Ekadashi in October 2025: Check date, time, rituals, mantras, and morePapankusha Ekadashi, observed on October 3, 2025, involves worshipping Lord Vishnu and Goddess Lakshmi during the Shukla Paksha of Ashwin. ...
01 Oct, 2025, 11.18 AM IST
Vegetable oils body seeks removal of GST refund restrictionsThe IVPA is urging the government to remove restrictions on tax credit refunds implemented in July 2022, arguing that these curbs are creat...
24 Aug, 2025, 11.41 PM IST
Nandini takes the helm as ghee supplier for Tirupati Laddoos: All you need to know about South India's 'Amul'Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam has appointed Nandini as the new ghee supplier for its iconic laddoos, addressing recent concerns about ingre...
25 Sep, 2024, 10.04 PM IST
Vanishing vanaspati still plays an outsized role in calculation of WPIAlthough the usage of vanaspati has significantly reduced, it remains a significant factor in calculating the Wholesale Price Index (WPI). ...
11 May, 2024, 10.30 PM IST
Kitchen staples may not pinch in festive seasonFood inflation, though high, has started to cool off from recent highs, after the government took a series of measures such as imposing exp...
11 Oct, 2023, 11.23 PM IST
India not to import butter, other dairy products; to tap domestic sector to improve supplies: Parshottam Rupala"The demand has increased. We have huge untapped area, we will try to tap that...We will manage it properly and there is no need to worry,"...
14 Apr, 2023, 01.02 PM IST
Govt issues clarification on possibility of import of dairy products by India"There were misleading reports regarding the possibility of import of certain dairy products by India, but Govt hasn't taken any decision o...
08 Apr, 2023, 04.59 PM IST
India may consider dairy products' import on tight supply amid stagnant milk output: GovernmentAddressing a press conference, Animal Husbandry and Dairy Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said the country's milk production remained stagnant...
05 Apr, 2023, 06.16 PM IST
Two-fold rise in dairy exports melts butter stocks at homeExports of skimmed milk powder increased to 46,285 tonnes in the year ended March 31, 2022, a nearly three-and-a-time increase, while shipm...
10 Nov, 2022, 11.58 PM IST
Procurement of milk from farmers up 15% in April: RS SodhiMaintaining social distancing in packaging and loading segments a big challenge, says Amul's MD.
18 Apr, 2020, 02.39 PM IST
Covid-19 lockdown impact: FMCG sales witness sharp decline in March last week, says Nielsen surveyNielsen also expects consumers to be bearish on discretionary spending such as movies and restaurant visits, luxury brands and leisure trav...
17 Apr, 2020, 04.58 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh polls will end appeasement, casteism, dynastic rule: Amit ShahShah also urged voters to give an overwhelming majority to the BJP, and strengthen Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
26 Feb, 2017, 04.16 PM IST
Milk may cost more as weak rupee lifts export prospectsConsumers may soon have to pay more for milk following short supply. Private dairies, which are exporting milk powder and other products to...
02 Sep, 2013, 10.23 AM IST
- Light up our potters' lives too this Diwali
Potters have been bemoaning the replacement of their terracotta wares with metal, plastic or even electricitydriven substitutes for Diwali.
24 Oct, 2011, 05.52 AM IST
- Retail milk prices may stay firm in near term
Inflation-scarred consumers are unlikely to face a rise in retail milk prices in the next four-five months with dairies expecting good supp...
22 Jun, 2011, 04.30 AM IST
- NDDB may be asked to import skimmed milk powder, butter oil to meet shortage
India, the world’s largest producer of milk, is looking to allow import of skimmed milk powder and butter oil to address the rising shortag...
19 Feb, 2010, 02.18 AM IST
- Food prices to stay high till Diwali
Consumers may have to brace themselves for a further hardening of commodity prices over the next few months.
26 Jun, 2006, 03.32 AM IST