Creative Bharat
Sanjay Kumar Singh, Deputy Director General (Horticultural Sciences) at ICAR, New Delhi has emphasised the need for value addition and certification in the spices trade. These factors are essential for enhancing the quality and global competitiveness of Indian spices, he said inaugurating the national symposium on Spices and Aromatic Crops (SYMSAC XI) ICAR – Indian […]
Ahead of Budget 2025-26, Non Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) on Thursday urged Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to create a dedicated refinance window in the upcoming budget for them to help diversify their funding sources in the spirit of building an “Atmanirbhar Bharat”. Funds raised by NBFCs through this refinance mechanism may be […]
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has inaugurated Cochin International Airport Limited’s latest venture, Taj Cochin International Airport, a five-star hotel built by CIAL and operated by the IHCL Taj Group. CIAL is the second airport in India to introduce a hotel under this business model, utilizing its land for strategic ventures. Speaking on the occasion, […]
The 55th GST Council meeting has unveiled a series of pivotal recommendations designed to deliver targeted relief, streamline compliance processes, resolve industry ambiguities and promote trade facilitation, experts said on Sunday. Among the key proposals is a retrospective amendment to the blocked credit provisions, which now replaces the term “plant or machinery” with “plant and […]
The 55th GST Council meeting has unveiled a series of pivotal recommendations designed to deliver targeted relief, streamline compliance processes, resolve industry ambiguities and promote trade facilitation, experts said on Sunday. Among the key proposals is a retrospective amendment to the blocked credit provisions, which now replaces the term “plant or machinery” with “plant and […]
The Indian Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare has asked various industry stakeholders on how to ensure better prices for oilseed growers, particularly soyabean and groundnut. The development follows businessline report that palm oil has become costlier than soyabean and sunflower oils due to fears of supply shortage and Indonesia’s plans to raise export taxes […]
Indian Railways will invest nearly ₹180 crore as it brings in a set of new Integrated Track Monitoring System (ITMS) vehicles across 17 railway zones. The move is aimed at enhancing passenger safety and operational efficiency of trains in the country. At present, there are 7 ITMS (including some older versions) and 10 more will […]
The government on Wednesday said India faced challenges in the availability of chemical fertilizer di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) this year due to geopolitical disturbances, and asked stakeholders to continue working in cohesion in ensuring healthy food for all. Addressing the annual seminar of the Fertilizer Association of India in New Delhi, Minister of State for Chemicals […]
The Food Safety and Standard Authority of India (FSSAI) has directed e-commerce players, which includes quick commerce firms, to ensure that claims made on their platforms regarding food products are “fully aligned” with the physical labels. It also said platforms must have mechanisms in place to ensure products listed are in compliance with the labelling […]
Thanksgiving is primarily a milestone of American culture, one, which unlike Halloween, hasn’t really caught on in India at all — save for of course the ensuing Black Friday weekend madness. But if you’re somebody who loves to celebrate, even if it’s just for the heck of it, let us raise you the very contemporary […]
