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 [...]
The government on Thursday more than doubled the price of natural gas that is used to produce electricity, make fertilisers, turned into CNG and piped to household kitchens for cooking, on the back of a spike in global energy prices. The price of gas produced from old regulated fields, such as the nation's largest gas [...]
The government on Thursday extended stock limits on edible oils and oilseeds till December this year in order to check the soaring prices of the commodities due to the current global geopolitical situation. The order in this regard will come into effect from April 1, an official statement said. In October 2021, the Ministry of [...]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The direct selling industry grew 7.7 per cent in the pandemic impacted FY21 to cross the Rs 18,000 crore mark for the first time, according to a report.The industry's sales stood at around Rs 18,067 crore in 2020-21, which is an increase of Rs 1,291 crore over Rs 16,776 crore [...]
New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI) The government on Thursday kept interest rates on small savings schemes, including NSC and PPF, unchanged for the first quarter of 2022-23 due to an elevated level of inflation.The interest rate has not been revised since the first quarter of 2020-21.Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will [...]
