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Oil marketing companies favouring grain-based ethanol: Sugar mills

Move to curb ethanol's over-dependence on sugarcane, say OMCs

2021, the year that was: 'Glocal' pandemic shocks, just as demand revived

The third of the year-ender series focuses on how Indian businesses suffered two global supply dislocations

Pralay missile successfully launched, raising Indian strike options

Family of Indian short-range missiles put major Pakistani targets at risk

Centre hikes copra MSP by Rs 255/quintal, ball copra by Rs 400

The government on Wednesday decided to increase the minimum support price (MSP) of milling copra by Rs 255 per quintal and ball copra by Rs 400 per quintal.

National electricity policy to consider demand, climate targets

The current installed power generation capacity in the country stands at 392 Gw, of which coal has the lion's share with 202 Gw

Govt takes a step towards deregulating PPP tariffs at major ports

Currently, major ports' PPP concessionaires handle around 50 per cent of the total traffic handled by all the major ports in India

India and UK to start free trade agreement talks in new year

Data, fintech and IT are the buzzwords doing the rounds

New provision from Jan 1: GST officials to make surprise recovery visits

Those with an annual turnover of up to Rs 5 crore can file quarterly returns, if they choose so

Merchants seek six more months to meet card data storage norms

Say hasty roll-out may lead to disruptions,loss of revenue

Demand for non-tech job roles witnesses growth in 2021: Report

Job postings for the role of professor witnessed a massive jump between December 2020 and December 2021

Incurred claims of standalone health insurers grow at slower pace in FY21

The incurred claims of the overall general insurers too grew at a lower rate of 2.92 per cent compared to 7.26 per cent during financial year 2019-20

Karnataka government reduces VAT on aviation turbine fuel to 18%

The decision will bring relief to airlines and help airlines reduce their fuel expenses

Taking account of NHAI's Rs 3.38 trillion debt will help govt look better

While the Centre has taken FCI's debt on to its books, the NHAI debt load is not only larger, but also has different dynamics altogether

Retail prices of tomatoes down 13% in past week, 24% in past month: Govt

Prices of tomato as on December 21 for all the major cities were lower when compared to the corresponding prices one week and one month ago

Bihar govt to allow exploration of mineral reserves worth Rs 14,594 cr

The Mines and Geology Department has decided to allow exploration of mineral deposit of around 48.40 million tonne of magnetite

Poll-bound Punjab: A rich agrarian state hits a low for failing to adapt

Straddled with high debt, huge internal security outlay, excessive agrarian focus that choked industrialisation, Punjab is now also vulnerable to a host of problems brought on by poor social spending

Govt's new PPP port guidelines link tariffs to market-determined rates

The move will provide level playing field to PPP concessionaires at major ports and help them compete with private ports

Cabinet increases copra MSP for 2022 season, assures 50% profit margin

The MSP for milling copra has been increased to Rs 10,590 per quintal from Rs 10,335 in 2021, and that for ball copra has been raised to Rs 11,000 per quintal from Rs 10,600

Many consumers can't find MRP information for ecommerce items: Study

4 in 5 respondents unable to find best before date information for human consumption: LocalCircles online survey

Cheeseballs, eggs and other food items caught in disputes over GST rates

The problem is exacerbated as new products get introduced in the market. Since they didn't exist when GST classification was done initially, putting them in an appropriate category will now take time