“The agro-climatic condition in Brazil is suitable for producing urad. We are seriously exploring imports of urad from Brazil. The talks are in an advanced stage,” the Secretary told reporters. About 2 lakh tonne of urad has been imported from Myanmar so far in the current calendar year, he said.India is exploring other destinations for sourcing urad in order to reduce its dependency on Myanmar.
Shareholders of Gokaldas Exports vote against ESOP resolutions
Although 63% of participating shareholders supported the resolutions, 37% voted against them. As these were special resolutions, they required at least three times more votes