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It also urged the Tea Board of India not to force the industry to declare two per cent of its produce as tea waste. Tea waste should be declared basing on the actual waste amount, it argued.

Pesticide restrictions may benefit tea sector

Tea, having chemicals like Ethion, Tetradifon and Triazophos, are denied entry into the US as well.

18 Nov 2019 2:12 AM IST

The trial is nearly complete and the commercial launch is expected in the next two-to-three months, said Dr. Swati Dasgupta, Co-Founder and Joint Director (Clinical Operation), Clinimen Lifesciences.

Kolkata start-up develops plant-based thalassemia cure

Clinimen, she said, has a record of screen failures' of below 3.5 per cent on an average.

18 Nov 2019 2:08 AM IST

Textiles and apparels were down by 3.21 per cent and of this textile exports slid 4.15 per cent. For the seven-month period, textile exports were down 8.84 per cent. Though apparel exports were down in October, during the seven-month period it was marginally up over last year.

Textile exports continue slide

Production of textiles and clothing in September also was down by 2.6 per cent and almost flat for the 6-month period.

18 Nov 2019 2:04 AM IST

Apple with drop by Cho Koung-Suk

Nafed apple procurement in Kashmir failed miserably, says farmers body

Only 0.01 per cent (1.36 lakh boxes) of 11 crore boxes has been purchased directly from growers so far.

16 Nov 2019 6:15 PM IST

Union MSME and Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari.

Govt working on policy to push MSME exports: Gadkari

MSME sector has 29 per cent contribution in country's growth and 48 per cent of export is done through MSMEs.

16 Nov 2019 5:11 PM IST

Reliance communications Chairman Anil Ambani

Anil Ambani, 4 others resign from bankrupt Reliance Communications

Chhaya Virani, Ryna Karani, Manjari Kacker and Suresh Rangachar have also resigned from positions of directors.

16 Nov 2019 5:00 PM IST

RCom on Thursday had announced the completion of the sale of its media convergence nodes and related infrastructure assets to Jio.

RCom posts Q2 loss of Rs 30,142 crore on provisioning of liabilities

RCom revenue from operations dropped to Rs 302 crore in Q2 FY20 from Rs 977 crore in Q2 FY19.

16 Nov 2019 3:47 PM IST

A total of 440 coal-fired units that produce 166.5 gigawatts (GW) have to comply with the regulations by December 2022.

Over half of India's coal-fired power plants set to miss emission norm...

Power producers are still owed over USD 11 billion in dues by government-owned distribution companies.

16 Nov 2019 2:08 PM IST

The BJP-led NDA government had in its manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha elections, promised to extend the scheme to all farmers.

Untimely rains hit India's summer crops, delay rural economy recovery

Heavy rains in October and November have brought more misery to India's farmers.

16 Nov 2019 12:20 PM IST

The new Uber Eats drone can make up to three six-mile legs for an 18-mile trip.

Uber Eats focuses on aggressive expansion in India

The company has added thousands of restaurant partners across the 44 cities it operates in here.

16 Nov 2019 11:26 AM IST

TiE Womens program approach will build upon best practices from local chapters women-centric initiatives.

TiE Global launches TiE Women; raises USD 70,000

The initiative aims to 'Embrace, Engage, Empower women entrepreneurs across the globe.

16 Nov 2019 11:19 AM IST

In the last sectoral meeting with the real estate sector representatives and homebuyers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Sunday, said that she would soon address issues affecting the sector and other stakeholders.

4 real estate cos from three cities requests to avail bailout fund: FM

The government approved a Rs 25,000 crore fund to help complete over 1,600 stalled housing projects.

16 Nov 2019 11:11 AM IST