According to statistics issued by the government on Tuesday, the growth of India’s eight key sectors fell to a four-month low of 8.1% in September from a 14-month peak of 12.5% in August. This was mainly because of a dramatic fall in the increase in the production of power, crude oil, and refinery products. September…
Following the US dollar’s strength versus key international rivals and persistent outflows of foreign money, the rupee fell 9 paise to settle at an all-time low of 83.33 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday. Furthermore, rising crude oil prices and a downward trend in US stocks combined with geopolitical unpredictability in the Middle East…
In the initial estimate of the output, released on Tuesday by the Indian Sugar Mills Association (ISMA), India’s gross sugar production is predicted to fall by 8% to 33.7 million tonne (MT) in the 2023–24 season (October–September) compared to the previous season. According to ISMA, this season’s sugar output will be enough to meet the…
In October, India’s industrial activity decreased to 55.5 from 57.5 in September. This month marks the twenty-eighth consecutive month that the seasonally adjusted S&P Global India Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ IndexTM (PMI) has shown signs of improving sector health. The most recent figure, which indicated the weakest rate of expansion since February, was below the long-run…
Renewable energy sources can provide up to 90% of the world’s electricity by 2050 and up to 65% by 2030, according to Union Power and New & Renewable Energy Minister R K Singh’s statement on Tuesday. In his remarks at the Sixth Assembly of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), Singh stated, “By 2030, renewable energy…
L&T Construction said on Monday that during the current quarter, its Power Transmission & Distribution division had secured significant orders both domestically and internationally. To ease the strain on the state’s electrical transmission grid, the company has been given an order to build 400kV and 220kV transmission lines in Chhattisgarh. It received an order for…
A weak US dollar abroad and encouraging signals from the home equities markets helped the rupee break its three-day losing streak, allowing it to recover 2 paise to 83.23 versus the US dollar in early trade on Friday. Foreign equities investors’ selling pressure along with an increasing trend in crude oil prices was stated by…
Thursday’s sell-off in stocks marked the sixth straight session as investors made a beeline for the exit. Although crude oil prices have decreased and Brent was trading at less than $90 per barrel, investors withdrew their money due to concerns that the conflict in West Asia would last for a long time. Investor anxiety was…
As a result of a strong US dollar and unfavorable attitude in the equities market, the rupee fell for the third straight day, losing 6 paise to 83.23 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday. Despite the fact that crude oil prices were hovering around USD 90 per barrel due to geopolitical tensions…
The continuation of domestic leisure travel, the demand from meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE), business travel, and an increase in foreign tourist arrivals (FTAs) are all expected to support the Indian hotel industry’s double-digit revenue growth in FY24, according to a report by ICRA. It further stated that the current ICC World Cup 2023…
