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BSE SME today. On BSE SME, Chatha Foods share price opened at ₹73, which is 30.36% higher than the issue price of ₹56.

BALTIMORE—The crew of workers from Mexico and Central America were well into their graveyard shift, pouring concrete to fix the potholes that dotted the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The job could be dangerous in the daytime, let alone at night. The bridge, suspended up to 185 feet above the Patapsco River, would sway with passing tractor-trailers.

Rights issues 2024: Shares of Markobenz Ventures Ltd and Spectrum Foods Ltd will be in focus when the stock market opens on March 27 (Wednesday). The Board of Directors of the 2 companies have declared rights issue of equity shares for their eligible shareholders. The 2 companies have fixed March 27, 2024 as the record date for the purpose of determining the eligibility of equity shareholders to receive the rights entitlement in the rights issue.

₹10 lakh for a 50-acre plot. It has spurred crop diversification via a rice-fallow management approach, wherein farmers cultivate short-duration pulses or nitrogen-fixing crops after their rice harvest. This approach has proven both eco-friendly and economically viable.

Inflation is continuing to bite Canada’s restaurant industry, as sales have dipped across the country and consumers are facing higher menu prices.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has consciously taken several women-centric policy decisions for their emancipation and empowerment. Reeling out some of the decisions, she said, permanent commissioning of women officers, entry of girls in Sainik School, raising maternity leave from 12 weeks to 26 weeks, and Poshan Abhiyan benefitting 10 crore women are some of them. To promote entrepreneurship among women, she said, the government is providing credit facilities under the PM Mudra Scheme without collateral and at a concessional rate. So far, she said, 70 per cent of loans sanctioned belong to women category and 30 crore beneficiaries are enrolled.

Egg prices are at near-historic highs in many parts of the world as Easter and Passover approach

U.S. consumer confidence held steady this month even as Americans are still concerned about high prices and feeling less optimistic about the short-term future

Hiring woes may be easing for small businesses

Federal officials say milk from dairy cows in Texas and Kansas has tested positive for bird flu

By Abigail Summerville

Honasa Consumer Ltd.(up 2.78%), Emami Ltd.(up 2.60%), Britannia Industries Ltd.(up 1.99%), Euro India Fresh Foods Ltd.(up 1.65%), Parag Milk Foods Ltd.(up 1.46%), Colgate-Palmolive(India)Ltd.(up 1.39%), Jyothy Labs Ltd.(up 0.83%), Nestle India Ltd.(up 0.50%), Heritage Foods Ltd.(up 0.42%) and Mrs. Bectors Food Specialities Ltd.(up 0.17%) stood among the top gainers.

Where you go to buy a loaf of bread or a bunch of bananas could help determine the fate of the biggest-ever supermarket merger deal. In Greeley, Colo., shoppers can head to King Soopers in the center of town, owned by supermarket giant Kroger—or they can try a Safeway, owned by rival grocery-store operator Albertsons, about 2 miles away. On the northeast side is a Walmart that sells groceries, and it also has a Sprouts Farmers Market, as well as about a dozen dollar stores within 7 miles of town.

EC has listed Do’s and Dont’s list as issued by the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) to minimise the impact during the heat wave and to prevent serious ailment or death because of heat stroke. -Avoid going out in the sun, especially between 12.00 noon and 3.00 p.m. -Drink sufficient water and as often as possible, even if not thirsty -Wear lightweight, light-coloured, loose, and porous cotton clothes.

Stock market today: Zomato share price has been in an uptrend for the last one year. After bottoming out at around ₹50 apiece around a year ago, Zomato share price has remained an ideal 'buy on dips' stock for stock market investors. Zomato share price today opened upside and went on to touch an intraday high of ₹183.40 per share level on NSE, logging over 250 percent rise in the last one year.

By Jihoon Lee

India's services inflation may remain muted for next few months and will witness a pickup in second half only, economists said, thus helping curb core inflation. «There may be some more downside to services inflation, but a mean reversion or normalisation will happen in the second half of the year,» said Rahul Bajoria, MD & head EM (ex-Asia), Barclays. “However, rates are unlikely to rise to higher levels witnessed postpandemic,” he added.

ready-to-eat market in India is likely to grow about 45% over the next five years, making the country a great investment opportunity in the segment, Stanley Goh, CEO of Singaporean airport service provider SATS Food Solutions told ET. «As the SATS solution group, we have always seen India as a culturally diverse market. Indian consumers today are more receptive to higher culinary standards. With the rise in interest in categories like ready-to-eat and ready-to-heat, as well as the convenience segment, we believe there is a huge potential for growth and we can put the decade-long experience we have in the Indian market to good use,» he said. The food and gateway services provider's Indian subsidiary, SATS Food Solutions India, will be employing about 300 people in its newest facility in Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport, India CEO Sagar Dighe told ET.

The industrial sector is getting $6 billion in federal funding for projects that will slash planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, the largest-ever U.S. investment to decarbonize domestic industries

Farmers are driving dozens of tractors in a slow-motion convoy towards Britain’s Parliament to protest post-Brexit rules and trade deals that they say are endangering livelihoods and food security

The fast-food chain backtracked from its decade-old “no antibiotics ever” pledge