Kolkata : The Centre is expected to get around Rs 8,044 crore on account of dividend from Coal India as the miner's board approved payment of interim dividend for the financial year 2017-18 at a rate of Rs 16.50 per share. The miner's total payout on account of this...
New Delhi : Its double cheer for Indian government ahead of Holi on Wednesday as the GDP and Eight Core Industries (ECI) data showed signs of economic recovery but fiscal deficit data played the spoilsport at 113.7 per cent of the full year's target. A pick-up in the...
Chennai : Expanding its fruit based beverage offerings, frozen fruit dessert, getting into dairy based value added products and also exporting those products developed in India, are some of the plans of Coca-Cola India Pvt Ltd, said a top company official. He said the...
By Hajer M'tiri, Paris: Nearly three quarters of fruits and 41 percent of non-organic vegetables consumed in France bear traces of pesticide residues, with grape and celery having the highest amounts, a report said on Tuesday. The report is published by the French NGO...
By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : Quality agriculture commodities that have remained unnoticed by the outside world are set to foray into the international markets as the government wants to tap unexplored areas to boost exports and ensure better returns for their...
By Mahmut Geldi, Riyadh: Russia and Saudi Arabia agreed at a meeting Wednesday in Riyadh to cooperate to help stabilize oil markets. "Saudi Arabia and Russia play an historic role in the stability of the oil market," Saudi Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said at a...
New Delhi : A slight easing of food prices helped lower India's retail inflation in January to 5.07 per cent even as factory production growth slowed somewhat in December to 7.1 per cent, according to official data on Monday. India Inc lauded the continuing high...
By Ovunc Kutlu, New York: Crude oil prices posted their biggest weekly losses Friday in more than two years, after rising crude production and the number of oil rigs in the U.S. has brought back fears that crude supply would increase in the global market. The...
New Delhi : Petrol prices approached a three-and-a-half-year high in Delhi on Thursday at Rs 73.05 per litre. The previous high in the national capital was Rs 73.60 a litre in July 2014, data from the Indian Oil Corp showed. On Wednesday, price of petrol in the city...
By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : Exports of fresh fruits and vegetables have slumped by 15 per cent in terms of revenue during April-November 2017, apart from a substantial dip in the export of pulses and wheat. Low demand and supply of onions, tomatoes, bananas and...