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adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi : The Union government has made February 1 the cut-off date for the determination of ownership of land under the newly-announced PM KISAN scheme and any changes thereafter will not be considered for eligibility of the benefit to the new land-holder for next five years. However, the scheme benefit will be allowed on […]

adminMay 25, 2021

Kuwait : Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) announced Sunday that it will host the fifth Annual Strategic Energy Forum for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, with the participation of 250 to 300 specialists representing international petroleum companies. KPC said in a press release that the forum will be held this coming Tuesday under the patronage […]

adminMay 25, 2021

By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : The revelation that many Custom Hiring Centres (CHC) are not transferring to farmers in north India the benefits of the subsidy on renting agricultural machinery to avoid burning of post-harvest stubble has forced the government to devise a mechanism to keep a tab on them. The CHCs get financial […]

adminMay 25, 2021

Kolkata : Despite subdued demand for gold jewellery during the current fiscal, the outlook for the retail industry of jewellery made of the yellow metal remained positive, and over the medium to long term the gold jewellery demand growth is projected at 6-7 per cent, said a report released on Friday. “There will be stable […]

adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi : The cabinet has approved the setting up of the National Commission for Indian System of Medicine (NCIM) Bill, 2018 that provides for conducting overall education of traditional medicine system of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and Sowa-Rigpa- commonly known as Tibetan system of medicine, it was announced on Friday. The cabinet has also approved […]

adminMay 25, 2021

New Delhi : In a New Year gift to onion farmers, the government on Friday increased the export incentives granted for onions under the merchandise exports from India Scheme (MEIS) from existing five per cent to 10 per cent, Agriculture Ministry said. In an official release it said that the decision will result in better […]

adminMay 25, 2021

Beijing : China on Monday said it would lower provisional tariffs on over 700 foreign products, including certain high-tech items, from early 2019, the media reported. Citing China’s Finance Ministry, the state-run Global Times reported that the government would impose “zero tariffs on ingredients for livestock feeds and certain medicines”, including manganese slag. The tariff […]

adminMay 25, 2021

By Bappaditya Chatterjee, Bhubaneswar/Kolkata : Buoyed by increasing domestic demand on the back of infrastructural development, state-run National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) plans to embark upon a Rs 25,000 crore brownfield and Rs 20,000 crore greenfield expansion in the next few years, its Chairman and Managing Director T.K. Chand said, adding this should eventually improve […]

adminMay 25, 2021

By Vivek Puri, The Indian government wants to double the income of farmers by 2022. A roadmap prepared by NITI Aayog outlines the rationale, strategy and action plan for achieving this commendable milestone. We believe that such a plan needs a separate set of measures that focus on mustard farmers — and promotes mustard as […]

adminMay 25, 2021

Doha : Qatar on Monday announced that it intends to withdraw from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) after nearly 60 years of membership in order to focus on its plans to increase natural gas production. The planned January 1, 2019, withdrawal was announced at a press conference here earlier in the day and […]

Category: Commodities

Feb 1 cut-off date to determine land ownership under PM Kisan scheme

Kuwait to host fifth GCC Strategic Energy Forum next Tuesday

Government devises mechanism to check farmers’ exploitation by custom hiring centres

Gold jewellery demand growth projected at 6%-7%: ICRA

Cabinet approves new commissions for Indian medicine system and homeopathy

Government increases export incentive for onion farmers to 10%

China announces tariff cut on 700 foreign products

Nalco in expansion mode, to invest 45K cr in new and existing projects: CMD

Want to double farm incomes? Promote mustard

Qatar to pull out of OPEC

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Mushawarat conference concludes with lofty promises sans concrete steps

No alternative but to conduct caste-based census: Sharad Pawar

Biennial elections for 30 Legislative Council seats on June 20

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