-The Hindu Business Line Fresh circulation forms in Bay, triggers another spell over East and Central India Rain deficit over East and North-East India has improved markedly except in Bihar and Uttar Pradeshwhere it stays above 40 per cent even as the monsoon enters the last week of this penultimate month of August, also normally the second rainiest, and stays moderate to strong over other parts of the country on Wednesday morning. The...
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Is investing in canal irrigation a bad idea? -A Narayanamoorthy
-The Hindu Business Line Lack of data and monitoring on cropping patterns and water use has given irrigation schemes a bad name Long before the British Raj, India was a pioneer in canal irrigation by building dams across rivers. After Independence, considering the importance of canal irrigation, the Central and State governments have been giving increased thrust to its development. Today, India is one of the countries with the largest number of...
More »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 »India sees sharp decline in IT sector's ability to fund trade deficit -Krishna Kant
-Business Standard A relatively slower growth in IT Services exports has made India ever more dependent on capital inflows and workers remittances to fund its trade and the overall current account deficit IT services are India's single biggest export and a key source of foreign exchange. But there has been a sharp decline in the IT industry’s ability to fund India’s fast-growing merchandise trade deficit and current account deficit. Please click here to...
More »Urad prices rise, govt may ask traders to declare stock -Prabhudatta Mishra
-The Hindu Business Line Rate hike due to lower acreage, fear of crop damage Urad dal prices in the retail market have increased on an average by Rs.3-5/kg in the past one week while at some places the surge is Rs.13/kg to about Rs.110-120/kg, mainly due to overall lower acreage and fear of crop damage after incessant rains in the growing region of Madhya Pradesh. Kendriya Bhandar, a Central government-run cooperative, has...
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