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India on Tuesday strongly pitched to the WTO members for finding a permanent solution to the issue of public stock holding of grains for food security programmes, stating that one cannot tread the path of trade on an empty stomach.…

India, along with 46 developing and least-developed countries, has pushed for enhancing production and maintaining the price stability of food with least distortion to global markets, as the 164 members of the World Trade Organization on…

Piramal Alternatives plans to raise $1 billion through multiple funds in its portfolio from a group of global investors, seeking to tap into the increasing local appetite for cash as interest in IPOs begins to dry up. Multiple people…

In a major win for the income tax (IT) department, the Kolkata high court (HC) has allowed the department’s plea against a batch of 90 appeals filed by entities entities that had allegedly misused capital gains provisions to evade Rs…

Sri Lanka will soon resume flights from Jaffna to India, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday as he asked tourism authorities to draw up plans to attract more Indian tourists. The Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority…

“The idea is not to test the limits of our planet and find out how much more damage it can take, but to come together and begin restoration and reversal. We owe it to every generation that comes after.” – Ratan Tata In essence, this…

Weather Risk Management Services (WRMS), an agriculture risk management company, on Tuesday said it has received 2.1 million euros (Rs 17 crore) from InsuResilience Solutions Fund to provide solutions for yield guarantee to small…

The US research body says PM2.5 pollution is reducing life expectancy in one of the world’s most polluted cities by nearly a decade.Microscopic air pollution caused mostly by burning fossil fuels is reducing life expectancy by nearly 10…

With mobility restrictions easing up across the world post Covid, travel demands has risen significantly, leading to recovery in the travel and hospitality sectors. Tourism market of China still remains insulated, therefore, AirAsia is…

Electric vehicle (EV) maker Hop Electric on Tuesday said its high-speed electric bike OXO has received certification from the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI). The certification comes on the heels of the company announcing…