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Mandi prices of onion fall 50% on fresh arrivals

WITH THE ARRIVAL of fresh kharif crops, average mandi prices of onions at Lasalgaon in Nashik, Maharashtra—the country's key onion trading hub—halved to ₹2,000 per quintal on Sunday from ₹4,000 per quintal a month ago.

Centre may reduce reserve sale price for rice to make ethanol

● No takers for FCI stocks among grain based distilleries

Investment pacts may not be part of FTAs

DESPITE THE DEMAND from some partners for inclusion of investment protection treaties in free trade agreements (FTAs) that are under negotiation, India would stick to its stand of signing separate treaties for investments, and not making them part of FTAs, a senior official said.

India's natural gas imports surge 21% in April-November

INDIA'S NATURAL GAS imports surged 21% to 24,798 mmscm (million metric standard cubic metre per day) during April-November 2024, compared to 20,486 mmscm in the same period last year, driven by higher consumption from city gas distribution companies and the power sector, according to data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC).

Maharashtra portfolios: CM keeps home; Pawar gets finance

MAHARASHTRA CHIEF MINISTER Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday allocated portfolios to his council of ministers, retaining the crucial Home department with him.

Film fest raises toast to women, Kerala hopes industry follows

WHEN SHE SET out to direct her first feature film, Adithya Baby had an army of university classmates as her cast and crew.

AAP rejects claims of nod to prosecute Kejriwal

AAM AADMI PARTY leaders in Delhi, including chief minister Atishi, on Saturday rejected claims that Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has granted sanction to the Enforcement Directorate to prosecute party supremo Arvind Kejriwal in the alleged excise policy scam.

US shutdown averted, with funding bill rushed by Senate

Gets overwhelming approval in the House of 366-34

A 'second tree of life' could wreak havoc, scientists warn

Research on altering fundamental DNA, protein structures could lead to synthesis of lethal organisms

How to repair the planet? An answer hides in plain sight

What if we're looking at environmental problems the wrong way? What if we tackled them as a whole, instead of individually?

Battle for Mont Choisy

A Sunday showdown at the 2024 AfrAsia Bank Mauritius Open golf finale

Big blows for the Constitution

A commemoration of 75 years of adoption of the Constitution in Parliament

Shame and hypocrisy

WHAT REALLY NAUSEATED me about the shenanigans in Parliament last week was the hypocrisy.

Get informed on inflammation

We all know about anti-inflammatory diets, but do we know inflammation?

Grab, pay, and go

From laddus to innerwear to cars and coins, vending machines around the world are surprising shoppers

Provocation on canvas

541 million years ago, it was a carbon molecule that combined with a hydrogen to form an elemental hydrocarbon, the genesis of life, as we know it, on earth.

Didn't study at NSD or FTII; my characters taught me everything

In conversation with Garima Sadhwani, she talks about her journey, playing diverse roles, how acting shaped her life, and more. Edited excerpts:

NPS assets under management may touch ₹15 lakh crore by end of FY25

HUGE POTENTIAL IN PENSION INDUSTRY, SAYS PFRDA CHAIRMAN

Q3 housing sales to fall 21%: Report

HOUSING SALES ARE estimated to fall 21% annually across nine major cities during October-December period to 108,000 units on high base effect, according to PropEquity.

INTUC for govt action to address unemployment issue in Tuticorin

EMPLOYMENT CRISIS LOOMS large in Tuticorin as several downstream industries have been hit following the closure of the Vedanta Group company Sterlite Copper power plant, said INTUC general secretary P Kathirvel.

Record high of ₹4.2 L cr for MF net equity investments

MUTUAL FUND NET equity investments have hit a record high, surpassing ₹4.2 lakh crore in 2024 so far, marking a 140% increase over 2023. This surge reflects the growing number of people investing in mutual fund schemes to earn inflation-beating returns.

Disrupting E2W disruptor

CHENNAI-BASED TVS MOTOR saw the volumes of its electric two-wheeler range grow by 30% to 200,700 units, holding on to the second spot.

Low-cost growth is edtech's new winning formula, not high burn, says Lightspeed

THE EDTECH SECTOR is adopting a new mantra for success—efficient customer acquisition over high marketing spends.

Markets log worst week

WHILE THE SENSEX plunged 4,091.53 points or 4.98% in the week, the Nifty fell 1,180.80 points or 4.77%.

HC clears path for Adani to redevelop Dharavi

THE BOMBAY HIGH Court on Friday cleared the decks for redevelopment of Dharavi slums as it upheld the tender awarded to the Adani Group for the project by the Maharashtra government, ruling there was no \"arbitrariness, unreasonableness or perversity\" in the decision.

CCI approves UltraTech-India Cements deal

THE COMPETITION COMMISSION of India (CCI) on Friday cleared over ₹7,000-crore deal, wherein Kumar Mangalam Birla-promoted UltraTech Cement will acquire a majority stake in India Cements.

Accenture's Q1 earnings give IT companies a byte of hope

● Nasdaq-listed IT services major raises FY25 revenue growth forecast to 4-7%

Local players may miss out on smartphone PLI

DOMESTIC PLAYERS, APART from Dixon Technologies, are on course to miss out on the benefits of the government's smartphone production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme, which concludes in FY26.

Bajaj unveils e-Chetak variants, prices start at ₹1.2L

BAJAJ AUTO on Friday launched a new Chetak platform, the 35 Series, with two variants: the Chetak 3501 priced ₹1.27 lakh, and the Chetak 3502 priced ₹1.2 lakh, ex-showroom.

Accenture's Q1 earnings give IT companies a byte of hope

Nasdaq-listed IT services major raises FY25 revenue growth forecast to 4-7%