Ankara : Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that Ankara was ready to impose retaliatory tariffs on US imports from June 21, after Washington's steel and aluminium tariffs. A total of $266.5 million in additional duties will be charged on 22 items of US...
New Delhi : The US is among G7 countries ranked lowest due to its continued support for fossil fuel exploration and production, as well as backtracking on previous pledges to end support to fossil fuels, new research has found. It said Group of Seven (G7) governments...
Bhopal : A 10-day nationwide protest called by farmer outfits entered its third day on Sunday in Madhya Pradesh, affecting vegetable and milk supply which in turn increased the vegetable prices. There were no reports of violence during the "Gaon Bandh" (rural...
New Delhi : Lower global crude oil cost, along with a strengthened rupee, pulled the prices of key transportation fuel -- petrol and diesel -- down by around nine paise in the four metro cities. On Saturday, Brent crude oil prices slipped to around $76 per barrel from...
Rome : Global tea consumption and production will keep rising over the next decade, driven by robust demand in developing and emerging countries, notably China and India, according to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation...
New Delhi : Domestic petrol prices increased for the 14th consecutive day on Sunday, with the key transportation fuel being sold at Rs 78.12 per litre in the national capital. According to the data from oil marketing major IndianOil, petrol price rose to Rs 78.12 in...
New Delhi : Total foodgrain production in the country this year is going to be record 279.51 million tonne, which is 4.4 million tonne higher than the last year, Union Agriculture Ministry said in its third advance estimates issued on Wednesday. Last year, the...
By Saurabh Katkurwar, Bhopal : Barku Jairam, a 55-year-old farmer from Barwani of Madhya Pradesh, has taken up cultivating organic cotton, which he claims, has significantly brought down input costs besides ensuring a decent yield. The demand for organic cotton from...
New Delhi : With the resumption of dynamic pricing system for transport fuels on Monday by the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), petrol prices in the national capital shot up to 74.80 per litre. The IOC had suspended dynamic pricing system for transport fuels for 19 days...
Chandigarh : Making it another bumper rabi crop, food grain states Punjab and Haryana have procured over 206 lakh tonnes of wheat this season, food and supplies officials in both states said on Monday. In Punjab, the wheat procurement was over 122.1 lakh tonnes as...