MSP for Wheat, Rabi Crops Hiked; Farmers to Get Better Returns
New Delhi: In a major relief for farmers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved an increase in the Minimum Support Prices (MSP) for all mandated Rabi crops for the upcoming marketing seasons of 2025-26 and 2026-27. The move aims to ensure that farmers receive remunerative returns […]
AMBANI LAUNCHING WATER BRAND CAMPA SURE
NEW DELHI: Reliance Consumer Products is launching Campa Sure, a new mass-priced packaged water brand, aiming to disrupt the ₹30,000-crore market. It will partner with dozens of regional bottlers and offer prices 20-30% lower than competitors. This aggressive strategy seeks to democratise the category and curb counterfeits, starting with Northern markets. This will disrupt the […]
U.S FIRMS MAY SHIFT WORK TO INDIA TO COUNTER H-1B VISA FEE HIKE
NEW DELHI: Trends such as growing adoption of artificial intelligence and increasing curbs on visas are pushing US firms to redraw labour strategies. Donald Trump’s H-1B visa crackdown will hasten US firms’ shift of critical work to India, turbocharging the growth of global capability centres (GCCs) that handle operations from finance to research and development, […]
WORLD’S TALLEST BRIDGE IN CHINA
China Opens World’s Tallest Bridge, Cutting Travel Time From 2 Hours to 2 Minutes New Delhi, Sept 29: In a breath taking feat of modern engineering, China has opened the world’s tallest bridge—the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge—towering 625 metres above the Beipan River in Guizhou province. The bridge, which officially opened to the public on […]
SAHARA FIRM SEEKS SC NOD TO SELL KEY PROPERTIES TO ADANI
NEW DELHI: The Sahara India Commercial Corporation Ltd (SICCL) has moved the Supreme Court seeking its permission to sell various properties, including Amby Valley in Maharashtra and Shahara Saher in Lucknow, to Adani Properties Private Limited. The plea, which was mentioned for hearing recently, would likely come up on October 14. The petition filed through […]
INDIA LAUNCHES ‘SWADESHI’ 4G NETWORK
NEW DELHI: The launch of the ‘Swadeshi’ 4G stack marked India’s entry into a league of nations such as Denmark, Sweden, South Korea, and China, which manufacture homegrown telecom equipment. In a major boost to tele-communication infrastructure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated BSNL’s ‘Swadeshi’ 4G stack, marking India’s entry into a coveted league […]
GOODS AND SERVICES TAX {GST} DELAYED OPPOSITION
PAWAN KHERA SLAMS BJP OVER ETHANOL FUEL POLICY NEW DELHI: Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday slammed the BJP at a press conference at the AICC headquarters here over the ethanol policy and delayed GST reforms. He criticised the Modi government’s delayed GST reforms after eight years, claiming they are finally following Rahul Gandhi’s long-standing […]
CBI RAID ON ANIL AMBANI’S PREMISES
Pic credit social media NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Saturday raided premises linked to Reliance Communications (RCOM) and its Promoter Director, Anil Ambani, in connection with an alleged bank fraud that caused a loss of over Rs 2,000 crore to the State Bank of India (SBI), sources said. The searches were […]
INDIA TO STRATEGICALLY BUILD OVER 100 CRUDE OIL TANKERS
NEW DELHI: In a landmark move aimed at strengthening India’s maritime autonomy and bolstering the domestic shipbuilding sector, government plans an ₹85,000 crore (approximately $10 billion) order to build over 100 crude oil tankers within the country. Touted as a key initiative under the ‘Make in India’ program, the mega order is not just a […]
CABLE TV INDUSTRY IN DISTRESS
NEW DELHI: Television cable industry is under distress as it lost 5.77 lakh jobs in the past six years. A survey report by Ernst & Young and All-India Digital Cable Federation says the income of the cable distribution business is sinking. In a first report on the crisis in the Cable TV industry, the survey […]
