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Indian economy, government finances, see mounting costs from Iran warIndia's economy, once humming with benign inflation and steady growth, now faces mounting costs from the Iran war. As a major oil importer,...
Inflation poses bigger risk than growth this fiscal as monsoon and crude weigh on rural demand: NuvamaIn FY27, India's economy grapples with inflation that hits hardest in rural regions, where rising food prices become an urgent concern. The...
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Domestic-coated sugar export banDue to a shortfall in sugar production linked to adverse weather conditions, India has placed a temporary ban on sugar exports through Sept...
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Stock picks of the week: 5 stocks with consistent score improvement and upside potential of up to 35%The price hikes in petrol and diesel follow the increase in the duty on gold. The way these hikes are being implemented makes it clear that...
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Britannia shifts facility from Oman to India, considers price hikeBritannia Industries has relocated its North American export business from Oman to Mundra, Gujarat, to navigate West Asian crises. The comp...
From soaps to biscuits, your grocery bill may be headed higher againDabur India anticipates price hikes in Q1 FY27 due to persistent inflationary pressures, particularly in packaging materials, driven by Mid...
Government's foodgrain stocks hit 604 lakh tonnes, nearly three times buffer requirementIndia's food reserves are robust. Wheat and rice stocks in FCI godowns are nearly three times the mandatory buffer. This ensures ample supp...
Decoding govt’s wheat strategy: Can higher procurement push and export quota hike lift the sector?Experts say wheat procurement may be constrained by limited storage, while exports remain largely uncompetitive globally.
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...
8th Pay Commission salary hike: Why NC-JCM wants minimum basic pay to rise from Rs 18,000 to Rs 69,0008th Pay Commission pay hike: Employee unions calculate the minimum pay for an employee based on the rates of a food basket for a month. The...
Wheat prices jump following collapse of major dam in southern UkraineThe destruction of the Kakhovka dam and hydroelectric power station, which sits in a Russian-controlled area on the Dnieper River, raised c...
Wheat prices rise up to 3% on festive demandSlow increase in wheat prices is also expected to increase pressure on stockists to liquidate some of their stocks.
Govt hikes customs duty on wheat to 40%The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), through a notification, has hiked the basic customs duty (BCD) on wheat to 40 per c...
'Prudent hike in MSP to keep food price inflation contained'The government yesterday hiked the minimum support price (MSP) of wheat by Rs 110 to Rs 1,735 a quintal and of pulses by up to Rs 400 per q...
- Rising chana prices cause concern
The lure of higher support price forces farmers to switch to wheat.
- MSP hike may still elude govt goals
Can the hike in support price for wheat to be marketed in 2008 ensure sufficient grain in the mandis to meet all of welfare and PDS needs?
- Centre rules out MSP hike
"I must clarify that the Centre will announce no bonus or any type of hike in the MSP of wheat," Union Minister of State for Agriculture, C...