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Hike duty in FTAs: CII

Hike duty in FTAs: CII

Rediff.com11 Mar 2005

Rajkummar Rao's Top 10 Hits

Rajkummar Rao's Top 10 Hits

Rediff.com11 Jun 2024

It's turning out to be a double whammy season for Rajkummar Rao. Raj ended Bollywood's box office drought with Srikanth and followed it with Mr & Mrs Mahi.

Price hike essential: Ceat

Price hike essential: Ceat

Rediff.com5 Jul 2006

As kharif season sets in, India eyes long-term fertiliser contracts

As kharif season sets in, India eyes long-term fertiliser contracts

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

As the kharif season is setting in, India is scrambling to source fertilisers from the international market. It is set to sign long-term contracts - especially with Morocco and Latin American countries - to ensure steady flow of supplies. "We have to source fertilisers wherever it is available because crops have to be secured.

Covid robs Moradabad's Brass City of its shine

Covid robs Moradabad's Brass City of its shine

Rediff.com18 Jul 2021

According to the local Brass Handicrafts Manufacturers Association (BHMA), some 800,000 people are directly employed in Moradabad's massive brass handicrafts and utensils manufacturing industry, which has some 30,000 small and micro-scale units and a total annual turnover of Rs 10,000 crore. The manufacturers are heavily dependent on export markets such as the US, Canada, Australia and the European Union. And exports account for nearly 70 per cent of their revenues. According to industry insiders, since this year's lockdowns, manufacturing has been at 65 per cent of normal levels.

Gambia child deaths: Haryana govt halts cough syrup production

Gambia child deaths: Haryana govt halts cough syrup production

Rediff.com12 Oct 2022

A joint team of the state and the Centre inspected the unit and found 12 violations or deficiencies.

Tamilnadu Petroproducts Q3 net at Rs 23.80 million

Tamilnadu Petroproducts Q3 net at Rs 23.80 million

Rediff.com14 Jan 2003

Tamilnadu Petroproducts Ltd has posted a net profit of Rs 23.80 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2002 as compared to Rs 91.90 million in the quarter ended December 31, 2001. \n\n\n\n

Five killed in explosion in chemical factory in AP

Five killed in explosion in chemical factory in AP

Rediff.com19 Dec 2002

The incident occurred near Sadasivpet in Medak district.

Where to invest?

Where to invest?

Rediff.com9 Aug 2004

Invest in a staggered manner or if one does not have to expertise, a conservative mutual fund is a better option in uncertain times.

Pakistan to resume import of sugar, cotton from India

Pakistan to resume import of sugar, cotton from India

Rediff.com31 Mar 2021

Pakistan will buy sugar and cotton from India, newly appointed Finance Minister Hammad Azhar announced on Wednesday, lifting a ban on their import from the neighbouring country imposed in the wake of heightened tension over Kashmir in 2019. The decision was taken at the meeting of the economic coordination committee (ECC), which was chaired by Finance Minister Azhar.

FY24 earnings makeover: IndianOil to MRF, companies rewrite profit playbook

FY24 earnings makeover: IndianOil to MRF, companies rewrite profit playbook

Rediff.com6 Dec 2023

The headline for corporate profit growth has been very encouraging in the July-September quarter (Q2) of 2023-24 (FY24), with the combined net profit of listed companies up by 38 per cent year-on-year. However, the earnings distribution has been very lopsided, with most of the growth coming from public-sector oil-marketing companies (OMCs), banks, non-bank lenders, automobile (auto) companies, and cement producers. By comparison, companies from information technology services, fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG), retail, and consumer durables were disappointed, experiencing a sharp slowdown in net sales growth and a relatively muted increase in reported net profit.

No decision yet on petrol prices

No decision yet on petrol prices

Rediff.com14 Jun 2004

The government is yet to make up its mind on increasing auto fuel prices and more consultations are likely before a decision is taken on the issue in step with the surge in international crude oil prices.

Ambani forays into green energy biz; to invest Rs 75,000 cr

Ambani forays into green energy biz; to invest Rs 75,000 cr

Rediff.com24 Jun 2021

Reliance Industries Ltd on Thursday announced a Rs 75,000 crore investment in new energy business over the next three years as the operator of the world's largest oil refinery pivots towards a greener and cleaner version. Reliance will build solar manufacturing units, a battery factory for energy storage, a fuel cell-making plant and an electrolyzer unit to produce green hydrogen as a part of the business, chairman Mukesh Ambani said at the company's annual general meeting with shareholders on Thursday. It will also set up 100 gigawatts (GW) of solar power generation capacity by 2030 and invest in setting up a carbon fibre plant.

Fuel prices unlikely to be revised

Fuel prices unlikely to be revised

Rediff.com21 May 2004

Petrol, diesel, LPG and kerosene prices are unlikely to be revised immediately as the Congress-led Government, which is yet to assume office

India's manufacturing activities expand in Feb

India's manufacturing activities expand in Feb

Rediff.com2 Mar 2022

The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) was at 54.9 in February, up from 54.0 in January, signalling a stronger improvement in the sector's health. The February PMI data pointed to an improvement in overall operating conditions for the eighth straight month. In PMI parlance, a print above 50 means expansion, while a score below 50 denotes contraction.

