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Mixed trend in rubber futures

Domestic rubber futures witnessed a mixed trend on the National Multi-Commodity Exchange (NMCE). In the international market, the key Tokyo Commodity ...

Finished steel imports rise

Import of finished steel is showing an uptrend, according to steel industry sources. Between April and December 2010, imports were 5.36 million ...

Coconut oil to open weak after lull in market

After a series of market holidays on account of assembly election, the “ Vishu” festival and a weekend, coconut oil markets are expected to open weak ...

Wheat arrivals, buying gathering pace

With the weather turning favourable, wheat arrivals at the Karnal grain market terminal have increased and the procurement could be in full swing by ...

ONGC Videsh to sign pact to buy stake in Kazakh block

Energy security will be a key focus area for the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, during his two-day visit to Kazakhstan beginning April 15. While ...

GETIT Info offers new services in Mangalore

GETIT Infoservices Pvt Ltd, a company involved in the business of Yellow Pages and free-classified advertisements in the country, launched two new ...

Chemtura targets $100 m sales by 2015

Chemtura Corporation is targeting $100 million sales from its crop protection solutions business in India by 2015. The $2.8 billion American company ...

Vice-President calls for water pricing for different uses

The Vice-President, Mr Hamid Ansari, has spoken in favour of creating different price points for various categories of water users and penalising ...

Castor futures fall on profit-booking

As speculators and traders booked profits, castor futures declined. Lower demand and high arrivals put pressure on spot prices. Overall, the market ...

Sugar gains as local buyers build stocks

Sugar prices on the Vashi wholesale market increased Rs 10-15 a quintal on local demand for the summer and firm trend at the mills level on ...

Exports in 2010-11 would be in the $225-230-b range: Khullar

Commerce Ministry to release strategy paper soon

Chickpea soars on export demand

Dollar chana or chickpea prices are going through the roof in local mandis on weak arrival and demand in the export market. On the spot, dollar chana ...

High voter turnout in TN, Kerala and Puducherry

Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Puducherry today recorded a very high turnout of voters with an average of about 78 per cent. Tamil Nadu ...

Ministry keen to have emergency towing vessels before monsoon

The Shipping Ministry plans to have two-to-three emergency towing vessels (ETV) to improve the response time in case of marine disasters such as oil ...

Vallarpadam terminal improves performance

The International Container Transhipment Terminal at Vallarpadam handled 33.46 moves GCR (gross crane rates) on MV Seaways Venture on Monday, the ...

Govt not to roll back duty on garments

The government would not roll back the excise duty on readymade garments which it had imposed in the Union budget, a senior official said today. “The ...

Tea exports from South India up 9.44% in Feb

Tea exports from South India rose by 9.44 per cent in February 2011 to 5.33 million kg on the back of increased overseas demand, according to an ...

BRICS vows to oppose trade protectionism

Five fastest growing economies, including India, today vowed to oppose trade protectionism as they agreed to coordinate their positions in the ...

25-45% polling in TN, Kerala, Puducherry till 1 p.m.

Tamil Nadu recorded about 25 per cent polling and Kerala 45 per cent till 1 p.m. in today’s closely fought Assembly polls which largely remained ...

BRICS need more coordination on major issues: PM

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, said that BRICS countries should combine their potential strengths to continue enhancing their coordination on ...

Litchi production likely to rise by 15% this year

Production of sub-tropical evergreen fruit litchi is expected to increase by about 15 per cent during this year on the back of favourable climatic ...

IMF cautions China on credit, asset bubbles

Projecting a 9.6 per cent growth for China in 2011, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the country’s economy faces increasing ...

Dust storm hits Kuwait’s oil exports

OPEC member Kuwait today halted oil exports as a “precautionary measure” after a blinding dust storm hit the desert Gulf state, a spokesman said. Oil ...

Environment protection efforts yielded positive results: SAIL

Steel Authority of India (SAIL) today said its efforts towards environment protection have yielded success for achieving sustainable development. The ...

Mumbai, Shanghai seen as leading future business hubs

The world’s rich and powerful see New York and London as the leading business hubs over the next 10 years but emerging nation centres are fast ...

La Nina weakens but may rebound by year-end, say Japanese scientists

Latest forecast update from Japanese scientists have said that the La Nina signal in the east equatorial Pacific has weakened rapidly in March. The La ...

Poor weather conditions hit UP mango production

In what may leave a sour taste for mango lovers, Uttar Pradesh — known for producing Dussehri, Langda and Chausa varieties of the saccharine fruit — ...

AP speeds up land acquisition for Vijayawada airport expansion

Four years after inking a MoU with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for expansion and development of the Vijayawada airport at Gannavaram, the ...

Karunanidhi hints at coalition govt in TN

Voicing confidence that his party will win the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls, the DMK President, Mr M. Karunanidhi, today hinted at a possible coalition ...

EU tightens sanctions on Libya

The European Union has tightened its sanctions against Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi by blocking his regime’s vital oil revenues, which are used to ...