The Union Cabinet has approved seven big-ticket programmes for the holistic growth of agriculture and allied sectors with a total outlay of nearly Rs 14,000 crore, as it aims to improve farmers' income. The focus of these programmes would be on research & education, climate resilience, natural resource management and digitisation in the agriculture sector … Read more
Better monsoon this year has helped paddy sowing surpass the average area of the last five years. The paddy cultivation reached 408.72 lakh hectares (as of September 2), exceeding the average of 401.55 lakh hectares. This represents a 3.84 per cent increase in paddy cultivation compared to last year, when 393.57 lakh hectares were sown … Read more
Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals is currently trading at Rs. 475.70, up by 10.55 points or 2.27% from its previous closing of Rs. 465.15 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 466.50 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 476.70 and Rs. 465.85 respectively. So far 23530 shares were traded on the counter. … Read more
Hindustan Aeronautics is currently trading at Rs. 4822.00, up by 135.90 points or 2.90% from its previous closing of Rs. 4686.10 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 4925.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 4925.00 and Rs. 4801.20 respectively. So far 61460 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE … Read more
The eShram portal, launched by the government to support unorganised workers across the country, has crossed 30 crore registrations in just three years of its launch. The integration of social security schemes on eShram will help in saturation of schemes and access of schemes to eligible eShram workers. According to the Union Budget 2024-25, a … Read more
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Monday approved the proposal of Kaynes Semicon Pvt Ltd to setup a semiconductor unit in Sanand, Gujarat, with an investment of Rs 3,300 crore. The proposed unit, under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM), will produce nearly 60 lakh chips per day. The chips produced in … Read more
The Cabinet on Monday approved seven key schemes to improve farmers’ lives and increase their incomes at a total outlay of Rs 13,966 crore. Based on the Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI), the ‘Digital Agriculture Mission’ will use technology for improving farmers’ lives with a total outlay of Rs 2,817 crore. It has provision for soil … Read more
The ethanol blending percentage has surged from 1.53 per cent to 15 per cent in the last 10 years, Union Petroleum Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Monday, emphasising that bioenergy is increasingly becoming a crucial alternative to fossil fuels, offering both environmental benefits and economic opportunities, particularly in rural areas. Encouraged by this progress, … Read more
The dollar held close to a two-week high against the yen and the euro on Tuesday as investors geared up for a slew of economic data, including Friday's U.S. payrolls, that will influence the size of an expected interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve. The euro was last at $1.1060, not far from the … Read more
Home prices in India are set to rise steadily over the next few years, driven by demand for luxury properties from cash-rich individuals, according to a Reuters poll of housing experts who forecast rent increases will outpace consumer inflation. While economic growth in Asia's third-largest economy is likely to outpace its major peers, policy experts … Read more
