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The Commission for Agricultural Costs and Prices (CACP) has called for a review of the government’s open-ended grain procurement policy to restrict rice and wheat purchase from the farmers for the meeting requirement under the National Food Security Act. The open ended procurement policy for rice and wheat has resulted in accumulation of huge stocks […]

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NEW DELHI: The demand for steel in India is expected to register a ‘healthy growth’ of 8.6 per cent against the overall global rise of 1.8 per cent in 2023, worldsteel said on Tuesday. It forecasts that global steel demand will grow 1.8 per cent in 2023 and reach 1,814.5 MT after having contracted by […]

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Producers’ inflation rate based on the Wholesale Price Index (WPI) remained in the negative zone for the sixth successive month at (-) 0.26 per cent in September, government data released on Monday showed. However, sequential data showed that deflation has come down. WPI inflation was (-) 0.52 per cent in August. Earlier, the government released retail […]

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NEW DELHI: A sharp decline in tomato prices may have caused the headline CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation to plunge to 5.02% in September from 6.83% in August, but risks to food prices still persist, and experts see retail-food inflation staying above the 6%-mark in the second half of the current fiscal year. An erratic […]

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MUMBAI: For Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries (RIL), analysts estimate higher profit growth for the July-September quarter (second quarter, or Q2) of 2023-24 (FY24), while revenue growth is expected to remain subdued. Key monitorables include guidance on new energy capital expenditure, retail expansion, and telecommunication (telecom) tariffs. In a Bloomberg poll, 12 analysts estimated consolidated revenue […]

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By Sushil Kutty The Janata Dal (Secular) stands split in the middle in Karnataka. If not in the body, at least in spirit. C M Ibrahim, a party bigwig, is at the centre of the brouhaha that has put the Gowda clan headed by former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda and his son, former Karnataka […]

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The Indian economy is projected to grow by 6.3 per cent in FY24 with a minimum and maximum growth estimate of 6.0 per cent and 6.6 per cent respectively, according to the latest Economic Outlook Survey released by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) on Monday. As per the chamber, the […]

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By Nantoo Banerjee It may be a bit early to predict economic consequences of the ongoing Hamas-Israel armed conflict on the world economy, but India is bound to be impacted if the war continues for long and oil prices keep soaring through the coming winter months. The war is now running through the second week. […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra Come late September and October, kash flowers are in bloom in parts of Maidan in Kolkata together with a few more spots in the city yet to be invaded by concrete jungle heralding the arrival of the biggest festival of West Bengal – Durga Puja. Yet the fact remains preparations for the […]

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By K Raveendran The Israel-Palestine conflict has sent ripples through the shipping and maritime industry, leading international companies to issue cautionary advisories and adapt their operations in the region. In view of the missile attacks and the incursion of opposing militias, the security of transporting goods through the port of Haifa has become uncertain. The […]

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By Arun Srivastava With Israel declaring war on the Gaza Strip after an unexpected attack by the terrorist Palestinian group Hamas on October 7, the global fraternity is straining to decode the real nature and reasons for the armed engagement. Apparently, there is no tangible reason for Hamas to attack Israel. No doubts some small […]

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By Ashis Biswas In Assam, Chief Minister Mr Himanta Biswa Sarma, responding to fresh charges of corruption from the opposition, has launched a sharp counter attack specially targeting the Congress party in the pre-poll campaign for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Assam unlike in other states, appears to […]

The post Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sharma Leads Lok Sabha Poll Campaign Of BJP On Communal Plank first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By K Raveendran Curiously, the Hamas attack and the Israeli reprisal coincide with the 5oth anniversary of the first oil crisis, which plunged the world into an oil shock of unprecedented proportions, causing energy prices to skyrocket and leading to fuel shortages, particularly in the United States. And by all indications, the results of the […]

The post Hamas-Israeli Conflict Coincides With 50th Anniversary Of 1973 Oil Shock first appeared on Latest India news, analysis and reports on IPA Newspack.

By Sushil Kutty Voting for elections to the assemblies of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, and Mizoram are to take place from November 7 to 30. Counting of votes will be on December 3 and by evening of the day, the results will be plain to all and sundry and the question whether the Israeli-Hamas […]

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By K R Sudhaman Red tapes and White caps were common sight in ministries and government departments, a colonial hangover that persisted long after independence. The white caps worn by ministers and babus, particularly by peons in the corridors of power gradually disappeared from 1970s onwards. But Red taped files remained in government offices until […]

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By Tirthankar Mitra British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is on a mission to rebrand the Conservative Party. Time is running out for him in his bid to reach this goal as the elections are due in January 2025 in Great Britain. But there are shadows of doubt over the Tories electoral prospects. The Conservative Party […]

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By Anjan Roy This is all about what a super is. An internal politicking in the American capital —Washington— results in the overthrow of the US House Speaker and it puts countries across the world in a flutter. US House speaker, Rep Kevin McCarthy, was thrown out of his position as House speaker by a […]

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