During the first month of the current procurement season (October–September), rice procurement climbed by 12% to 114.33 lakh tonnes (lt), owing to Punjab and Haryana. Compared to the same time last year, grain purchases are up 8% in these two States. Purchases fell by 60% to 22,557 tonnes in Uttar Pradesh, the state with the…
The Reserve Bank of India, the pilot for the wholesale use of the digital rupee will start on Tuesday. The trial would involve using the digital rupee to settle secondary trades in government securities, which should improve the efficiency of the interbank market. Settlement in central bank money would lower transaction costs by avoiding the…
Agricultural produce marketing committee (APMC) yards and wholesale stores in India have seen wheat prices jump to a record high, despite October 130 arrivals reaching a 7year high. The change coincides with a 5% increase in wheat prices globally on Monday following Russia’s announcement that it was pulling out of the UN-mediated agreement to allow…
The International Nickel Study Group said the world’s primary nickel output will outpace demand in 2022 and 2023, resulting in surpluses of 1.44 lakh tonnes this year and 1.71 lakh tonnes the following year. The International Nickel Study Group (INSG) has predicted that production will be 3.036 million tonnes (mt) this year and will likely…
Chief Economic Advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran stated on Monday that India’s economic growth in the upcoming fiscal will probably surpass the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) prediction of 6.1% because of increased capital formation. In addition, the CEA emphasized the necessity for fiscal consolidation in the Asia-Pacific area in light of the finance ministry’s ongoing…
