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Haryana govt removes age limit cap on scheme for farmers, farm labourers
The Haryana government has removed the age limit cap on the 'Mukhyamantri Kisan Evam Khetihar Mazdoor Jeevan Suraksha Yojana,' extending benefits to children under 10 and individuals over 65. Financial aid of Rs 37,500 to Rs 5 lakh will now be available for farmers, agriculture laborers, and market yard workers in case of death or disability while operating agricultural machinery. The decision was taken during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini.
Record immigration is colliding with housing crises across the world
Many developed countries are facing economic challenges as migration-driven growth falters due to housing shortages. Despite the positive impact of immigration on workforce gaps, housing affordability worsens, leading to per-capita recessions. Countries like Canada and Australia are reevaluating their immigration policies to address these issues and sustain economic growth.
China finally has a rival as the world's factory floor, India: Report
Western nations see India as a natural partner, and the Indian government has been pushing to make the business environment friendlier than in the past.
Tomato, onion growers in tears following price crash in Karnataka
According to Manjunath, a wholesale vegetable dealer in KR Market here, tomatoes are being sold from Rs 5 to Rs six per kg in the wholesale market while in retail, the prices are between Rs 8 and Rs 12 per kg. The Kolar district fruits and vegetable growers struggle committee president Neelaturu Chinnappa Reddy has demanded that the government announce minimum support price for onions, potatoes and tomatoes.
ETMarkets Smart Talk: Bull run ahead? A January effect could play out in the run up to Budget 2023: Rajesh Cheruvu
"International investments should play as part of an investor’s portfolio allocations with a structural perspective to benefit from geographic diversification. Typical offerings include liquid ETFs and even direct equities though diversification needs to be done appropriately at sector and geography levels also. Thematic ETFs are much more readily available and can be a part of one’s offshore tactical allocations too."
Common manufacturing hubs can attract global manufacturers as they eye ‘minus China’ strategy
Setting up any manufacturing facility is a long-drawn process which requires significant infrastructure development, construction of the facility as per various standards, a slew of approvals, lining up the labour supply, logistics, etc. Taking a leaf out of the successful flexible and common workspaces model which provides ready-to-use infrastructure for services companies, a similar solution for manufacturing can be considered.
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Buy Mahindra Logistics, target price Rs 550: ICICI Securities
Mahindra Logistics Ltd., incorporated in the year 2007, is a Mid Cap company (having a market cap of Rs 3717.20 Crore) operating in Logistics sector.
Supply shortages and emboldened workers: A changed economy
Global supply chains that ran efficiently for years broke down in 2021 as factories, ports and freight yards buckled under the weight of surging orders.
Maruti output nears normal levels as chip supplies improve
Maruti Suzuki’s production in October was 40% higher than September and the output in November is expected to 20% higher over the current month. From December, things should be closer to the average sales, according to people in the know. Its monthly average production during the January-March quarter, before the second wave of the pandemic struck the country, was 167,000 units.
Punjab farmers to get money directly in accounts, Centre rejects state’s plea to route through arhtiyas
The procurement of wheat is scheduled to start from Saturday in Punjab, which is likely to buy 13 million tonnes of wheat from farmers for the central pool. Last year, Punjab had contributed similar quantity of wheat.
New agri laws will provide freedom to farmers: Devendra Fadnavis
Fadnavis was addressing a farmers' congregation in Pune before Prime Minister Narendra Modi's event in Delhi, in which he released Rs 18,000 crore to more than nine crore farmers and interacted with a section of them.
View: The real scale of Narendra Modi's farm bet, a move that carries significant political risk
To gauge the scale of what’s being done, picture the depth of the stasis: 119 million cultivators and 144 million farmhands — taken together, 10 times Australia’s population — yoked to a marketplace designed to be anti-competitive, and denied the lift in productivity that propelled urbanization from Japan and South Korea to Taiwan and China.
Titan, Minda & TTK among 10 firms from 10 sectors telling you where Covid hurt them the most
Most companies are clueless about how the endemic disrupted their markets and businesses.
CII asks Karnataka to consider zone-wise, stage-wise restart of economy
CII Karnataka Chairman Sandeep Singh and Vice Chairman Ramesh Ramudarai met chief minister BS Yediyurappa two days ago and submitted a detailed set of recommendations on staggered opening up of different sectors of the economy .
Inefficiency spins Mahatma’s Khadi dream into a nightmare
KVIC is more than just textiles but the quality and service is so poor that it all just builds up to more unsold stocks.
Ramanagara district in Karnataka hit with drought in crop and cash
Ramanagara is a stronghold of the Janata Dal (S), followed by Congress. However, demonetisation has brought the PM into every home.
RBI’s no exchange rule for cooperative banks hits farmers
For primary cooperative banks at grass-root level, the demonetisation drive has cut the deposit and credit facility with the district cooperative banks.
Sluggish growth good for gold investors
Sluggish growth will force US Fed to hold off on raising interest rates that can curb the appeal of assets like precious metals.
Infrastructure push: Indian yards to demolish vessels to increase scrapped metal supply
The shipping market is weak and it is wise to replace older and inefficient vessels, said delegates at SeaAsia, a three-day conference and exhibition held at April 21-23 in Singapore.
Economic Survey 2014: Govt has an agenda to liberalise agricultural markets, looks at ways to cut subsidies
It proposed corporate involvement in facilitating farmer markets & setting up supply-chain infrastructure by including these activities in the list of activities under CSR.
Bharati Shipyard, ABG Shipyard fight industrial slump to stay float; pin hopes on banks for financial lifeline
ABG and Bharati expect the debt restructuring to make available capital to resume the production cycle: build ships, deliver them, get payments.
Over 4.5 lakh child labours engaged in e-waste activities in India: ASSOCHAM study
As per the study, India is likely to generate e-waste to an extent of 15 Lakh metric tonnes (MT) per annum by 2015 from the current level 12.5 Lakh MT per annum.
Sharad Pawar: Why his 2014 prospects rest on capital he has built as agriculture minister
Sharad Pawar's base in Maharashtra demands that he stays in power. His 2014 prospects rest on the capital he has built in the last decade as agriculture minister.
Tour companies cash in on rising tourist interest in Dharavi
Visitors, all over the world, are looking for different experiences, & the number of takers for the Dharavi experience appears to be growing every year.
Fifteen stocks in focus in Wednesday morning trade
Indian shares are expected to trade in a range. Here is a list of fifteen stocks that are likely to be in action in morning trade today.
Agenda for Reforms: Four stories that show how policy shifts have touched individual lives
The ultimate objective of an economic policy is to make a meaningful and lasting impact on people’s lives. Here are four stories, from four diverse spheres:
Cotton farmers in a Gujarat village set up own marketing yard
Cotton farmers in Gujarat have stopped going to the district centres to sell their produce. Instead, they are receiving buyers right outside their fields.
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