Farm sector: Nitin Gadkari says sugar industry survives due to ethanol; calls for new technology in farming

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday said the sugar industry in India has managed to survive largely due to the advent of ethanol and stressed the need for adopting new technologies in farming.Speaking at an event organised by Naam Foundation in Pune, Gadkari said farmer suicides in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha and Marathwada regions were mainly linked…

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GST reforms: FM Nirmala Sitharaman hails tax cuts as a huge victory; rejects critics’ ‘Gabbar Singh Tax’ jibe

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaking at a joint conclave of trade and industry associations in Chennai (Picture credit: PTI) Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday described the latest Goods and Services Tax (GST) reforms as a huge victory for every Indian, saying they would ease the tax burden on citizens while giving a…

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FDI boost: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman signals introduction of Insurance Amendment Bill; may be tabled this Winter session

File photo: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman (Picture credit: PTI) Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman has indicated that the Insurance Amendment Bill, which proposes to raise foreign direct investment (FDI) in India’s insurance sector to 100 per cent, is likely to be introduced in Parliament during the upcoming Winter session, which is likely to commence from the…

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Markets this week: Fed policy outcome, US–India trade talks to guide sentiment; inflation, FII flows in focus

Equity markets will closely follow the outcome of the US Federal Reserve policy meeting this week amid heightened expectations of an interest rate cut, along with wholesale price inflation data, analysts said.Any further developments on the US–India trade front will also be a critical driver of trends, as per news agency PTI.“Looking ahead, the key…

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