-PTI/ Business Standard The All India average retail price of wheat has risen by over 22 per cent to Rs 31.04 per kg as of August 22 compared to Rs 25.41 per kg in the year-ago period, Consumer Affairs Ministry's data showed After wheat, rice prices are firming up on reports of supply concerns with the all India average retail price of the grain ruling higher by 6.31 per cent at Rs...
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How to tackle delayed payments to MSMEs -Bhaven Shah and Garv Sultania
-The Hindu Business Line Faster and more effective, Online Dispute Resolution has gained wide recognition from the judiciary, govt and business entities Contributing 29 per cent to India’s GDP and 40 per cent of India’s exports, 6.3 crore micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) provide employment to 21 per cent of India’s workforce translating into 80 million jobs. However, MSMEs continue to face serious issues and disputes relating to delayed payments that choke...
More »Why are Madhya Pradesh farmers throwing away their garlic crops? -Rakesh Kumar Malviya
-Down to Earth The production of the allium has doubled in the last decade; Chinese, Iranian garlic with larger cloves in greater demand, say farmers There have been several calls to allow garlic export after several video clips on social media showed farmers from Madhya Pradesh throwing out or burning their crops, allegedly over low prices of the allium. One clip making rounds showed the crop being dumped into a river, while another...
More »Automation Raises Risk Of Job Loss. Upskill, Say Experts -Aprameya Rao
-NDTV.com A recent report by an international research and advisory company forecasts a grim future for the job market in the five biggest economies of Asia Pacific, including India. By 2040, the working population of these five economies -- India, China, South Korea, Australia, and Japan -- are at a higher risk of automation than North America and Europe, notes Forrester in its latest report 'Future Of Jobs Forecast, 2020 To 2040'. As...
More »World Bank's New Warning On Sri Lanka Amid Severe Food Price Inflation
-Asian News International/ NDTV.com Sri Lanka Economic Crisis: This comes as food price inflation remains at a multiyear high in South Asian countries including Pakistan. Colombo: Sri Lanka is ranked fifth among the 10 countries with the highest food price inflation in the world, according to the latest World Bank assessment. In its Food Security update, the World Bank said trade policy actions on food and fertilizers have surged since the beginning of...
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