Trade via Bengal land ports disrupted amid unrest in BangladeshTrade between the two countries through land ports at Petrapole, Gojadanga, Mahadipur, and Fulbari in West Bengal has been affected, while ...
06 Aug, 2024, 02.32 PM IST
India's exports to face issues in Bangladesh as crisis deepens: ExportersAccording to exporters, they are already facing disruptions in exports to Bangladesh due to a shortage of foreign exchange in that country....
05 Aug, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
Massive fire at plastic factory in Bengal, none hurtA massive fire broke out in a plastic manufacturing factory in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district, a fire official said. The blaze er...
30 Jul, 2023, 01.14 PM IST
'I am haunted by it': Survivors of deadly train crash in India recount traumaA signaling failure may have caused a crash between two trains in the eastern Odisha state of India last week, killing 275 people and injur...
05 Jun, 2023, 03.28 PM IST
From supermarkets in the US to fashion houses in France, an Indian industry sees strong revivalAs much of the world seeks biodegradable alternatives to synthetic materials like plastics, Indian jute is making its way around the planet...
11 Oct, 2022, 10.42 AM IST
West Bengal: 4 killed, 4 critically injured in blast at plastic factoryA huge police contingent has been sent to the spot to bring the situation under control. Fire tenders are trying to douse the blaze and res...
19 Nov, 2020, 02.19 PM IST
Nestlé India conducts cleanliness drives across locations on World Oceans DayThe company was supported by its implementation partners Magic Bus India Foundation and India Pollution Control Association at select locat...
08 Jun, 2019, 03.45 PM IST
AGM Notes: Young blood at top in Kisan Mouldings promises to deliverThis year, the company is targeting Rs 570-600 crore sales vs Rs 470 crore last year.
04 Feb, 2019, 01.27 PM IST
Gauri Lankesh murder: Crime scene data suggest use of a multi-shot pistolKarnataka recorded six firearm cases in 2014 of which three were from unlicensed weapons.In 2015, there were seven cases with five of them ...
20 Sep, 2017, 10.33 AM IST
Telangana rains: Over 35,000 jobs lostIndustries, including those focusing on engineering, steel, plastics, bulk drugs, and food processing. are among those worst hit.
26 Sep, 2016, 12.47 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi calls for value-addition to create jobs"I should not have got the opportunity of inaugurating the project if this unit was set up 25 years back by the then Prime Minister, Modi s...
05 Feb, 2016, 01.47 PM IST
Business in 2014: West Bengal faces plant closures, ponzi schemes slurAfter a series of exits by large businesses, the state had to suffer plant closures again this year, including by Haldia Group and Hindusta...
17 Dec, 2014, 01.07 PM IST
Haldia output snag may make downstream units fate uncertainJajodia said major petrochem players like Reliance Industries, Indian Oil and Gail are not in a position to compensate the shortage complet...
06 Aug, 2014, 01.11 PM IST
- Linc Pen to set up Rs 25 crore plant in Gujarat
Writing instruments maker Linc Pen and Plastics plans to set up a manufacturing facility in Gujarat at an investment of Rs 25 crore.
15 Apr, 2012, 02.08 PM IST
Youngsters leave cushy jobs to take up farmingThe recent uptrend in commodity prices-be it vegetables, tea, cotton or crops-is attracting a new generation of agriculturists.
03 Jun, 2011, 12.53 PM IST
- India Inc presents eight-point West Bengal revival plan to Mamata
The 'post-Left action-plan' focuses on energising the administrative stance to tap the potential of six key sectors: jute, steel & mining, ...
02 Feb, 2010, 03.46 PM IST
- Jute order upsets sugar mills more than glut
The archaic policy of compulsory packaging of certain commodities in jute bags has got considerably diluted in recent years.
01 Oct, 2007, 12.47 AM IST