Sugar industry suffered another jolt this week when the Central government dropped its plans to offer incentives to mills for raw sugar exports.
The vision of Punjab and Gujarat is different as far as cotton cultivation is concerned.
King of fruits, mango, will not come cheap this year.
High delivery costs, caused primarily by a fragmented supply chain, bad logistics, together with poor standards are hurting India's horticulture exports much more than trade barriers, according to a World Bank report.
India's apex commodities market regulator the Forward Market Commission (FMC) says there is no plan now to ban futures trading in any other commodity.
That aroma and taste of Basmati will cost you more now. Faced with an increase in crop rates and shortage of supply, the country's major Basmati rice producers have increased the prices of the commodity by an average 10 per cent.
With domestic prices of cotton ruling high, importers have found good parity for buying cotton from abroad and the consignments are expected to land on Indian shores very soon.
Gold has risen from Rs 9,290 on March 5 to Rs 9,530 by mid-April, a rise of 4% while copper rose from Rs 268 on March 2 to Rs 330 by mid-April, a jump of 25%.
The United States, which has always claimed that India's wheat import norms are too stringent, has once again asked the Indian government to relax these norms.
How India's curry powder major Eastern Group has used state of the art technology to emerge as the largest producer of the various varieties of spice powders.
M E Meeran, a former wholesale dealer in provisions, is conquering the world with his Eastern brand of spices and curry powders.
Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani has said that the company will use the polymer futures platform to hedge its risk because of price volatility in oil.
The government is considering enacting a law making it mandatory for industries to rehabilitate the displaced people before developing projects under the special economic zones.
'Safe crops' are making its foray into Indian farmer's stable and this is causing problem for the country as one commodity faces shortage while some are over produced.
Japan is the latest destination for Indian companies to export fresh mangoes.
Coffee is bound to fall prey to global warming n the near future. According to research studies and experts, global warming will take a heavy toll on coffee plantations across the globe.
Indian Rubber Dealers' Federation's call for a Rubber Hartal, which is now withdrawn, is another step in a new trend - branding hartals.
Dealers expect 10-15% fall in April sales; car makers look at lowering total cost of ownership for consumers.
Are there crude oil deposits in the jungles of the northeastern state of Nagaland?
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