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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India's six-year-old Agricultural Export Policy (AEP) is set for an overhaul as export destinations shift and the country's farm exports basket becomes more diverse, three people directly involved in the process said. The proposed review will attempt to enhance the competitiveness of Indian agricultural products, ensure compliance with global standards, and promote value-added products.

MoSPI) has floated a discussion paper seeking stakeholders' views on the treatment of free food grains provided under the public distribution system in the calculation of retail inflation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “One word: plastics." Career advice given to Dustin Hoffman’s aimless character in “The Graduate" turned out to be pretty solid. Since the film’s 1967 release, global plastic use has risen twentyfold.

Himanshu Bohra. Ordering food through Zomato after completing his work at 3 a.m., Bohra met a young delivery executive Shiva Sarkar, whose story of struggles, resilience and determination led to a «storm of emotions for him. He reached out to Zomato's CEO, Deepinder Goyal for added help.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After two consecutive quarters of sluggish economic growth, policymakers and economists are banking on a turnaround in the second half of the fiscal year, driven by increased government spending, a boost from the ongoing festive season, and resilient rural consumption.

On the BSE, Enbee Trade Fin(down 19.95 per cent), Suraj Industries(down 16.25 per cent), Samrat Forgings(down 14.47 per cent), Econo Trade(I)(down 13.92 per cent) and Continental Cont(down 13.43 per cent) stood among the top losers in today's trade.

Shreyas Media, a division of Aadhyasree Infotainment, on Monday announced that it bagged exclusive advertising rights for Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, scheduled to be held from January 13 to February 26, next year at Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh. A press release from the city-based firm said it also secured rights for multiple other activities, including vending zones, an amusement zone and a food court at the world's largest spiritual congregation.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The year 2024 kept governments across the world on tenterhooks, with more than 60 countries, including India, holding elections, injecting uncertainty about how the outcomes would shape future fiscal, monetary, and trade policies. The Indian economy faced several challenges in 2024, from slowing growth to stubborn inflation to risks associated with personal loan growth.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India presently has more than a quarter trillion dollars of essential imports. These include crude oil, coal, edible unrefined oil, fertilizer, steel and copper.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Government capex would align with nominal GDP growth in times to come while private capex is expected to gather pace over the next three to five years, driven by higher capacity utilisation and an uptick in investments in emerging sectors such as renewables and electric vehicles, according to Hari Shyamsunder of Franklin Templeton. Shyamsunder, vice president & senior institutional portfolio manager—emerging markets equity—India at the company, said the slowdown in corporate earnings in the second quarter ended September was temporary.

The Bible doesn’t mention animals at the birth in Bethlehem. A text called the Gospel of Pseudo Matthew, now not considered Biblical, mentions an ox and an ass. St Francis invoked this in the Italian village of Greccio in 1223, creating the first Nativity tableau of Christ’s birth. He wished to emphasise Christ’s humble origins and importance for all the world, not just humans. “Laudato sie, mi Signore, cum tucte le Tue creature,” he wrote in his Canticle of the Sun: “Be praised, my Lord, through all your creatures.” In time, Nativity scenes included other animals, like the sheep of the shepherds and the camels of the Magi. In other parts of the world, local animals also feature, like elephants in India, llamas in Peru and kangaroos in Australia. Oddly, pigs rarely appear in Nativity scenes. An important reason for Christianity’s success was discarding food-related taboos, like the one on pork enforced in Christ’s own Jewish community. Yet, pigs seem out of place. Does an animal raised only to be killed feel inappropriate in a scene devoted to new life?

Boxing Day sales. However, not all retailers and supermarkets will swing their doors open on December 26. Over the past few years, several stores have embraced a new tradition of staying closed on Boxing Day, a practice initiated during the pandemic in 2020.

I2U2 Group, a groundbreaking quadrilateral partnership between India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the United States. The event, titled «I2U2: Towards a Transformative Quadrilateral Partnership», brought together distinguished experts who explored the partnership's role in reshaping international cooperation and economic integration. The event held virtually was organised by the CUTS International, a leading public policy body of India. In his opening remarks, Pradeep S Mehta, Secretary General of CUTS International, emphasised the partnership's innovative approach, noting that «I2U2 deliberately sidesteps traditional conflict narratives. Instead of focusing on historical tensions or regional disputes, the I2U2 partnership prioritises pragmatic economic cooperation and technological innovation.»

Over the years, the untimely deaths of several prominent Indian entrepreneurs and company founders in their 40s and 50s have underscored the dangers of stress, the pressures of leadership, and the physical toll that intense work can take on the human body. While these individuals were often seen as the driving forces behind their businesses, their sudden departures have raised concerns about the importance of mental and physical health in today’s fast-paced corporate world. Here, we take a look at some of the Indian business leaders who passed away prematurely due to cardiac arrest, leaving behind a legacy that continues to inspire despite their untimely departures.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Last month I reached out to Dona Aideau who hosts tea and chocolate pairings, not something one hears about often. It turned out that we were practically neighbours in Puducherry and so, I walked over one Saturday afternoon for tea.

The Houthis in a statement on Telegram said they had aimed a hypersonic ballistic missile at a military target that they did not identify. Israel's military said it was investigating, adding that «we emphasise that aerial defence is not hermetic». «A flash of light, a blow and we fell to the ground. Big mess, broken glasses all over the place,» said Bar Katz, a resident of a damaged building.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Zomato will make history on Monday as the first new-age tech stock to be included in the prestigious BSE Sensex, replacing JSW Steel in a half-yearly rebalancing of constituents. This signals a significant shift in the Indian business landscape.

Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced exemption for payment aggregators who do less than Rs 2000 payment, reduction in rate of compensation cess to 0.1% on supplies to merch exporters, extension of exemption of missile parts and more. The council, chaired by union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, decided to reduce the tax rate on fortified rice kernels to 5% from 18%. Furthermore, the council also decided to extend part of surface to missile parts exemption.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. I am yet to meet a kid who doesn’t love blueberries. I’ve documented my son’s love for them even as a toddler in a 2013 blog post where he illustrated a recipe for lemon blueberry muffins at the age of 5.

inflation, especially in food items, dominated the discussions of the early December monetary policy review where two members voted for a rate cut, showed the minutes of the deliberations published Friday. The rate-setting panel, chaired by the then central bank governor Shaktikanta Das, kept policy rates unchanged amid demand for a reduction from two external members. Ram Singh and Nagesh Kumar — the two dissenting voices — cited the slowest growth in seven quarters in the three months to September, a 60 basis-point reduction in the FY growth projections, and low core inflation as factors having influenced their vote in favour of a quarter percentage point rate cut, showed the minutes.

An inflation gauge that is closely watched by the Federal Reserve barely rose last month in a sign that price pressures cooled after two months of sharp gains