Amit Shah launches tur dal procurement portal; sets 2027 as target to become self reliant in pulses
Cooperation Minister Amit Shah on Thursday inaugurated a tur dal procurement portal through which farmers can register and sell their produce to NAFED and NCCF at a minimum support price or market price. A similar facility will be launched in future for urad and masoor farmers as well as maize farmers,...
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Markets rebound in early trade after two days of fall
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Adani group stocks in heavy demand; Adani Energy zooms nearly 18 pc, NDTV jumps over 11 pc
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Stock markets fall in early trade dragged down by IT counters, weak global trends
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Mechanism to monitor steel, aluminium products export at concessional rates to US in the making
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Ducati to ride in 8 new models in India this year
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Government hikes windfall tax on crude oil
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HUL receives GST demand, penalties of Rs 447.5 crore from 5 States
Leading FMCG maker Hindustan Unilever Ltd has received GST demand and penalties totalling Rs 447.5 crore from authorities of five states. These “orders are currently appealable” and the company will make an assessment for that, according to a Monday late night regulatory filing from HUL, which owns brands such as —...
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone posts 42 per cent growth in cargo handling in December
Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone (APSEZ) on Tuesday said its cargo volumes rose 42 per cent in December 2023 to 35.65 MMT (million metric tonne). According to a APSEZ statement, 10 ports in the APSEZ portfolio delivered their highest-ever cargo volumes, recording new operating milestones. The billionaire Gautam Adani’s firm handled...
Coal India’s supply to non regulated sector rises in April, December
State-owned CIL on Tuesday said its supplies to the non-regulated sector rose 31 per cent to 98 Million Tonnes (MT) in the April-December period of the current fiscal. Coal India Ltd (CIL) supplied 75 MT fuel in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. “Even as CIL supplies to the country’s power...
Hyderabad, Bengaluru among global airports with highest on time performance: Report
The airports at Hyderabad and Bengaluru have been ranked second and third among the top ten global airports in terms of operational performance and punctuality, according to a report released on Tuesday. In the 2023 On-Time Performance (OTP) Review prepared by aviation analytics firm Cirium, there are a total of three...
Norms eased for shifting of used IT hardware goods from SEZs to domestic tariff areas
The government has relaxed curbs for shifting of used IT hardware goods like laptops and desktops by a company in special economic zones (SEZs) to outside these duty free-enclaves or domestic tariff areas. SEZs are treated as deemed foreign territory for customs laws and bringing goods from these zones into the...
Sensex falls 379 points on profit taking in bank & IT stocks
Benchmark Sensex declined by 379 points on Tuesday due to profit-taking in bank, auto and IT shares after recent sharp gains and fresh foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex fell by 379.46 points or 0.53 per cent to settle at 71,892.48 with 22 of its constituents ending in the red....
Truck drivers' protest: Long queues at petrol pumps in Mumbai, Nagpur amid fuel shortage fear
Petrol pumps in Mumbai and Nagpur witnessed long queues on Tuesday as people came to fill up their vehicle tanks fearing shortage of fuel amid the protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases involving motorists. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which replaces...