These transactions are based on the Annual Information Reports (AIR) filed by entities like banks, mutual funds and companies.
To augment its storage capacity, Reliance Retail is seeking to hire capacity with the government-owned Food Corporation of India. This has been complemented by low foodgrain stocks with FCI and the surplus storage capacity.
The finance ministry is expected to announce a performance-based incentive scheme for bank chairmen on Tuesday.
The Reserve Bank of India has opposed the government's move to bring in a law to introduce a new reporting system for inward flow of foreign contributions.
Retailers like Reliance are buying bulk produce directly from farmers.
The government has also swung into action to ensure that it is able to procure adequate quantities and avoid imports at exorbitant rates.
The government has swung into action to curb onion exports and check the rise in prices in the domestic market by effecting an 8 per cent hike in its minimum export price.
The finance ministry has finalised the top-level reshuffle in public sector banks.
In 2006, FCI's procurement fell sharply to 9.2 million tonnes from 14.8 million tonnes in the previous year, forcing the government to import 5.5 million tonnes.
Kirana shops and greengrocers have found a new challenge to grapple with.
Kirana shops and greengrocers have found a new challenge to grapple with.
Sources said Finance Minister P Chidambaram might make an announcement in this connection in Budget 2007-08, as part of his overall strategy for raising long-term finance for infrastructure.
Milk powder Exports of 65,000 tonnes threatened, milk prices fall Re 1 a litre.
A passenger travelling in a cycle rickshaw can now have the luxury of sipping a Coke or Pepsi apart from listening to music via a headphone while he travels.
The amendment now makes it compulsory for corporate PF trusts to comply with the Employees Provident and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, and to claim exemptions under Section 17 of the same Act.
With more than 60 per cent of the country's 109 crore population concentrated in rural areas, companies do not want to miss the growing business opportunity.
A day after the finance ministry cut import duties on a variety of product categories, top manufacturers of zinc -- Hindustan Zinc and Binani Zinc -- slashed prices.
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