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GOVT HIKES MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE OF ONION...

GOVT HIKES MINIMUM EXPORT PRICE OF ONION TO CHECK DOMESTIC MARKET RATE

In an effort to curb soaring prices of onion in the domestic market, the government has increased the minimum export price (MEP) of onion by more than 140% from $175 per tonne to $425 a tonne. “Export of all varieties of onions will be subject to a MEP of $425 FOB (freight on board) per tonne,”... read more »

Our margins are strong enough to service...

Our margins are strong enough to service debt

Concerned about the dull business environment in the steel sector, Sajjan Jindal, chairman and managing director of JSW Group, has deferred his long-term investment plans. In an interview with Aditi Divekar, he talks about how he plans to service the company’s Rs 36,000-crore debt. Edited... read more »

World Economy May Be Slipping Into 1930s...

World Economy May Be Slipping Into 1930s Depression: Raghuram Rajan

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan has asked central banks from across the world to define “new rules of the game” as he warned that the global economy may be slipping into problems similar to the Great Depression of the 1930s. Raghuram Rajan, who has been warning... read more »

Audi Q3’s variant launched in Coim...

Audi Q3’s variant launched in Coimbatore

German luxury car maker Audi today launched a new variant of its popular Q3 in the region. “This particular brand has a 75 per cent market share in the compact SUV segment across India,” Arun S K, CEO, Audi Coimbatore, told reporters on the sidelines of the launch. Priced at Rs 29.74 lakh,... read more »

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Centre may go for partial rollback of bulk diesel prices : PS Vivek Rae

Excise duty on petrol, diesel hiked, prices not to rise

To boost the exchequer’s finances and help contain fiscal deficit — the amount of money that the government borrows to fund its expenses — the Centre on Thursday hiked the excise duty... read more »

Appetite for jewellery boosts India gold demand: WGC

Indian appetite for gold jumped by more than a third in the last quarter, in sharp contrast to the rest of the world, boosted by jewellery demand for the wedding season, an industry body... read more »

Flipkart to raise fresh funds at $10 billion valuation

MUMBAI: India’s largest online commerce player Flipkart is in the market to raise anywhere between $500 million and $1 billion in a fresh financing round, valuing the company at an... read more »

Modi’s ‘Make in India’ push to depend on Chinese steel

NEW DELHI: India’s steel consumption is expected to grow at its fastest pace in five years next year on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s infrastructure push, but a scarcity of raw... read more »

Sensex, Nifty slip after hitting all-time highs

MUMBAI: Both the indices — Sensex and Nifty — slipped into negative zone after hitting all-time highs in early trade on fresh selling, mainly in capital goods and refinery stocks, despite buying... read more »