Farmers need income support: T Nanda Kumar

T Nandakumar, former secretary in both the agriculture and food ministries, as well as Chairman of the Spices Board and the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), speaks to businessline on

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‘Potential risk’ of sanctions for any business deals with Iran, warns US on Chabahar Port pact

Any country having business dealings with Iran runs the “potential risk of sanctions”, the US has warned, noting that it is aware that Tehran and New Delhi have signed a

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Indian Railways simmer with summer travel surge; travel demand up by 20% y-o-y

With temperatures soaring across India, train travel is experiencing a boom this summer. A scorching 20 per cent surge in searches for train tickets in May and June compared to

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India’s imports from FTA partners up 38% during 2019-24 fiscal years: GTRI

India’s imports of goods from countries with which it has a free trade agreement like the UAE, South Korea and Australia grew about 38 per cent during 2019-24 fiscal years

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Titagarh Rail Systems now builds much more than freight wagons

Titagarh Rail Systems, a leading manufacturer of railway freight wagons in the private sector, is rapidly diversifying with the manufacture of passenger rail systems, including developing driverless metro trains. A

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FPIs withdraws ₹17,000 crore from equities in May on political uncertainty amid general election

Foreign investors pulled out a massive ₹17,000 crore from Indian equities in the first 10 days of the month owing to the general election and the uncertainty surrounding its outcome

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CCI revamps confidentiality ring to expedite disposal

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has amended its existing regulations so as to revamp its “confidentiality ring” regime that provides access to commercially sensitive and confidential information to authorised

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Empowering Indian agriculture: The impact of mega food parks

Within India’s agriculture sector, the food processing industry is seen as the engine of growth essential to the sector’s expansion. The food processing sector must develop at double-digit rates for

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Promoters of Dharani Sugars regain control as NCLT accepts settlement Proposal

Dharani Sugars and Chemicals Ltd (DSCL), a listed company, successfully emerged from the corporate insolvency resolution process, as the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Chennai Bench accepted the promoter’s settlement

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Krishikalpa, Nabard join hands to launch accelerator program for FPOs

Krishikalpa, a not-for-profit organisation for farmer producer organisations (FPOs) has launched an accelerator program in collaboration with National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (Nabarad) with an aim to support

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