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India likely to export 6 million tonnes of sugar in 2019-20: Trade body

The current season began on October 1

IOC, ONGC implementing projects worth Rs 3.57 trn to boost economy: Govt

Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan and other senior officials of the ministry "reviewed the ongoing oil and gas projects started by PSUs since the resumption of economic activities from April 20, 2020"

India's digital payment transactions jump 23% in last 30 days: Report

During the 101 days of lockdown, March 24-July 2, the online education sector grew by 23 per cent as extended lockdown has led to a rise in demand for online courses

Govt stimulus, opening up of economy starting to show results: Survey

The results of the survey show that presently close to 30 per cent of the firms are operating at 70 per cent plus capacity utilisation

Eco scenario in India, global markets is challenging: Tata Sons chairman

Chandrasekaran said the situation arising due to Covid-19 pandemic has progressively improved though some of the challenges will persist in the short term

India's coal imports decline 29.7% to 48.84 MT in April-June of FY21

The drop in imports assumes significance in the wake of government mandating state-owned Coal India Ltd to replace at least 100 million tonne of imports with domestically-produced coal in 2020-2021

UP offers Covid-19 relief to home buyers, developers in Noida region

Extends projects deadline to December 2021, benefiting 100,000-plus buyers

FMCG: After decade-low volume performance in Q4, worst yet to come

Q4 was weaker than demonetisation and GST periods, and June quarter is expected to see further pain despite hopes from better rural demand

H1-B visa suspension to cost Indian IT firms Rs 1,200 crore: Crisil

An increase in local hiring over the last few years since the US the largest market for Indian IT firms - started curbing the visa issuances will help limit the impact on the Indian IT companies now

Investors should not be gung-ho about banks' Q1 headline numbers: Analysts

While Q1 updates of HDFC Bank, IndusInd Bank and Federal Bank show up to 21% loan growth, extension of moratorium, postponement of March disbursements will influence reported numbers

How Covid-19 made kirana stores adopt tech, innovation and online platforms

According to the survey, 20 per cent of the kirana store owners across metros and non-metros have started leveraging online platforms to get a steady supply of goods and assistance in deliveries

In a first, NHAI to start ranking national highways for quality of service

Highways will be assessed on the basis of three criteria; highway efficiency, highway safety and user services

Sajjan Jindal calls for unity among industrialists to curb Chinese imports

Referring to the recent clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley, he said the action is a result of what China did on Indian soil

Chinese firms dominate power infra in states; industry warns of data breach

Under these projects, Chinese companies have access to all power supply feeders, demand-supply information, and critical power infrastructure in the respective area, which can be controlled remotely

From Tatas to Adani, private players train sights on railway privatisation

Railways holds meet with prospective bidders prior to RFQ

Vegetable prices rise up to 200%; trade blame crop damage and fuel price

The most significant rise has been registered in the price of tomato

Explained: How Chinese firms won some of India's recent PSU tenders

Not just for cost-effectiveness, public sector firms turn to China for lack of domestic qualified bidders, technology

FinMin may review capital requirement of PSU banks after second quarter

There is widespread fear that non-performing assets (NPAs) of the banks will witness a surge due to the economic slowdown triggered by the Covid-19 outbreak and resultant lockdowns

After 'Digital Atmanirbhar' pitch, Indian apps rise up to the challenge

On July 4, four of the top six most downloadable apps were 'made in India' alternatives to TikTok

Statsguru: Amid Covid-19 crisis, spotting early signs of recovery is key

Analysts say the investments will pick up only in FY22