The June-September monsoon has so far delivered 1 per cent higher rainfall than average
Prices are likely to rise further as demand grows in coming months due to festivals
Farmer suicides have nearly doubled in the drought-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra.
Heineken could call a shareholder meeting to vote on his ouster from a company his father built into a family empire
Modi's irrigation push in the Budget is aimed at scoring on the political front along with achieving growth targets
Mallya will now be the Founder Emeritus of USL
India made it mandatory for customers to disclose their tax code, or Permanent Account Number (PAN), for purchases above Rs 200,000.
Sahara has ploughed at least Rs 1,500 crore from two of its credit cooperatives into the Aamby Valley resort project
Citizens are encouraged to deposit jewellery, bars or coins with banks so it can be refined to meet fresh demand and cut the need for imports
European Union steel prices hit their lowest since 2004
Government is expected to rely more on divestment proceeds to keep the fiscal deficit in check
Suspicions have swirled for years that many of Sahara's millions of investors are fictitious names
Sahara and its founder Subrata Roy have been under scrutiny for years over its financial products, including for possible money laundering.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme to tap a pool of over 20,000 tonnes of gold held by households and temples.
A dedicated physical gold exchange could lead to standard gold pricing in India.
India's overall retail inflation eased to 4.41 per cent in September, helped by falling commodity prices, but rural inflation was at 5.05 per cent
Rising tensions over eating beef in Hindu-majority India are starting to hit the multi-billion dollar buffalo meat trade.
IndiGo was set up in 2006 by businessman Rahul Bhatia and Rakesh Gangwal, a former CEO for US Airways Group.
Festive demand for gold in India got off to a tepid start, with local prices still at a heavy discount to the global benchmark, a bad sign for a period when buying is typically strong.
Canada is the top supplier of pulses to India, which is expected to import 1 million tonnes more this year.
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