Debt recovery: HC proposes to initiate vigilance enquiry against bank officialWhile the borrowed sum was Rs 62 lakh in 1992, the Debt Recovery Tribunal ordered the defaulted to return Rs 1.85 crore with interest to th...
19 Feb, 2022, 09.17 PM IST
As India Inc shines brighter, CEOs and CXOs dump MNCs for local firmsExtensive capex plans, rise in M&A deals and increased decision-making power are some of the reasons attracting the top talent to Indian co...
09 Sep, 2021, 10.50 AM IST
Chocolate industry may feel the pinch as global cocoa prices riseIndia imports large quantity of cocoa beans and powder to bridge the gap between supply and demand in the domestic market. As per the data ...
25 Jan, 2020, 11.45 AM IST
Stocks in the news: Tata Steel, ZEEL, GVK Power, Mahindra Lifespace and Jet AirwaysThe committee of independent directors of Mindtree has appointed Khaitan and Co as legal counsel.
03 Apr, 2019, 08.32 AM IST
Arecanut output expected to drop due to heavy rains, illegal imports“We expect 35 per cent shortfall in the crop. Rains have led to disease of the nuts,” said M Suresh Bhandary, MD of Mangalore-based Campco.
18 Oct, 2018, 08.47 AM IST
Cocoa output to plunge in the coming seasonThe cocoa processors are expecting a slump in the production during the harvest season in the country beginning November.
20 Sep, 2018, 02.00 PM IST
Choco cos unwilling to pass on GST cutA rise of Rs 10 a kg in cocoa bean prices cited as reason for not passing on the GST benefit.
15 Nov, 2017, 09.49 AM IST
- Cocoa industry upset over withdrawal of import duty on powdered beans
Import of cocoa beans and products have been steadily moving up with the country increasing its processing capacity in recent years.
13 Jul, 2017, 12.50 PM IST
Cocoa may be cheap, but chocolate still dearApart from a few major chocolate companies, the others in India depend on imports from West Africa or South East Asia for their requirement...
07 Mar, 2017, 09.16 AM IST
Demand from pan masala makers raises arecanut pricesPrices fell 7-14% for different varieties from the pre-demonetisation levels, as major buyers reduced purchase of arecanut.
02 Mar, 2017, 03.54 PM IST
Arecanut prices feel the pinch of fall in pan salesPrice of the white variety of arecanut has fallen by around 14% to Rs 250 per kg while that of the red variety has declined 7% to Rs 270 pe...
29 Dec, 2016, 12.12 PM IST
Campco's new chocolate to be made from Neera sugarNeera sugar, prepared using a technology developed by CPCRI, has low glycemic index and, hence, can be consumed by those having high sugar ...
19 Jul, 2016, 02.29 PM IST
Small chocolate companies like Campco eye big bite of rural and semi-urban marketsThe smaller companies are gaining a firm foothold in these regions by betting on large volumes and small chocolate bars.
01 Oct, 2015, 12.30 PM IST
Advisory companies gain as startups look to woo investorsFinancial services company ValPro launched its deal-enabling platform, Enablersinvestment. com, for facilitating seed round and Series-A fu...
17 Feb, 2015, 07.35 AM IST
Cheap import, Gutka ban may drag areca pricesDirectorate of Arecanut and Spices Development data show that output has dropped 5% to 5,29,097 tonne mainly due to a 20% fall in productio...
12 Jun, 2013, 05.48 AM IST
- Arecanut prices stabilise on import tariff, duty hike; neutralise impact of ban on gutkha
Raising the import duty and fixing minimum tariff for imports for arecanuts have neutralised the impact of a ban on gutkha in 14 states in ...
05 Nov, 2012, 06.27 AM IST
Bankers like Amitabh Chaturvedi, Murali Natrajan failed to change old mind set of banks like Dhanlaxmi, Developement Credit bankMany high-flying bankers' dream of imitating their lessons from giant institutions to smaller ones have failed in a grandiose manner.
22 Feb, 2012, 08.14 AM IST