Category: Economy
Indian fruit, vegetable exporters a worried lot as Iran war upsets all calculations
Ramzan and Easter, a critical season for Indian fruits and vegetables exporters catering to markets in West Asia and Europe, turned out to be time…
Iran war disrupts global ocean freight and air cargo supply chains beyond oil
NEW YORK: The Iran war has effectively halted oil tanker movement in the key Strait of Hormuz. But it’s also disrupting the wider global supply…
India’s services growth moderated in February as cost pressures mount, PMI shows
BENGALURU: India’s services sector growth slowed in February as new business rose at its slowest pace in over a year and firms faced the steepest…
Farm worries crop up as fertiliser companies fear a gas crunch
New Delhi: The country is staring at a potential gas crunch after Qatar suspended LNG production, threatening to squeeze a key input for urea manufacturing…
WTO meet: India pushes tech transfer to boost developing nations’ trade
New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming ministerial meeting of the World Trade Organization, India on Tuesday urged developed nations to introduce measures to facilitate the…
India-UK trade deal faces challenges amid West Asia conflict
New Delhi: Ahead of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) expected to come into force next month, the government is concerned about the…
NDAP overhaul in works to handle surge in big data
New Delhi: India’s National Data and Analytics Platform (NDAP) architecture will undergo a major revamp as the government eyes substantial increase in the volume, velocity…
West Asia conflict hits Surat textile sector, shipping costs surge 400%
Ahmedabad: The ongoing conflict in West Asia is casting its shadow on the textile sector in Surat, leaving industry leaders worried with shipping costs going…
Middle East conflict energy markets: Russia said to fulfil India’s energy demand amid Middle East crisis
Russia has conveyed its readiness to continue supplying energy to India if disruptions from the escalating West Asia conflict affect supplies from the Gulf region,…
NHAI awards 111 km-long Odisha Ring Road project to three concessionaires
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has awarded the construction of a six-lane access-controlled greenfield capital region ring road (Bhubaneswar Bypass) project in Odisha…