New Delhi : With onion prices going up during the festival season, the government on Friday said fresh supplies from Karnataka will increase its availability in a week's time bringing down the prices to "moderate" level. A high-level committee headed by Consumer...
San Francisco : Amazon on Tuesday announced a new investment of $10 million in Closed Loop Fund (CLF) to support recycling infrastructure in the US aimed at cutting the amount of waste treated at landfills. Amazon said its investment will increase the availability of...
By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : With the availability of sugar set to reach an unprecedented level of 44 million tonnes thanks to huge unconsumed stock from last year and expected higher production this year, an imminent threat of "industry collapse" is being talked...
Kolkata : Union Textile Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said the Centre is making it mandatory that jute mills would get the entire payment for government orders only after jute farmers and labourers are paid fully. "Jute industry has a ready order worth Rs...
New Delhi : Base effect along with a fall in cost of food and primary articles eased India's annual inflation rate based on wholesale prices to 4.53 per cent in August from a 5.09 per cent rise in July. However, on a year-on-year (YoY) basis, the Wholesale Price Index...
Kolkata : Coal India, which is looking to rationalise its underground mines in view of safety and financial viability, could close about 53 such mines this year, its Chairman Anil Kumar Jha said on Wednesday. He said manpower would "not be retrenched" if any mine is...
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...