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Topic: Palm oil

Palm oil market is becoming one of the fastest growing sectors for commercial drones

A technology drive is catapulting palm oil, the world’s most-consumed vegetable oil, as drones cut down dependence on manual labour for spotting fires and collecting important data.

Palm oil prices likely to rise as demand for its use in biofuel increases

Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s support for B30, a program that requires biofuels to be made using 30% palm oil from 2020, has been a 'game changer'.

India considers increasing taxes on refined palm oil imports

The move, aimed at boosting domestic production, could reduce import of refined palm oil from top producers Indonesia and Malaysia

‘We speak our minds, don’t retract & change’: Malaysian PM stands by remark on Kashmir

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad had raised the Kashmir issue at the UNGA last month and saying India had invaded and occupied Jammu and Kashmir.

Avoid buying palm oil from Malaysia, Indian processors group tells members

New Delhi: The trade spat between India, the world’s biggest palm buyer, and Malaysia seems to be escalating, with an influential processors’ group in...

Pizza dough to lipstick to biodiesel — India needs Malaysia’s palm oil but traders wary now

Malaysian prime minister had ticked off New Delhi after saying India ‘invaded’ Kashmir, prompting India to threaten palm oil restrictions.

Malaysian PM’s comments on Kashmir spark unlikely battle in palm oil trade

Buyers have been shifting their business to Indonesia as they anticipate the Modi govt to enforce curbs on trading with Malaysia after its PM said India invaded Kashmir.

Palm oil producers hope India’s Diwali buying will boost their fortunes

With production in top growers climbing & prices hovering near 3-year lows, last chance to arrest palm oil’s decline is Indian demand ahead of Diwali.

On Camera

From Virat & Anushka selling sarias to dentist ads, Bihar walls tell a ‘rurbanisation’ story

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.