BASMATI

After Egypt, Thailand wants to grow Basmati and export it to West Asia

APEDA to undertake for basmati rice survey, agency to be selected by March

Basmati exports in Jan-Feb may improve, still seen lower during FY22

Basmati exports may see a dip this fiscal

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Basmati exporters hopeful of higher price realisations

Drop in production of the aromatic rice may help push up prices

Basmati exports to gain momentum as Iran lifts seasonal ban on rice imports

High freight rates, container availability remain a challenge, say an exporter

Why European Court ruling on Super Basmati trademark is unlikely to affect India

Court of Justice upholds non-registered trademark given in 2017

How ‘shopoholic’ UPL adds muscle with takeovers

Homegrown agrochem MNC UPL believes in collaborations to drive growth and revenue

Birla-Adani in cement slugfest to be top player

With housing and roads expected see a boom, cement makers will be jockeying for the top slot

Uday Shankar: In the reckoning again

Former Star chief is back in the game with IPL digital bid

Matrimony.com buyback: Should you say Yes or No?

While there may be more steam left in terms of growth opportunities, given the premium valuation the buyback is offering, existing investors can tende

Weekly rupee view: Rupee at new low versus dollar

Fall may extend possibly dragging INR to 79 soon

Zomato-Blinkit deal: Quick commerce and late profits

The acquisition does not turn the tables for now

Auroville: An utopian search for a better world

Akash Kapur’s ‘Better to Have Gone’ traces what happens when we believe deeply in a quest and give up everything in its pursuit

Lady doctors and the rocky path to healing

A handbook on India’s first women doctors holds up a mirror to the social and political realities of the 19th and early 20th century

Conquering Everest: A compelling account of how an impossible dream was achieved

Jim Davidson dwells in detail on the failure to make it in the first attempt and the harrowing return to physically and emotionally draining climb up