Palmolein

PepsiCo, the brand that owns the famous potato chips Lay's - has initiated trials to substitute palm oil with a blend of Sunflower Oil and Palmolein Oil in some of its products.

Palm oil imports fell by 33.20 per cent to Rs 5,14,022 tonne in May this year, but there was sharp rise in shipment of RBD palmolein oil by refineries

In order to bring relief to consumers and reduce edible oil prices, the Centre has cut the duty on crude palm oil (CPO) by 5 per cent.

Some traders had been hoping state-run trading firms could buy refined palm oil for the public distribution system by floating tenders, but this does not seem to have materialised. "No one is buying Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) or palmolein for February shipments. There are no open tenders from state agencies yet," said a Kuala Lumpur-based t...

Coconut growers were already facing a crisis due to palmolein imports,

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition that asked for Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to be made an accused in a corruption case related to the import of palmolein oil in 1991.

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi has said that it is unfair for Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to be heading the state's Vigilance department as it is probing a disproportionate assets case against her.The DMK supremo cited the instance of Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy who gave up the vigilance portfolio last week after a court or...

In a setback to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a special court in Thiruvananthapuram has asked the prosecution to probe his role in the Palmolein import scam of 1992.

Central Vigilance Commissioner, CVC, Palmolein case, PJ Thomas, Pradeep Kumar

Former Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) PJ Thomas has appealed to President Pratibha Patil to wait for the outcome of his plea in court before the new CVC is appointed. In March this year, the Supreme Court declared that appointment of Thomas as India's CVC was invalid. Yesterday, Thomas filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court saying new the ...

In a decision fraught with political significance, the Vigilance Court has allowed a plea from prosecution to further investigate the palmolein import graft case.The prosecution, in a petition filed earlier this month, had sought court direction for further probe into the case contending that some more persons were likely to become accused in the c...

Polayil Joseph Thomas, 60, has been in the eye of an unseemly storm for the last five months - a corruption case from years ago and an embarrassing question mark on his integrity came back to haunt him and the government that appointed him as the top man to look into corruption.  Ever since he was appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)...

The Supreme Court has ruled that PJ Thomas' appointment as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) is illegal. His removal comes at a time when the government is being taken to task by the Opposition for a glut of corruption scandals. (Read: Who is PJ Thomas?) "I respect the Supreme Court's judgement," said the Prime Minister to NDTV. He said he will...

The Supreme Court will give its verdict today on petitions challenging the appointment of PJ Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).The decision to appoint Mr Thomas the country's top man in charge of fighting corruption has cost the government dearly.First the Opposition and then the Supreme Court expressed concern over why Mr Thomas i...

Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today declined to comment on Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's charge that she was making "thoughtless allegations" on the issue of P J Thomas' appointment as the Central Vigilance Commissioner."The matter is pending in the Supreme Court. It is not proper for me to comment on the matter," she told reporters here.Ch...

PepsiCo, the brand that owns the famous potato chips Lay's - has initiated trials to substitute palm oil with a blend of Sunflower Oil and Palmolein Oil in some of its products.

Palm oil imports fell by 33.20 per cent to Rs 5,14,022 tonne in May this year, but there was sharp rise in shipment of RBD palmolein oil by refineries

In order to bring relief to consumers and reduce edible oil prices, the Centre has cut the duty on crude palm oil (CPO) by 5 per cent.

Some traders had been hoping state-run trading firms could buy refined palm oil for the public distribution system by floating tenders, but this does not seem to have materialised. "No one is buying Malaysia's crude palm oil (CPO) or palmolein for February shipments. There are no open tenders from state agencies yet," said a Kuala Lumpur-based t...

Coconut growers were already facing a crisis due to palmolein imports,

The Supreme Court has dismissed a petition that asked for Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy to be made an accused in a corruption case related to the import of palmolein oil in 1991.

Former Tamil Nadu chief minister M Karunanidhi has said that it is unfair for Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa to be heading the state's Vigilance department as it is probing a disproportionate assets case against her.The DMK supremo cited the instance of Kerala chief minister Oomen Chandy who gave up the vigilance portfolio last week after a court or...

In a setback to Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy, a special court in Thiruvananthapuram has asked the prosecution to probe his role in the Palmolein import scam of 1992.

Central Vigilance Commissioner, CVC, Palmolein case, PJ Thomas, Pradeep Kumar

Former Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) PJ Thomas has appealed to President Pratibha Patil to wait for the outcome of his plea in court before the new CVC is appointed. In March this year, the Supreme Court declared that appointment of Thomas as India's CVC was invalid. Yesterday, Thomas filed a writ petition in Delhi High Court saying new the ...

In a decision fraught with political significance, the Vigilance Court has allowed a plea from prosecution to further investigate the palmolein import graft case.The prosecution, in a petition filed earlier this month, had sought court direction for further probe into the case contending that some more persons were likely to become accused in the c...

Polayil Joseph Thomas, 60, has been in the eye of an unseemly storm for the last five months - a corruption case from years ago and an embarrassing question mark on his integrity came back to haunt him and the government that appointed him as the top man to look into corruption.  Ever since he was appointed Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC)...

The Supreme Court has ruled that PJ Thomas' appointment as Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) is illegal. His removal comes at a time when the government is being taken to task by the Opposition for a glut of corruption scandals. (Read: Who is PJ Thomas?) "I respect the Supreme Court's judgement," said the Prime Minister to NDTV. He said he will...

The Supreme Court will give its verdict today on petitions challenging the appointment of PJ Thomas as the Central Vigilance Commissioner (CVC).The decision to appoint Mr Thomas the country's top man in charge of fighting corruption has cost the government dearly.First the Opposition and then the Supreme Court expressed concern over why Mr Thomas i...

Senior BJP leader Sushma Swaraj today declined to comment on Union Home Minister P Chidambaram's charge that she was making "thoughtless allegations" on the issue of P J Thomas' appointment as the Central Vigilance Commissioner."The matter is pending in the Supreme Court. It is not proper for me to comment on the matter," she told reporters here.Ch...