The world is turning into a strange place of paradoxes. On the one hand, there are an estimated one billion (100 crore) people - representing 14 per cent of the global population of seven billion... »

Global commodity markets last week were once again on the throes of escalating uncertainty what with Euro area politics, and in particular Greek political tragedy (failure at government formation)... »

From relative obscurity, guar seed and guar gum have been propelled to near-celebrity status in the agri-commodity market, thanks to strident price appreciation despite regulatory brakes applied f... »

Recent developments in the guarseed and guar gum market have evoked extreme reactions from several market participants. Some have lost money and some have gained. Allegations of manipula... »

Macroeconomic fears and political uncertainty are back to haunt the world market. With heightened uncertainty in Europe, apprehensions of contagion and sovereign debt default are back to the fore.... »

Faster, Sustainable and More Inclusive Growth is the theme of the 12th Five year Plan according to the Planning Commission's Approach Paper. “About half of our population is either wholly... »

Global commodity markets faced headwinds in April and prices struggled within a narrow range. This followed the resurfacing of macroeconomic concerns in Europe combined with apprehensions over slo... »

World commodity markets – energy products, base and precious metals as well as agriculture - have generally traded in a narrow range in recent weeks with no fresh trigger to provide a decisive dir... »

The London-based International Sugar Organisation (ISO) may have jumped the gun by forecasting that Indian sugar production next year (2012-13) would be lower than the current year's production es... »

The Customs Department deserves to be complimented for introducing the system of self-assessment for import cargo clearance which shows that the exim trade has earned the trust of the reven... »