Navratri and Onam saw flat sales, but industry hopes to turn the corner with a cracker of a Diwali.
Tata Motors, however, will not be able to meet this small demand and keep the Nano alive from October next year, when safety regulations for existing car models kick in.
The minimum support price for the rabi season will not radically alter the falling trajectory of farm incomes
Scooters, once the fastest growing sub-segment, also declined for the second consecutive month in September.
Twelve of the 36 meteorological subdivisions recorded deficient rainfall, while the rest witnessed normal to excess rain. In total, 38 per cent of the 662 districts received below-normal rain.
The data shows the average room rate of two-star hotels increased by 8.5 per cent in FY18, even though it lagged on occupancy at 61.8 per cent, down 1.4 per cent year-on-year
This e-series funding round also makes OYO the most valued hospitality company in the country, ahead of the Tata group's Indian Hotels Company, which owns the Taj brand of hotels, and EIH, which owns the Oberoi brand of hotels.
In Central India, the standing soybean and pulses crops have also been hit but the loss isn't massive as the showers were followed by relatively bright sunshine that helped absorb soil moisture
'India is there to stay as it has always been a consumer.' 'Its consumption has been huge, mainly due to demographics.'
So far, the current year has not been great for the leading car exporters from India. In the top five list of exporters -- Hyundai, Ford, Maruti Suzuki, General Motors and Volkswagen -- it is only Hyundai which is clocking a growth.
The irony of this scheme to benefit farmers is that it could add to the problems for the government because the mechanism to procure and store crops like pulses, coarse cereals and oilseeds barely exists.
A likely western disturbance over north India during the weekend might cause heavy to very heavy showers in a few places, including New Delhi.
'To become more Indianised we had to be more colourful,' Rahil Ansari, Audi's India head, tells Ajay Modi.
The carmaker has sought 1,292 acres at Industrial Model Township, Sohna, 25km from Gurugram.
With fuel being the main input cost for the transport sector, rise in cost of operations is a given. The sector is unsure on the extent of being able to pass this on through rentals or to absorb it with higher volumes.
Of the 23 million visas processed by VFS in 2017 calendar year, one fifth were in India, making it the company's biggest market.
The NITI Aayog, in a concept note floated a few months back, had suggested three models of procurement but the Centre, at least for the time being, has decided to rely on existing PSS schemes along with giving states the option of choosing Bhawantar Bhugtan for oilseeds.
Sowing had started on a sluggish note in several parts of the country because of delay in the onset of the monsoon but has picked up pace subsequently as the rains progressed and performed appreciably well in August.
It expects the Indian market to grow to 10 million units annually by 2030 and it intends to control half the market then, like it does now.
Industrialists affirm their belief that the adverse effects of demonetisation and the goods and services tax are finally over.
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