Market leader Tata Motors is surveying setting up new standalone Electrical Vehicle showrooms, which could become a first in the car industry. However, since Tata Motors has a limited number of EV offerings at present, containing just two models, the company does not see an urgent need for a separate retail network. For the traditional…
The Soybean Processors Association of India (SOPA) has urged the Union government to gradually roll back the exemption of customs duty on edible oils to stem the falling domestic prices of soybean. The fall in edible oil prices has also contributed to a substantial fall in soybean prices in the domestic market. In a letter…
Oil prices fell on Wednesday after rising in the previous three sessions but losses were limited on the view that global supply tightness will continue as there is limited room for major producers such as Saudi Arabia to boost production. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures slid 44 cents, or 0.4%, to $111.32 a…
Leading two and three wheeler producers, TVS Motor Company, plans a ‘product offensive’ strategy and strong success story on the export front in FY23 even as it is cautiously optimistic about the growth outlook. “The company will launch additional products, including electric vehicles with outstanding technologies,” Ralf Dieter Speth, Chairman, TVS Motor, said at the…
The rupee depreciated 22 paise to a record low of 78.59 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Tuesday as continuing foreign funds outflows weighed on investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 78.53 against the American dollar, then lost ground to quote at 78.59 its…
NMDC’s three million tonnes per annum (mtpa) greenfield steel plant at Nagarnar in Chhattisgarh is likely to be operational towards the end of September, after a delay of nearly seven years. The state-run company spent Rs 20,240 crore as of May this year for the plant and is likely to spend another Rs 1,700 crore…
India has exported 1.8 million tonnes of wheat to several countries, including Bangladesh and Afghanistan, since the country banned exports of the grain on May 13, according to Food Secretary Sudhanshu Pandey. About 33,000 tonnes of wheat as compassionate assistance has already been supplied to Afghanistan against the commitment of 50,000 tonnes, he said. “It…
Vodafone Idea has decided to hold over an additional Adjusted Gross Revenue (AGR) dues of Rs 8,837 crore for a period of four years, and avail of the Government’s four-year prohibition on such payments. The dues concern FY18 and FY19, which were not covered by the Supreme Court’s October 2019 order, under which telecom operators…
The gold price was up in Friday’s early trade, as the yellow metal’s price increased by Rs 230 from the previous day’s rate with 10 grams of 24-carat gold selling at Rs 51,990. Meanwhile, 10 grams of 22-carat gold, after a decrease of Rs 200, is trading at Rs 47,650. On the other handThe prices…
Maize (corn) exports from India rebounded sharply in 2021-22 to the top of the $1 billion mark after a gap of seven years. Shipments had touched a nine year low of $142 million in 2019-20 before presenting a sharp rebound over the last two years on rising demand for the coarse corn from South and…
