Saurashtra in Gujarat boasts of being the cradle of Futures trading in India. Certainly, the Gujarati business acumen played a big role in the rise of futures trade in Saurashtra and other parts of the state.
Mumbai will have to wait for a few more days for monsoon showers.
The Indian government's decision to build 4 to 5 million tonnes of buffer stock of sugar has not gone well with the sugar industry.
What is ailing India's Public Distribution System (PDS)? "Corruption" is the one and only answer to that question.
With largest coastal line in the country, wind is a commodity freely available in Gujarat. And free is a word very common in the state -- in retail and wholesale.
The park, to be set up at a cost of Rs 9.95 crore (Rs 99.5 million), will provide facilities for dehydration of garlic products, coriander leaf, green chilly extracts, turmeric and other medicinal herbs.
The Punjab government has chalked out plans to promote contract farming of basmati and other long grain varieties of paddy, over 26,000 acres of land in 12 districts of the state.
Many of the spinning mills in Tamil Nadu are facing closure and several mills have curtailed production as against the usual practice of working 24/7 round the year.
New Delhi The government has decided not to sell the Dabhol power plant, which has been struggling thanks to huge debts it owes to the contractors.
Talking during the India Investment Show organised by myiris.com in association with ICICI Direct, Chiragra Chakrabarty, head of training, Research and Development, Multi Commodity Exchange, said the commodity market has huge volatility.
Minister of Commerce and Industry Kamal Nath has said that the country is an emerging Asian powerhouse, as India has recorded the fastest gross domestic product growth in 18 years.
Positioned in the same category as Octavia, the Optra diesel version is competitively priced in the range of Rs 8.73 lakh and Rs 9.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi), while the latter is being sold in the range of Rs 11.35 lakh to Rs 14 lakh.
The Common Fund for Commodities is an inter-governmental financial institution established within the framework of the United Nations. The fund's specific mandate is to support developing countries that are commodity dependent.
Gold is considered one of the most precious metals in the world; and it has been used as a symbol for purity, value and royalty. But do you know much gold is there in the world? And who owns most gold? If not, read on. . .
India uses the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) to calculate and then decide the inflation rate in the economy. Most developed countries use the Consumer Price Index (CPI) to calculate inflation.
Oilmeal export declined in May sharply, according to data compiled by the Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEA).
Commodity markets regulator Forward Markets Commission's new chairman B C Khatua has called for the participation of farmers and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the futures market.
The Indian government has asked the United States Administration to ensure that American millers meet strict quality norms to the wheat to be imported to India.
India on Wednesday sought greater trade with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in agro products.
The Safal National Exchange, an on-line spot exchange based in Bangalore has begun online spot trading in mangoes.
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