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Hi Can someone update on this issue as its old by decade... things have changed... Thanks, Anant

Access to agricultural credit is still not an easy proposition for many Indian farmers even though money lenders offer the much-needed cash now at a very high interest rate. Thirty-five years ago when Chandubhai Virani and his two brothers began Balaji Wafers, they remember it was more of...

Can Pack, a Polish company, has opened a can producing factory at Aurangabad in Maharashtra. This is the largest Polish investment in India in recent years. The value of the investment in Aurangabad is estimated at $200 million. The plant, which is to initially produce 650 million beverage...

After undergoing an industry-threatening period for much of last year, the very-special month of May has brought good news on the assets front for the mutual fund industry as well as for their investors, who have seen their money grow by surprising amounts. Following the extraordinary gains on...

The Congress-led UPA coalition, which started its second term after a landslide victory might have something more to cheer about, something that may well lead them to believe that their efforts at pushing for inclusive growth has wrought some positive changes – by putting more money in the...

Last week Northwest Mutual announced a major change in asset holdings. It seems the firm’s management has chosen bullion over bonds. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., the third-largest U.S. life insurer by 2008 sales, has bought gold for the first time the company’s 152-year history to...

Last week Northwest Mutual announced a major change in asset holdings. It seems the firm’s management has chosen bullion over bonds. Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co., the third-largest U.S. life insurer by 2008 sales, has bought gold for the first time the company’s 152-year history to...

About 930 carbon credit projects are resting in Indian carbon trade basket, while 160-180 such projects are likely to be added every year. India has the capacity of earning a whooping US$100 billion by the trade of CERs, while CERs worth US$ 300 million has been already sold globally by India...

All citizens of the country will be able to avail of pension facility from Friday, with the interim pension regulator PFRDA confirming the scheduled launch of the mega pension plan in a statement on Thursday. "The necessary infrastructure for the rollout of New Pension System (NPS) is now ready...

Internet search engine giant Google has emerged as the world's number one brand and is also the first one to touch the $100 billion value mark, despite the tough economic environment. According to the fourth annual BrandZ top 100 most valuable global brands ranking, Google is the number one...

India’s inflation fell to near zero levels although it may take some time for it to get reflected in the prices of essential commodities. Even as the BSE Sensex is moving in a narrow range unable to break the 9000 mark, India’s largest commodity bourse created a record by as its turnover touched...

India’s edible oil imports surged sharply by registering a whopping 68 percent increase in the last four months of this fiscal as the sharp dip in global prices. According to the latest update from Solvent Extractors Association (SEA), the sharp drop in the oil prices increased the domestic...

Chinese investors beware! Don’t get trapped in the glitter of gold. In China, investors have been rushing to gold following the crash of global markets. But, the investment in gold is also riddled with risk and this is a critical time now where investors should be cautious with their gold...

Public sector Fertiliser and Chemicals Travancore Ltd (FACT) has outlined several expansion and diversification plans through joint ventures with other PSUs, utlising the land and other resources of the company. The main purpose of diversification is the optimum utilization of available...

Imagine a situation where you are faced with a famine like situation. Grains are simply not available. Needless to say if there are no enough food grains to eat, there cannot be any trading either. So what prompts this scenario? As Gandhiji once famously said, there is enough for every one’s...