New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Agriculture minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Thursday virtually inaugurated the 'Silver Jubilee Building' of ICAR-Directorate of Cashew Research in Puttur city of the Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka. In his inaugural address, Tomar stressed on the need to enhance the production and productivity of cashew crop by increasing the area under [...]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Retail inflation for industrial workers eased to 5.04 per cent in February from 5.84 per cent in January this year mainly due to lower prices of certain food items. Inflation based of the consumer price index for industrial workers (CPI-IW) was at 4.48 per cent in February 2021, a labour [...]
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) The city gas utility Mahanagar Gas on Thursday announced a steep reduction in the retail price of CNG by Rs 6 per kg and piped gas by Rs 3.50 per scm, effective Friday, even as the Centre more than doubled the price of domestically-produced natural gas earlier in the day. In [...]
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) India's current account deficit widened to USD 23 billion or 2.7 per cent of the GDP in the December quarter, the Reserve Bank said on Thursday. The health of current account, which is a key indicator of a country's external strength, has deteriorated when compared to the preceding September quarter as [...]
Solar cells import rose to USD 3,447 million (around Rs 26,000 crore) during April-January 2021-22 as compared to USD 572 million in the previous financial year, Parliament was informed on Thursday. The imports were worth USD 1,684 million in 2019-20 and USD 2,160 million in 2018-19, New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh said [...]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The government will prepare an action plan to augment areas and production of sunflower in the country after studying suggestions of various states and experts, Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said on Thursday. Tomar, after holding a detailed discussion with state governments and experts, said the sunflower production will be [...]
Gandhinagar, Mar 31 (PTI) Gujarat recorded its lowest Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) growth in five years in financial year 2020-21 -- when the coronavirus pandemic began -- the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has noted in its report.This period saw lockdowns and various restrictions being imposed on account of the pandemic.The `State [...]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Adani Enterprises on Thursday said it has received a letter of award from NHAI to develop a section of National Highway 48 under the government's Bharatmala Pariyojana. In a regulatory filing, Adani Enterprises said its wholly-owned subsidiary Adani Road Transport Ltd (ARTL) recently participated in the tender invited by National [...]
Mumbai, Mar 31 (PTI) The IPO-bound DreamFolks has bagged contracts to provide lounge services at railway stations in New Delhi, Ahmedabad, Ernakulam, Madurai and Sealdah. Gurugram-based DreamFolks Services, which is awaiting the regulatory nod to launch its Rs 1,000-1,200-crore primary share sale, is the largest airport lounge services aggregator serving 51 of the leading airports [...]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) Logistics startup Wiz Freight has raised Rs 275 crore through a mix of equity and debt led by Tiger Global. The series A funding round also saw participation from Axilor Ventures, Foundamental, Arali Ventures, Stride Ventures, and Alteria Capital.The investment marks the largest series A funding in the Indian logistics [...]
