The actual acreage and production have decreased for all major crops, despite the government’s promotion of millets. When farmers receive guaranteed irrigation, experts claim that the only thing that will prevent them from switching to other crops is better returns. Ragi, bajra, and jowar’s total production have decreased by 7% to 15.6 million tonnes over…
On Monday, the Indian rupee began trading at 80.94 to the dollar, up 18 paise from the previous close of 81.12 to the dollar. For the first time since the start of 2022, the local unit is below the 81-point threshold. On the strength of increased risk appetite in the home market, a weaker dollar,…
This season (October 2022–September 2023), India’s production of chillies is anticipated to increase by 23%, and jeera (cumin) and pepper production are also anticipated to rise. According to reports presented at the International Spice Congress 2023 (ISC 2023), however, turmeric production will probably be lower due to waterlogging of the fields during the monsoon. Jeera…
In this month alone, foreign investors have made a net withdrawal of Rs. 15,236 crore due to the appeal of the Chinese markets and worries that the US economy may be ready to face a recession. However, over the past four trading sessions, foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have switched from sellers to purchasers. Following a…
Due to the east Asian Lunar New Year vacation, which thinned down early trading on Monday, oil prices dipped lower. However, they managed to hold onto the majority of last week’s gains due to the likelihood that China, the world’s top oil consumer, will experience an economic revival this year. The price of Brent crude…
The Government of India has been requested to impose a standard import charge on all crude edible oils the Solvent Extractors’ Association (SEA) of India. Ajay Jhunjhunwala, president of SEA, stated in a monthly letter to association members on Friday that the association sent a representation to the government in its pre-budget memorandum covering numerous…
On Thursday, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) stated that its goal for 2023 is to control inflation and bring it into line with the desired level by 2024. The consumer price index (CPI) eased to 5.7% in December from 5.9% a month earlier, according to the most recent data, driven mostly by a strong…
Hindustan Unilever, a major FMCG company, increased its consolidated net profit by 7.86 percent to $2,481 billion for the quarter that ended in December from $2,300 billion in the same quarter last year.Comparing the net profit to the Rs. 2,670 crore profit from the prior quarter, the net profit decreased by 7% sequentially. In comparison…
After the Central government banned exports on May 13 of last year, at least 1.75 lakh tonnes of wheat that had been stored in warehouses near various ports around the nation were sold on the local market. After reaching record highs, wheat prices have since fallen. “After the government forbade exports last year, at least…
Early on Wednesday, the rupee lost 13 paise to reach 81.82 against the U.S. dollar as investor sentiment was dampened by the strengthening of the US dollar and high crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit started out weakly versus the dollar at 81.80, then dropped to 81.82, losing 13 paise…
