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Sergei Lavrov said in remarks published late on Tuesday. The United States reached separate deals on Tuesday with Ukraine and Russia to cease fighting in the Black Sea and pause attacks against energy targets, with Washington agreeing to push to lift some sanctions against Moscow. «We want the grain and fertilizer market to be predictable, so that no one tries to 'ward us off' from it,» Lavrov told the Russian state Channel One television. «Not only because we want… to make a legitimate profit in fair competition, but also because we are concerned about the food security situation in Africa and other countries of the Global South.» If implemented, the deal could be the first significant step toward U.S. President Donald Trump's goal to achieve a more encompassing ceasefire in the war in Ukraine that Russia started with its full-scale invasion three years ago.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Changes to the benchmark Nifty50 index will be effective from 28 March. Jio Financial Services Ltd and Zomato Ltd will replace Bharat Petroleum Corp.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. In his book One Up on Wall Street, legendary fund manager Peter Lynch uses the term ‘diworsification’ to describe unbridled and often unrelated diversification by companies or investors into areas or assets they don't fully understand. The result, Lynch says, is mostly substantial capital misallocation and wealth destruction.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Summer’s only just set in, but several states have already seen heatwaves as well as warm nights. The Met department has forecast a spike in mercury in the coming days.

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Last week, Pierre Cléroux of the Business Development Bank of Canada wrote here that for the first time in 15 years of making economic outlook presentations, he’s getting unprompted questions about productivity. It seems Canadians are having an “Aha!” moment about productivity, thanks to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff attack on their bottom lines.

In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Commerce and Industry Jitin Prasada said that as on date, reciprocal tariffs have not been applied by the US on India. He said that the government continues to engage with the US to achieve enhancement and broadening of bilateral trade ties in a mutually beneficial and fair manner. “Both countries plan to negotiate a mutually beneficial, multi-sector Bilateral Trade Agreement. Both countries would focus on increasing market access, reducing tariff and non-tariff barriers, enhancing supply chain integration and resolving bilateral trade issues,” Prasada said. In a separate reply, he said recently, the government has not taken any such steps to lift ban on import of certain prohibited and restricted products from USA, China and UK.

stagflation," as one economist put it—a concern gaining traction among analysts who question whether the U.S. economy's strong post-pandemic performance is beginning to wane. On Wednesday, the Federal Reserve painted a picture of an economy reshaped dramatically by President Donald Trump and his economic policy. It warned that tariffs could significantly dampen the economic outlook, ushering in higher inflation and slower growth. That sparked concerns about the dreaded “stagflation,” an economic curse that is hard to escape. ALSO READ: Who is Jeffrey Goldberg, the Atlantic's editor who was 'accidentally' added to top Trump officials' secret Yemen strike chats

This increase acknowledges existing central social protection schemes that had not been considered earlier. India has made significant strides in enhancing its social protection coverage through a comprehensive data-pooling exercise led by the Ministry in collaboration with ILO. By utilising encrypted Aadhaar as a unique identifier across 34 major central schemes, such as MGNREGA, EPFO, ESIC, APY, and PM-POSHAN, over 200 crore records were processed to identify unique beneficiaries. According to the release, this exercise revealed that 65% of India's population (92 crore people) is covered by at least one social protection benefit (cash and in-kind both), with 48.8% receiving cash benefits.

Hindustan Unilever, Nestle and many home-grown giants. These small and regional players are growing faster than the biggies and even nibbling at their market shares. Latest data from market tracker Kantar shows that big companies, which control 34% of the market, saw sales volume increase 2-3% in urban areas over the past four quarters compared with year earlier periods, ET has reported. At the same time, smaller brands that account for the remaining almost two-thirds of the market for fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) grew 5-7%, said the research firm owned by British communications firm WPP. Kantar, which monitors both branded and unorganised products, including unpackaged voluminous commodities, defines big companies as those reaching more than a third of India’s 250 million households. Smaller companies with lower reach, some restricted to just a state, include new-age brands as well as local or regional ones.

«India's GDP will grow 6.5 per cent in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026, we expect. Our forecast is the same as the outcome for the previous fiscal year, but less than our earlier forecast of 6.7 per cent,» S&P said. The forecast assumes that the upcoming monsoon season will be normal and that commodity- especially crude-- prices will be soft. Cooling food inflation, the tax benefits announced in the country's budget for the fiscal year ending March 2026, and lower borrowing costs will support discretionary consumption in India, S&P said. The global credit rating agency expects central banks in the Asia Pacific region to continue cutting benchmark interest rates through this year.

