Minister for Agriculture and Farmer’s Welfare M.R.K.Panneerselvam, while presenting the State’s Agriculture Budget, had said that Geographical Indication tag would be obtained for 10 agricultural products at a cost of ₹30 lakh

MSPs for bajra, arhar dal, maize offer highest margins above production costs; Cabinet nod for Varanasi airport expansion, new Maharashtra port, wind energy projects in Gujarat and T.N., forensic infrastructure development

Tobacco industry contributes ₹32,516 crore annually to national economy through exports and excise tax reviews and sustains employment for 45.7 million people, says Director General of ICAR

A look at how the Union Budget has treated the agriculture, food, public distribution and consumer affairs sectors

India has become the second-largest producer of food grains, fruits, vegetables, cotton, sugar, and tea, says PM Modi at the inauguration of the 32nd International Conference of Agricultural Economists

Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar asks Mr. Chouhan to look at pending issues of farmers

Small and marginal farmers are worried about being punished for encroachment, demand action against influential people who allegedly encroached on government land

There are several challenges but also opportunities

Digital Agriculture Mission, which has an outlay of ₹2.817 crore and aims to create a consolidated database on crop data, among initiatives to get nod; schemes to boost nutritional security and livestock production also approved

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Reliance Industries maintains its top position of leading the largest public companies in India

There has been a sharp contraction in China’s imports over the past year

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$60 million will be spent on a new supercomputer to improve the accuracy of one of the world's most vital weather forecasts

Developed countries’ policies to keep interest rates low impact emerging market economies, says Guv

The BSE Sensex went down by 240.75 points to 81,579.37 in early trade. The NSE Nifty declined 62.7 points to 24,994.65

HDFC Bank, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Asian Paints and State Bank of India were the gainers

From the 30 Sensex firms, Infosys, State Bank of India, Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Industries, Sun Pharma and Tata Consultancy Services were the biggest gainers

Intense selling in realty, auto, consumer discretionary and consumer durable stocks also dragged the markets lower

The BSE Sensex tanked 570.45 points to 80,436.16 in early trade. The NSE Nifty slumped 178.3 points to 24,571.55

The Naveen Jindal-owned business house already has a significant presence in geographies like Australia, Mozambique and Oman in sectors such as steel, power and mining

Equity markets open strong but later decline; HDFC Bank gains, Kotak Mahindra Bank falls, global markets mixed

The 30-share Sensex declined 73.48 points or 0.09% to settle at 81,151.27

Extending its previous day's decline, the BSE Sensex plummeted 930.55 points or 1.15% to settle at 80,220.72. NSE Nifty tumbled 309 points or 1.25% to 24,472.10.

The local unit was also weighed down by elevated crude oil prices as well as firm American currency amid rising U.S. treasury yields, forex traders said.

Nestle, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finserv, ICICI Bank and Maruti were the other big laggards

The BSE Sensex plummeted 662.87 points or 0.83% to settle at 79,402.29. The NSE Nifty tanked 218.60 points or 0.90% to 24,180.80

Equity indices fall due to foreign fund outflows and muted earnings, with Sensex and Nifty declining in early trade

Falling for the second day in a row, the BSE Sensex tumbled 553.12 points or 0.69% to settle at 79,389.06. During the day, it slumped 654.25 points or 0.81% to 79,287.93

The BSE Sensex declined 326.58 points to 78,455.66 in early trade

Air travel in Tamil Nadu could see a boom over the next few years as significant infrastructure development is in the offing at airports in tier 2 cities across the State. With the State government keen on ensuring distributed growth, strengthening the aviation infrastructure could be a stimulus to the regional economic development as enhanced air connectivity is expected to help attract investment, trade, and tourism