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15 Jan 2023

India's edible oil imports rise 22 % year-on-year in December 2022

India imported 1.55 mln tonnes of edible oils in the month of December, a 22 per cent increase on a yearly basis. The overall import of vegetable oils during the first two months of oil marketing year 2022-23. India is the world`s second-largest consumer and number one vegetable oil importer, and it meets around 60 per cent of its need through imports.

04 Jan 2023

Why airlines are relying on used cooking oil as fuel for reducing emissions?

International air carriers must reduce their carbon emissions to almost nothing by 2050, according to a goal set by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in October 2022.

11 Sep 2021

Centre cuts import taxes on vegetable oils to calm prices

The base import tax on crude palm oil has been slashed to 2.5% from 10%. The tax on crude soyoil and crude sunflower oil has been reduced to 2.5% from 7.5%. India fulfils more than two-thirds of its edible oil demand through imports.

24 Feb 2017

Olive oil: What makes it so healthy, important facts to know

Being an essential part of the Mediterranean diet, most health benefits of olive oil are attributed to the natural properties it possesses.

13 Apr 2016

Vegetable fat not the route to a healthy heart: Study

For decades now, the world has viewed full-fat milk and bacon with suspicion and replaced pork with chicken, and butter with plant-based margarines and cooking oils.

India's palm oil imports

15 Jul 2015

Palm oil imports rise 23% in June on lower global prices

India's palm oil imports rose by 23 percent to 7,34,358 tonnes in June against the year-ago period on account of lower global prices, Solvent Extractors' Association (SEA) said Wednesday.

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