Over 164 lakh tonne rice procured during Kharif Marketing season 2011-12

Rice procurement in the Kharif Marketing season 2011-12 has crossed more than 164 lakh tonne.According to statistics over 164,84,195 crore tonne rice has been procured by the various government agencies as on Monday.Punjab has led the States by procuring followed by Chhatisgarh, Haryana and Uttar Pr...

Union Budget to be presented after elections in five states

The Union Budget will be presented after the completion of elections in five states.The Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said in New Delhi that final dates will be announced after due consultations.He was replying to a query on the likely date for presentation of the Budget.The general budget...

Sensex at 15,448, in afternoon trade

Snapping a four-session losing streak, the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gained a modest 63 points, or 0.4 percent, to 15,518, on the first trading session of 2012 on Monday, on value-buying by investors. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange rose 12 points, or 0.3 percent, to 4,637.Key sto...

Gold prices remain steady, at Rs 27,640 per ten grams

Gold prices remained steady, at 27,640 rupees per ten grams at Delhi 's bullion market, on Monday. But silver rose 250 rupees, to 51,400 rupees per kilo.

Asian markets closed for holidays

Key Asian markets in Japan , China , Hong Kong , and Singapore were closed for a holiday. South Korea 's Kosi index rose marginally.European markets rose, after making their biggest annual fall since 2008, with trading light due to the British markets being shut for a bank holiday.So France...

Govt allows Qualified Foreign Investors to directly invest in Indian equity market

Center clears Rs 1300 cr for Sikkim, Rs 900 cr for Odisha as financial aid

The Central government has cleared nearly 1300 crore rupees for Sikkim and 900 crore rupees for Odisha as financial aid from the National Disaster Relief Fund.Sikkim was hit by a massive earthquake last September while Odisha suffered two floods same month.The high level committee, headed by the Fin...

Sensex at 15,448, in afternoon trade

The domestic stocks markets opened the first trading day of 2012 on a positive note, with the Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange gaining 69 points, or 0.5 per cent, to 15,524 points, in early trade, after the government decided to allow Qualified Foreign Investors to directly invest in the equity m...

Govt issues export order for 2.32 lakh tonne of sugar

The Food Ministry has issued export order for 2.32 lakh tonne of sugar out of the total 10 lakh tonne, the government had allowed for export.An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) on food, headed by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, had allowed mills to export 10 lakh tonne of sugar under Open Gene...

Exports grow by 17% in Nov 2011