Supply-chain stress that peaked in covid heads higher againRising logistics costs and delivery times are pressuring central banks, with some indicators reaching multi-year highs, signaling potential...
14 May, 2026, 11.07 AM IST
Japan will provide support worth about $10 billion to help strengthen energy supply in AsiaExternal Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said attacks on merchant vessels are “completely unacceptable,” stressing India’s commitment to sec...
15 Apr, 2026, 10.54 PM IST
Govt warns traders against hoarding of essential food items, says adequate stocks availableAmidst rising India-Pakistan tensions, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi has cautioned traders against hoarding essential food items, assuring t...
09 May, 2025, 05.25 PM IST
Mark Cuban urges Americans to hoard essentials before tariff shockwave hits; here’s what to stockpile while you still canMark Cuban is advising Americans to prepare for potential price increases due to new tariffs by stocking up on essential household goods. E...
10 Apr, 2025, 11.40 PM IST
The Pentagon has no more money for Ukraine as it hosts a meeting of 50 allies on support for KyivWhile waiting for Congress to pass a budget and potentially approve more money for Ukraine's fight, the U.S. will be looking to allies to k...
23 Jan, 2024, 08.55 PM IST
Government plans national stockpile of life-saving drugs to combat third Covid waveThe government is in discussions with the pharma and medical devices industry to create a "national stockpile" of life-saving drugs and vit...
29 Jun, 2021, 10.52 AM IST
Govt plans national stockpile of life-saving drugs to counter a possible third waveThe government is in discussions with the pharma and medical devices industry to create a "national stockpile" of life-saving drugs and vit...
29 Jun, 2021, 08.51 AM IST
Industry seeks government help to mitigate impact on Covid opsWith the states on the west coast duelling with the twin issues of the pandemic and the cyclone that was expected to make landfall in Gujar...
18 May, 2021, 07.21 AM IST
PlayStations & iPhones may get expensive, thanks to microchip shortageElectronic gadgets and cars will be in shorter supply or more expensive throughout 2021.
18 Feb, 2021, 05.48 PM IST
Brexit stockpiling pushes up delivery prices, paperwork loomsBelow is a summary of the changes that have taken place in the logistics market, and the rules that will come into force in the new year, w...
15 Dec, 2020, 10.03 PM IST
Impossible to figure out demand in these times, says Britannia MD Varun BerryWhile the FMCG demand has seen some down-trading in the last few months with consumers shifting to smaller packs and cheaper items, Britann...
21 Oct, 2020, 08.11 AM IST
No need to brood over the brewCoffee won’t grind to a halt because the Swiss decided it isn’t vital for survival.
13 Apr, 2019, 09.01 AM IST
West Bengal government to reduce onion pricesWith the price of onion in the open market decreasing marginally, the West Bengal government too has decided to reduce the price of onion w...
04 Sep, 2015, 12.46 PM IST
India to start destroying stockpile of illegal wildlife items"The exercise is an attempt to deplore unethical, indiscriminate & mostly unlawful activities of harvest & trade of wildlife products," gov...
01 Nov, 2014, 07.08 PM IST
Ram Vilas Paswan seeks punitive measures against hoardersPaswan blamed hoarders for the "sudden" increase in prices of essential commodities and suggested framing of stern laws to deal with them.
20 Jul, 2014, 03.04 PM IST
- No proposal to ban futures trading in food items: Food minister K V Thomas
The government does not propose to ban futures trading in commodities as it has no role in the recent rise in prices of certain food items.
28 Nov, 2011, 03.13 PM IST
- UN warns of 'second catastrophe' in Myanmar
The United Nations has warned that Myanmar could face a "second catastrophe" unless its military junta allows more access to foreign aid ag...
14 May, 2008, 03.50 PM IST