Kolkata: Amid rising temperatures and prolonged rainless periods due to climate change, large-scale attacks of pests and diseases in tea plantations across the country have become worrisome for planters with an estimated annual crop loss of around 147 million kg, an industry body said on Saturday. Tea Research Association, in its statement, said the revenue loss…
New Delhi: Unsold housing stocks fell 6 per cent during January-March to nearly 5.18 lakh units across 14 cities compared to the previous quarter on better sales, according to data analytic firm PropEquity. Unsold inventories stood at 5,17,879 units during January-March this year against 5,48,217 units in the preceding quarter. During the first quarter of this…
Islamabad: Cash-starved Pakistan is likely to ink a deal for additional deposits of USD 2 billion from Saudi Arabia after Eid, authorities said on Saturday, a move that will help the country secure the much-required bailout from the IMF. In March, Pakistan sought Saudi Arabia’s confirmation for funds to ink an IMF deal. Earlier this…
Guwahati: Asia’s largest underwater hydro-carbon pipeline, below the river Brahmaputra connecting Jorhat and Majuli in Assam has been completed by the Indradhanush Gas Grid Limited (IGGL), the company’s CEO Ajit Kumar Thakur said on Saturday. The challenging task of laying a 24-inch diameter hydrocarbon pipeline beneath the mighty Brahmaputra river by Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) method…
Mumbai: The legendary Sachin Tendulkar on Friday said that One-day cricket is heavily tilted towards the batters and the imbalance between the bat and the ball must be looked into, adding that Test format needs to be played on all kinds of pitches to keep the fans interested. The objectivity of playing the ODI format, in…
New Delhi: Gold prices plunged by Rs 430 to Rs 60,550 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday amid weak global cues, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs 60,980 per 10 grams. Silver also tumbled Rs 670 to Rs 75,080 per kg. Retail demand…
Mumbai: Fairfax-backed IIFL Finance on Friday said it has fully repaid its maiden USD 400 million bond on maturity this month. The retail focused non-bank had raised the money as part of its medium-term note programme in February 2020. Kapish Jain, its group chief financial officer, said the company had pre-paid a portion of the…
New Delhi: Hospital chain Narayana Health is dedicated to patient-centric care and digital tools such as a mobile app that allows doctors to monitor their patients in real time and collaborate with their care team are an integral part of this commitment, says Group Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Sandhya J. With Narayana Health’s patient platform, patients…
New Delhi: The Congress on Friday termed as “most serious” reports of the Election Commission identifying “defective” VVPAT machines and asked the poll body to take everyone into confidence to help restore public faith in the integrity of the electoral process. The opposition party posed several questions to the EC, and said it must respond with…
Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday dismissed the petition by state Congress president D K Shivakumar challenging the sanction given by the State Government to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for prosecuting him. Following a request by the central agency, the State Government had given the sanction on September 25, 2019, based on…
