India has more than 3 lakh hectares of land under oil palm cultivation, and can support an additional 28 lakh hectares. This can significantly reduce its palm oil import burden.
In April, Indian buyers opted to cancel large amounts of palm oil purchases for the first time in many years and industry was expecting May imports could fall to 700,000 tonnes.
The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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