Hindustan Org(up 19.99%), Sika Interplant(up 19.99%), Keynote Financial(up 19.99%), Vinyl Chemicals(up 19.99%) and ISF Ltd(up 19.84%) were among the stocks that surged over 15%.

junk food consumption, especially among children, has raised concerns in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly. During a discussion in the House, Deputy Chief Minister Rajendra Shukla, who also handles the health portfolio, stressed the need to strictly enforce the Food Safety & Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) guidelines.

Ekadashi is a sacred day when devotees worship Lord Vishnu with devotion and deep faith. This day is considered very auspicious to perform puja to Lord Vishnu. There are 24 Ekadashis in a year that fall during Krishna Paksha and Shukla Paksha. Devotees across India follow all the puja rituals and observe strict fasts to please Lord Vishnu. This year, Papamochani Ekadashi will be observed on the 11th day of Krishna Paksha in the month of Chaitra, which is 25 March 2025.

Bank of Japan policymakers discussed the pace of raising interest rates further after deciding to hike short-term interest rates to the highest in 17 years, minutes of their January meeting showed on Tuesday. «Some members shared the recognition that real interest rates were expected to remain significantly negative even if the BOJ decided to raise the policy interest rate at this meeting, and that accommodative financial conditions would be maintained,» the minutes said.

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Eli Lilly has launched Mounjaro (tirzepatide) in India, a drug hailed for its ability to manage diabetes and trigger dramatic weight loss. Originally designed for type 2 diabetes, its secondary benefit—helping users shed up to 20% of their body weight—has turned it into a global phenomenon. But while the buzz is strong, the drug comes with a steep price tag: ₹3,500 for a 2.5 mg vial and ₹4,375 for 5 mg, making long-term use an expensive commitment.

Adityanath recalled that before 2017, Uttar Pradesh was categorised among India's lagging regions, or the 'BIMARU' states. However, in the last eight years, it has emerged as the driving force of the nation's economy, leading across multiple sectors, he emphasised. The chief minister said that before 2017, agriculture was completely neglected in Uttar Pradesh. Farmers had been struggling, and the sector was on a decline. Reforms under the «double-engine government» changed the situation significantly, he said. The state's agricultural growth rate, which was around 5 per cent in 2016-17, has now risen to over 13.5 per cent, he said.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bengaluru: Early-stage startups are tweaking their supply chain operations and rushing to tie up with companies including Blinkit, Zepto and Instamart to make quick commerce their primary distribution channel and accelerate sales, according to company executives and investors.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange is a leading global financial institution. It trades commodities, currencies and exotic products like weather derivatives. But it started in 1898 as the Chicago Butter and Egg Board, a more downmarket operation from the grain traders who dominated the market. Eggs were disregarded by leading traders because they came not from the farmers who raised grain and cattle on Midwestern farms, but from their wives who tended to backyard flocks of chickens. “Local merchants often accepted the eggs as a courtesy to the farm wives; they then packed the eggs off to Chicago,” writes Kara Newman in The Secret Financial Life of Food. A ‘nest egg’ was a dummy egg placed in nests to encourage hens to lay, but it also came to mean the private funds that women built through this trade. The US is currently reeling under egg shortages, primarily caused by flocks being culled due to avian flu. At one point, the price crossed $8 per dozen, more than double their usual price. The US is desperately searching for eggs abroad, much to the amusement of countries like Canada, which are suffering under President Trump’s tariffs. Trump recently posted a link to an article with the ill-tempered headline: ‘Shut Up About Egg Prices – Trump is Saving Consumers Millions’.

Future Consumer Ltd.(up 4.01%), Bajaj Consumer Care Ltd.(up 2.46%), LT Foods Ltd.(up 1.79%), Patanjali Foods Ltd.(up 1.71%), Gopal Snacks Ltd.(up 1.65%), Honasa Consumer Ltd.(up 1.60%), Adani Wilmar Ltd.(up 1.41%), Dangee Dums Ltd.(up 1.38%), Heritage Foods Ltd.(up 1.35%) and Colgate-Palmolive(India)Ltd.(up 1.23%) were among the top gainers.