Many are beginning to question whether the slump in global commodity prices is coming to an end. For almost two years, commodity prices have slumped, driven by slowing demand and over-supply. In the process, major commodity exporting countries and sectors have been hit. Countries such as Brazil have seen growth slow significantly. India is, by and large, a commodities importer, and as such has benefited - the moderation in inflation owes much to lower commodity prices. But even within India, certain sectors - such as metals, for example - have suffered, and added to the stress in the financial system. But, over the course of 2016 so far, some have detected signs of a commodity revival. For the first time in years, the Dow Jones Commodity Index has beaten the S&P500 index of stocks. Iron ore prices have gained over 40 per cent since January - including a spike in the past week after news came in that China might revive infrastructure spending as the high season for construction begi

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Problems with the ban on combination drugs

Knee-jerk reaction

The alleged culprit prolongs by a few months his/her long-winding trial process, which sometimes takes decades to arrive at a final verdict

Letters: Falling ill before an arrest

The real estate sector is infamous for its lack of transparency. On the question of black money, a regulator was a dire need

Letters: Real estate bill welcome

To target bad loans and its negative impact on the capital and health of banks, the government needs to undertake radical measures

Letters: Enforce banking reform

Next, the tenders for power transmission projects will also shift online. Tendering of transmission projects is time-consuming and takes months at times

Migrating online

A video that went viral on social media showed the ABVP member's colleagues trying to remove his burning clothes and save him

Too hot to handle

Deo, a two-time Lok Sabha member, attacked the government for its failure to appropriately react to the crisis

Giving credit where it's due

Spreading wings

A320neo, the narrow-body, fuel-efficient aircraft from the Airbus stable, is making its debut at the Hyderabad air show, which began on March 16. IndiGo, which is the largest customer for the aircraft, took delivery of its plane last week, butis yet to deploy the aircraft in service.

Waterway highways should supplement road and railways

Cheaper transport: It's time to take to water

Developing an active secondary bond market should be a matter of priority

Bond market may have cure for infra woes

Banks in India too have reposed their entire gamut of net banking and digital banking to a group of technocrats and their assistants

Letters: Time to become cautious

Curiously, Banerjee as well as others in her party have not questioned the authenticity of the video

Letters: TMC feels the sting

The inadequate number of independent directors on PSU boards has been cited as a reason for their state of affairs

Letters: PSUs lagging behind

The 2016 Twenty20 World Cup has seen the arrival of marquee international cricketers in India

Bad timing

The insurance company official insisted that his firm was not included in the list of insurers, which could take part in the scheme

Don't hesitate to ask

Gadkari said all our processes are transparent, all the tenders are published online

Gadkari's 'no-bias' policy

Has sartorial change really influenced its mindset?

RSS' 'liberalism'

Bipartisan support for sensible real estate regulation

A good omen

Lok Sabha member Ch Malla Reddy wanted to know if the government had examined the suggestions to provide buttermilk as part of the Mid Day Meal Scheme to school students

Buttermilk challenge

As the debate on what defines nationalism continues in the country, workers on strike at Tata Motors' Sanand plant were heard shouting slogans of "Hindustan hamara hai"

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