Kharif crops sowing crosses 791 lakh hectare area

Kharif crops have been sown in 791.34 lakh hectare till date as against 765.79 lakh hectare last year. It is 25.5 lakh hectare more than last year figure. Crop sowing data released by the Agriculture Ministry, reveals that the rice has been sown in over 216 lakh hectare which is about 5 lakh hectare...

India's Foreign Exchange Reserves touch new record high of USD 391.33 bn

Sensex down by 73 points

The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange declined 73 points, or 0.2 percent, to close at 32,310, on Friday. The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange fell 6 points, to 10,015.

Food processing sector attracted FDI worth $183 million in last two months: Harsimrat Kaur

Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the growth in FDI in the sector will directly or indirectly help about 25 lakh farmers and generate employment for 5 lakh people. Speaking at a roadshow held in Hyderabad today on the 'World Food India: 2017', to be held in Delhi l...

food processing sector attracted FDI worth $183 million in last two months: Harsimrat Kaur

Food Processing Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said the growth in FDI in the sector will directly or indirectly help about 25 lakh farmers and generate employment for 5 lakh people. Speaking at a roadshow held in Hyderabad today on the 'World Food India: 2017', to be held in Delhi l...

Rice procurement estimated 375 lakh tonnes during 2017-18

The procurement of Rice is estimated to be 375 lakh tonnes during 2017-18 for Kharif crop. In a meeting of State Food Secretaries held in New Delhi today, procurement target was finalised. This year procurement target is 45 lakh tonnes more than, the last year target of 330 lakh tonnes. The meeting ...

Sensex rises by 151 points to 32,533, Nifty touches 10,068 points in opening trade

The benchmark BSE Sensex rose further by 151 points to trade at new high of 32,533 in opening trade. Nifty touched 10,068 points in opening trade.The rupee surged by 21 paise to 64.16 against the US currency in early trade at the Interbank Foreign Exchange as the dollar weakened globally after the U...

Nifty closes above 10,000-mark for first time

The Nifty at the National Stock Exchange gained 56 points, or 0(point)6 percent, to close at a record high of 10,021, today. This is the first time ever that the Nifty has closed above the 10,000-mark. The Sensex at the Bombay Stock Exchange climbed 154 points, or 0.5 percent, to also hit a lifetime...

Cabinet approves revision of guidelines of Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme

The Cabinet today approved revision of guidelines of Sovereign Gold Bonds Scheme with a view to achieve its intended objectives. Specific changes have been made in the attributes of the scheme to make it more attractive, mobilise finances as per the target and reduce the economic strains caused by i...

India likely to clock 7.5% growth this fiscal: Arvind Panagariya