped 6.7 million tonnes of finished steel in FY23, a decline of 50.2% on the year and the lowest since 2018/19.

On Camera

Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

How Indian Army has tweaked its war game strategy as enemy lines on nuclear, conventional deterrence blur

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan says India’s nuclear capability will not be considered a separate domain, but part of cognitive war in multi domain operations.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.