RBI MPC: Iran war puts Malhotra & Co in razor-edge policy bind over inflation, growth and rupeeThe Reserve Bank of India faces a difficult interest-rate decision this week as rising oil prices from the Iran conflict, a record-low rupe...
02 Jun, 2026, 02.17 PM IST
India to purchase fertilizer at nearly double pre-war priceIndia is set to purchase urea fertilizer at significantly higher rates. This comes as the Middle East conflict impacts global supplies. Ind...
22 Apr, 2026, 08.38 PM IST
India fertiliser output drops a quarter on Mideast warIndia's fertiliser production plunged nearly a quarter in March, official data showed, after natural gas imports used in its manufacture we...
21 Apr, 2026, 10.48 AM IST
Pakistan power cuts deepen as hydropower slump hits supplyPakistan faces a doubled electricity shortfall this week. Hydropower output has significantly decreased. This situation has led to extended...
17 Apr, 2026, 06.39 PM IST
Nearly half of droughts in India may have been influenced by North Atlantic air currents: StudyThe IISc study said that droughts were a consequence of a sudden and steep drop in rainfall in late August. This drop was linked to an atmo...
11 Dec, 2020, 12.46 PM IST
Festive October a quirk amid auto slumpAuto sales picked up pace in October as more and more headed out to purchase vehicles amid the festive season. Vehicle registrations at RTO...
20 Nov, 2019, 07.06 AM IST
Drought hits tea plantations in South IndiaKDHP, the largest tea plantation in South India, had suffered heavy loss last year after a strike by the women workers.
15 Feb, 2017, 12.57 PM IST
After-effects of poor monsoon: Demand for consumer goods halves in December quarterThis doesn’t augur well for the broader economy, which has thus far been driven by consumption and govt spending with pvt investment a lagg...
24 Mar, 2016, 04.16 AM IST
Taj, Le Meridien offering up to 35% discount on special packages during monsoonsTo perk up occupancy, top hotel chains are offering up to 35% discount on room rates and special packages on reservations for the July-Sept...
02 Jul, 2015, 08.55 AM IST
Timely monsoon arrival leads to slump in power demandThe timely onset of monsoon in most parts of the country has led to a reduction in electricity demand by up to a fifth.
17 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Monsoon progress sluggish, crop yields will not suffer feel expertsSeveral parts of the country are anxiously waiting for monsoon showers as the prolonged dry spell since March has reduced soil moisture.
07 Jun, 2012, 03.16 AM IST
- Housing slump, monsoon may hit India Cements this quarter
Co's ability to manage rising operational costs will decide its course. The stock trades at a P/E of 14.8 times on a trailing four-quarter ...
23 Aug, 2011, 05.53 AM IST
- Rainy August washes out summer sales of air-conditioners & refrigerators
The wettest August in a decade has taken a toll on sales of soft drinks, air-conditioners and refrigerators, with companies reporting anywh...
25 Aug, 2010, 01.36 AM IST
- Rice output may touch 99 mn tonnes in 2010-11: USDA
Ahead of the planting of kharif rice crop from next month, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has pegged India's rice output up by 13 ...
17 May, 2010, 03.36 PM IST
- FMCG cos fear slump in rural demand if monsoon delays further
FMCG companies are worried that a delayed and deficient monsoon would shrink demand in rural areas.
28 Jun, 2009, 11.27 AM IST
- Monsoon delay to impact growth significantly: Moody's
India's economic growth would suffer "significantly", though not "catastrophically", and inflation would rise, if delay in monsoon causes r...
28 Jun, 2009, 11.02 AM IST
- Fall in production hits coffee-growers in Wayanad
A sharp fall in coffee production has hit farmers in Kerala's Wayanad district as the harvesting season is drawing to a close in the state'...
28 Feb, 2008, 11.03 AM IST