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India’s monsoon risks may raise food industry costs: D&BIndia is experiencing agricultural risks attributed to monsoon conditions, which could impact food processors and poultry producers. Procur...
Apples, cherries, dry fruits & handicrafts from Kashmir to reach Delhi & Mumbai faster? How Chenab Rail Bridge, Anji Khad Bridge & 272-km all-weather rail link are changing trade & travelThe Chenab Rail Bridge and Anji Khad Bridge have strengthened rail connectivity between Kashmir and the rest of India through the 272-km Ud...
From 20 rented cows to Rs 2.4 crore revenue: Engineer's gamble turns into a farm with 100 Gir cows, 300+ sandalwood trees & dozens of mango varietiesJaipur-based couple Vibhor and Ishita Jain started Kinaya Organic Farms and Life in 2018 with 20 rented Gir cows. Today, the venture has gr...
ET Prime Special Series: Multibagger or Bankruptcy? Part 79: 5 years changed the size of this auto supplier. Will it pass the quality test?The most striking number in this story is not a margin or a market-share target. It is a measure of scale. Revenue in the latest quarter wa...
Indonesia's mandatory halal rules may raise compliance burden for Indian exporters: GTRIOn October 17, Indonesia’s new halal-certification policies will take effect, significantly influencing Indian exporters across sectors. En...
Maharashtra imposes minimum 10% water cut in urban, rural local bodies from Oct 16 amid deficient monsoonMaharashtra will enforce a 10 percent reduction in water supply starting October 16 due to insufficient rainfall. The state has prioritized...
Nitin Gadkari's ethanol challenge: 'Show me one damaged vehicle'; minister hits back at claims over blended petrol & reveals what farmers gainedNitin Gadkari defended the Centre's ethanol-blending programme at the Bihar Investor Summit 2026, rejecting claims that ethanol-blended pet...
Fashion promised to go green. Here’s how the New York Climate Week, behind closed doors, exposed the challenges of transforming the industryFashion is grappling with the dual challenges of rising fibre production and complex supply chain requirements. Sustainable alternatives ex...
India's commercial vehicle market just had its best year in seven. Then the June quarter arrived, and margins fellThere is, at this point, an apparent contradiction at work in the Indian commercial vehicles space. One: FY 2026 was the best of the last s...
Pest resistance is forcing India’s crop-protection firms to rethink product strategies: Insecticides India MDResistance to chemicals and formulations is an evolving challenge, particularly in crops where the same pest pressures persist over multipl...
Climate change Is making these grocery items more expensive this yearGlobal grocery prices are increasing as a result of climate change impacting food production. Recent research highlights that extreme weath...
‘Major food crisis’ looms in coming months: S JaishankarS. Jaishankar highlighted the looming food crisis caused by fertiliser shortages from geopolitical tensions in Ukraine and the Gulf. He emp...
China is building a new rulebook for dealing with the US — tariffs are only the beginning of a much broader resetChina and the United States have established a reciprocal framework for tariff reductions on approximately $30 billion of goods from each s...
Kharif data gives India a pleasant advance glimpse of the year's pickings; full picture a little while awayKharif cultivation this season has fallen from last year, but exceeded the five-year average despite lower rainfall. The number coming abov...
Indian agriculture enters new phase as diets, incomes and climate reshape farming: ReportThe first phase, from roughly 1967 to 1995, was dominated by the need to achieve food security, says the paper.
Rising sulphur prices put fertiliser sector under pressure, threaten higher subsidy burdenLanded sulphur prices in India have doubled since January to around $1,050-1,100 a tonne, according to industry estimates.
Estimating is not fudging: Decoding the needless jump from 'GDP is estimated' to 'GDP can't be trusted'India poses an exceptionally difficult statistical challenge because hundreds of millions work on farms, tiny shops, construction sites and...
MDR charges on 5 key services: Railway tickets, mobile bills, fuel and moreSelect UPI merchant transactions will incur a Merchant Discount Rate. However, transactions under two thousand rupees will remain free for ...
Behind the Modi-Xi border thaw, India's dependence on Chinese imports, especially rare earths, keeps deepeningIndia faces a significant trade deficit with China, importing substantially more goods than it exports. Chinese firms offer superior price ...
Zero MDR charge: 7 UPI transactions where you don't need to pay any feeStarting from October 2026, a new Merchant Discount Rate framework will be introduced for specific UPI transactions. This framework is desi...