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Erratic and excessive rainfall this year would trim the countrys foodgrain production by 1.14 million tonnes in the Kharif crop season of 2019-20, estimates released by the Union Agriculture Ministry on Monday showed.

Kharif foodgrain output pegged at 140.57 million tonnes

The production of coarse cereals, however, has been estimated higher at 32 million tonne from 30.99 million tonne.

24 Sept 2019 1:28 AM IST

Mr Gupta said that exports should be out rightly kept out of the purview of GST as paying the tax first and getting refund is cumbersome and is affecting exports.

Trade war hits Indian exports to China

The restrictions led to a decrease in waste paper prices, in turn benefitting India, an importer of the commodity.

24 Sept 2019 1:24 AM IST

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said the government is keeping a close eye on international prices.

Oil prices will ease if global tensions do not flare up: Pradhan

The price of crude oil has already reduced by a few dollars per barrel, Pradhan said.

23 Sept 2019 11:42 AM IST

Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday was appointed as the new governor of the Reserve Bank of India, a day after his predecessor Urjit Patel resigned. (Photo: File | PTI)

Experience more relevant than what you learnt: Das on his history...

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das praises his predecessors Urjit Patel and Raghuram Rajan.

23 Sept 2019 9:18 AM IST

Fund managers believe mutual funds, which are considered popular and convenient investment tools, have advocated asset allocation-based strategies to make the journey smoother for investors.

Promoters fudging sales data to boost stock prices

This company already has a wonderful history of statutory auditors resigning, arrest of CEO/CFO for GST violations etc.

23 Sept 2019 1:04 AM IST

Mauritius is compliant with all OECD norms, including the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes.

Tax cuts to boost cash flows, private capex

Friday's tax cuts could boost corporate profitability and cash flows that is likely to be used by India Inc for debt...

23 Sept 2019 12:52 AM IST

Giving much-needed relief to stressed sugarcane farmers, the government on Wednesday announced Rs 6,268-crore subsidy for exporting 6 million tonnes of sugar during the marketing year 2019-20 that starts from October.

Sugar industry set to start exports to China, Iran

Icra, on its parts, felt that it will be challenging to achieve six million tonne of sugar exports in 2019-20 marketing...

23 Sept 2019 12:48 AM IST

Shaktikanta Das

Experience more relevant than what you learnt 35-40 years ago: RBI Gov...

RBI Gov Shaktikanta Das was responding to a question whether his academic qualification weighed him down as the...

22 Sept 2019 6:43 PM IST

iPhone 11 Pro and Pro Max offer incremental upgrades.

Mobile production to reach USD 190 bn by 2025 with corporate tax cut

Total handsets produced in India clocked 290 million units valued at Rs 1,81,000 crore during 2018-19.

21 Sept 2019 11:15 AM IST

The study was conducted with a sample size of over 1,100 employees and nearly 800 employers. (Photo: AFP)

HR Tech startups using advanced tech for mapping performance of...

To overcome these gaps, companies are accommodating new trends to robotize time-consuming HR tasks.

21 Sept 2019 10:19 AM IST

Ashmore, who specializes in traditional craft of weaving, is famous for her seminal book Muslin published by V&A Books, London, which is a comprehensive and enlightening account on the history of fabled muslins.

Call to keep alive dying tradition of weaving muslin

Ashmore was a V&A Research Fellow for several years, helping to catalogue a large part of the museum's South Asian...

21 Sept 2019 3:00 AM IST

Shaktikanta Das

RBI is fully autonomous, but govt is sovereign: Shaktikanta Das

Das added that the future rate cuts would depend on the incoming data.

21 Sept 2019 2:58 AM IST