Makkah : Members of the Saudi Arabian Scouts Association, serving Umrah pilgrims at the Grand Mosque, have been in joint efforts with staff at the Ministry of Trade and Investment to monitor commodity prices in Makkah. The scouts are ensuring that sellers are adhering...
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...
San Francisco : Playing a crucial role in future research and development (R&D) of a revolutionary aluminium smelting technology, Apple has committed investment in a joint venture that resonates the iPhone-maker's take on environment-friendly technology...
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...
By Bappaditya Chatterjee, Bhubaneswar : Mineral-rich Odisha, aspiring to become a manufacturing hub in India with downstream metal industries, has "learnt from the Posco experience" and prepared a GIS-based land bank of 121,000 acres for various industries, according...
New Delhi : In a step towards a cleaner environment, the number of coal-based fired power plants under development have seen a steep decline, especially in India and China, a report said on Thursday. The report, however, warns that despite a global coal phase-out...
By Saurabh Katkurwar, New Delhi : Wheat production in the country could this year achieve the long-cherished target of 100 million tonnes (MT), thanks to the conducive climatic conditions throughout the season, especially in March when the grain ripens. If farmers and...
Shimla : Himachal Pradesh, country's off-season cash crops bowl, has sought additional funds of Rs 1,000 crore from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) for extending a crop diversification project, an official said on Friday. The state is aiming to...
Rome : The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the Indian government signed a $168 million pact to sustainably raise incomes and food security for tribal farming households in northeast India, IFAD reported. The six-year project will help...
Mumbai : Tata Steel on Friday said its wholly own subsidiary incorporated in Singapore, Abja Investment Co. Pte. Ltd, has successfully issued dual tranche of $1.3 billion of unsecured bonds in the international markets. The issue comprises $300 million 4.45 per cent...