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...
Tehran : Iranian Petroleum Ministry has said that there has been no major change in Iran's production and export of crude oil despite US sanction threats. Iran has plans to counter US President Donald Trump's threats to stop Iran's oil sales, and "the plans are...
Mumbai : Noting that Reliance Industries (RIL) has successfully commissioned both the world's largest paraxylene and off-gas cracker facilities at its refinery in Jamnagar in Gujarat, Chairman Mukesh Ambani said on Thursday that the company is looking at delivering...
New Delhi : Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Tuesday said there cannot be two different policies for farmers and businessman even as he demanded assured 50 per cent profit for agricultural commodities. "Nobody knows the production cost of cars and the profit margin...
Kolkata : Coal India Ltd (CIL) on Sunday said its production during April-June period of the current fiscal grew by 15.2 per cent over corresponding period last year and its off-take also increased by 11.7 per cent during the first quarter of this year over same...