Shimla : Himachal Pradesh is promoting the cultivation and conservation of medicinal plants by encouraging farmers to cultivate them, the government said on Sunday. Under the National AYUSH Mission, the government is providing financial assistance for which farmer...
Mumbai : High global crude oil prices, along with continuous outflow of foreign funds pulled the Indian rupee to a fresh low on Thursday. According to analysts, caution ahead of key macro-economic data, coupled with a rise in demand for US dollars also dragged the...
By Aroonim Bhuyan, New Delhi : The East European nation of Moldova is wooing Indian investors in the areas of textiles, agriculture, pharmaceuticals and IT among others as it is set to open an embassy in this country in 2019, 28 years after attaining independence...
New Delhi : Lower food prices eased India's July retail inflation to 4.17 per cent from 4.92 per cent in June, even as it continued to rule over the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)'s medium-term inflation target of 4 per cent, official data showed on Monday. However, on a...
By Bappaditya Chatterjee, Kolkata : Amid stagnating prices of tea in auctions, the central government is looking at the "imperfection" of the primary market as it aims to bring more efficiency in the system after sellers and buyers of the crop raised issues of...
By Bappaditya Chatterjee, Kolkata : Despite challenges in procuring quality raw jute, exports of diversified products made of the golden fibre are expected to grow over 10 per cent to cross the Rs 600 crore mark in the current financial year, stakeholders say. "The...
New Delhi : Welcoming the government's decision to slash Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates on over 50 items including refrigerators, washing machines and small televisions, several consumer electronics companies, including Samsung, have promised that they will pass...
New Delhi : In a relief for common man, the GST Council on Saturday reduced tax rates on over 50 items including refrigerators, washing machines and small televisions, which would now be taxed at 18 per cent, down from the current 28 per cent. Apart of bringing down...
New Delhi : Afghanistan wants to double its volume of trade with India to two billion dollars by 2020, its envoy Shaida Mohammad Abdali said on Friday. "Our trade volume has increased tremendously in the last few years. It has reached almost $1 billion between India...
New Delhi : Retail inflation in India touched the 5 per cent mark in June, compared to 4.87 per cent in May, even as industrial output in May grew at 3.2 per cent over the same month last year but declined as compared to rise of 4.9 per cent in April mainly on account...