J-K to host investors meet from Oct 12 in Srinagar

J-K to host investors meet from Oct 12 in Srinagar

Rediff.com13 Aug 2019

The meet will provide J&K an opportunity to showcase its strengths, strategies and potential. It will also help allay fears and apprehensions in the minds of trade and business community outside the state.

50 items to attract 4% VAT

50 items to attract 4% VAT

Rediff.com13 Jul 2005

The panel on value added tax has decided that items which have at least 50 per cent industrial use will attract 4 per cent tax rate for that particular use.

P&G wraps up detergent unit sale

P&G wraps up detergent unit sale

Rediff.com12 Jul 2005

Polymers: New duty structure to bring in fund

Polymers: New duty structure to bring in fund

Rediff.com11 Jul 2014

The duty reduction in feedstock would strengthen the domestic manufacturing in India making it more competitive leading to surge in exports of finished goods.

In Q4, revenue cheer and profit woes

In Q4, revenue cheer and profit woes

Rediff.com25 Apr 2016

Analysts refuse to read too much into the early birds numbers.

Why are steel prices rising?

Why are steel prices rising?

Rediff.com30 May 2005

The rising prices characterising the steel industry have been primarily due to hike in input costs besides increase in demand, a study has found out.

Need to pay remunerative price for farm produce: India Inc

Need to pay remunerative price for farm produce: India Inc

Rediff.com29 Nov 2021

'We need to encourage the next generation of farmers to continue in farming'

Mahindra gets nod to sell its airplanes in India

Mahindra gets nod to sell its airplanes in India

Rediff.com19 Nov 2014

India's Mahindra group can finally start selling its airplanes in India after it got all approvals from the country's civil aviation ministry, Chairman and Managing Director Anand Mahindra said.

Cadila launches Remdesivir in India at Rs 2,800 per vial

Cadila launches Remdesivir in India at Rs 2,800 per vial

Rediff.com13 Aug 2020

The company said the drug will be made available across India through the group's strong distribution chain reaching out to government and private hospitals treating COVID-19 patients.

LPG prices may go up by Rs 103

LPG prices may go up by Rs 103

Rediff.com18 Feb 2005

Indian Oil Corporation, the country's largest oil firm, has sought an increase in price of domestic cooking gas LPG by over Rs 103 per cylinder and PDS kerosene by Rs 7.5 a litre, in view of rise in cost of raw material.

Maruti Suzuki has a blueprint to regain market share in SUVs

Maruti Suzuki has a blueprint to regain market share in SUVs

Rediff.com12 May 2022

Maruti's strategy for the SUV segment is to arrest the decline in customers for entry level hatchbacks.

Detergents set to cost more

Detergents set to cost more

Rediff.com2 Feb 2005

After strong run, retail demand feels the fatigue

After strong run, retail demand feels the fatigue

Rediff.com25 Apr 2023

The retail industry witnessed robust top-line growth for the greater part of the previous financial year, but demand has started to show signs of fatigue seen in the January-March quarter (fourth quarter, or Q4) of 2022-23 (FY23), especially in the apparel and innerwear segments. Jewellery, however, has managed to hold on to demand in the quarter. "In the discretionary space, demand moderation in urban markets is expected to impact the quick-service restaurant and apparel categories the most, while paint, luggage, and jewellery should see resilient growth," Systematic Institutional Equities observed in its preview of the sector.

Monthly LPG price hike rolled back

Monthly LPG price hike rolled back

Rediff.com24 Nov 2004

The government on Wednesday rolled back its decision to hike LPG price by Rs 5 every month.

155 kg heroin worth Rs 775 cr seized from UP house in joint operation

155 kg heroin worth Rs 775 cr seized from UP house in joint operation

Rediff.com2 May 2022

The narcotics substance worth Rs 775 crore in the international market was seized from a house belonging to key drug case accused Raji Haider Zaidi's sister in Muzaffarnagar on Sunday.

Scolari takes over as Portugal coach

Scolari takes over as Portugal coach

Rediff.com15 Dec 2002

'FMCG on high growth path'

'FMCG on high growth path'

Rediff.com5 Jul 2004

Colombo to host India Trade Fair

Colombo to host India Trade Fair

Rediff.com22 Jun 2004

Sri Lanka's capital Colombo will host a five-day India Trade Fair this October in an effort to boost bilateral trade, officials said Monday.

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

'Jobs Have To Be Created Everywhere'

Rediff.com25 Jul 2024

'I found it unbelievable that L&T said 45,000 jobs were waiting to be filled because of unavailability of suitable skillsets.' 'So, when the Opposition sweepingly says there are no jobs, I'm sorry... I'm not saying it's raining jobs, but there are jobs. The (skill) gap has to be bridged.'

Petrol, diesel prices may rise by Rs 2 per litre

Petrol, diesel prices may rise by Rs 2 per litre

Rediff.com24 Mar 2004

Petrol and diesel prices are likely to go up by at least Rs 2 per litre after the Lok Sabha polls, once the current freeze on revising prices in step with the cost of the raw material -- crude oil -- is lifted.