Contract farms are flavour of the season The Times Of India | MUMBAI: Some days ago, in the otherwise nondescript village of Jhagadiya, Gujarat, hundreds of farmers gathered around a consignment of fruits on its way to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Nothing unusual about it, one would think. | Fruit exports are normal in many Indian villages. But this particular co...
Weak global cues weigh on markets, Nifty May futures at premium The Times Of India | MUMBAI: Stocks in India extended losses on Wednesday tracking weak global cues coupled with record high oil prices. Banking stocks were the worst hit. At 11:21 am, Nifty was trading down 0.71 per cent to 5068 and May futures was at a ...
Contract farms are flavour of the season The Times Of India | MUMBAI: Some days ago, in the otherwise nondescript village of Jhagadiya, Gujarat, hundreds of farmers gathered around a consignment of fruits on its way to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Nothing unusual about it, one would think. | Fruit exports are norm...
Freeze on tractor loans by SBI due to rising defaults justified The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: A freeze on tractor loans by SBI due to rising defaults may be justified. It is understood that these loans are taken by a farmer on behalf of a few others, and they can collectively use the tractor for their small land hol...
Residential projects register a 25% slump The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Till recently, houses were selling like hot cakes, naturally driving up the realty prices. While some builders might still be quoting high prices, the fact is the number of transactions have fallen. In fact, after land pric...
RBI approves merger of CBoP with HDFC Bank The Times Of India | MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has approved the merger of Centurion Bank of Punjab with HDFC Bank and the amalgamation would be effective from May 23. | "The RBI hereby sanctions the appended scheme of amalgamation of CBoP (Transferor ...
Khali to continue as cop in Punjab Police The Times Of India | JALANDHAR: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) with Punjab Police, Daleep Singh Rana, popular as 'The Great Khali', on Tuesday said he would continue to work with the state force. | "I always want to continue my job with the Punjab Polic...
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India fights illiteracy with lunch Asia Times | By Raja M | MUMBAI - As the world's largest program of its kind, India's government-sponsored free school lunch scheme sets out to benefit 140 million children in a million schoo...
Gateway Distriparks: Moving in the right circuit The Times Of India | GATEWAY DISTRIPARKS is expected to be a major beneficiary of the expanding containerisation in the country, given the proximity of its container freight stations (C...
Wheat procurement hits a record 200 lakh tonne The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Wheat procurement by the government has reached a record high in recent times, making it easier for the state to fight inflation in food prices. Accordin...
India fights illiteracy with lunch Asia Times | By Raja M | MUMBAI - As the world's largest program of its kind, India's government-sponsored free school lunch scheme sets out to benefit 140 million children in a million schools across India in 2008, even as it swallows a regular diet of controv...
SAD President demands benefit for farmers from Centre The Times Of India | CHANDIGARH: Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal on Monday asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to pass on to farmers in Punjab the benefit of Rs 13,000 crore saved in foreign exchange as a result of the record wheat procu...
Gateway Distriparks: Moving in the right circuit The Times Of India | GATEWAY DISTRIPARKS is expected to be a major beneficiary of the expanding containerisation in the country, given the proximity of its container freight stations (CFS) to important ports. The company also has a license to run containe...
Wheat procurement hits a record 200 lakh tonne The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Wheat procurement by the government has reached a record high in recent times, making it easier for the state to fight inflation in food prices. According to official figures, wheat procurement has touched 200 lakh tonne on...
Bharti-MTN deal: For Sunil Mittal, history is just a call away The Times Of India | NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: About 32 years ago, an 18-year-old from Ludhiana was exploring his career options. He had just graduated from Punjab University and wanted to get into business, and build a corporate empire that would rival th...
India a big part of Asian boom The Australian | AUSTRALIANS should know more of Shri Kamal Nath, India's long-serving Minister of Commerce and Industry and an apostle of India's burgeoning and globalising economy. Like other Indian cabinet ministers, Nath believes Australia will eventually sell uranium to India. | I'm not sure whether the Indian Government is in some doubt about the Rudd Gover...
