The Delhi High Court has asked Union of India to furnish the reasons as to why the drug 'Nimesulide' has not been banned, and deliberations undertaken in this regard while hearing a petition seeking to create an effective mechanism for safety testing of the drugs on wild scavenging birds bef
The central government has decided that the Food Corporation of India (FCI) shall offload 50 lakh tonnes of wheat and 25 lakh tonnes of rice in the open market in a phased manner under, the Union food ministry said in a release on Wednesday.
Launching a scathing attack on Bharatiya Janata Party for discontinuing Open Market Sale Scheme (Domestic)) for states, Congress on Sunday said that it is the 'Durbhagya' (bad luck) of people of Karnataka that the Modi government is sabotaging Anna Bhagya 2.0.
Food and Public Distribution Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Tuesday held a video conference with food secretaries of all states and discussed ways to benefit citizens by cooling down of wheat prices.
Investors' sentiments across the world by and large will be influenced by the FOMC meeting outcome. It is expected that the European Central Bank (ECB) will announce its interest rate decision on May 4.
This stake sale happened via bulk deals in the open market, which saw strong demand from foreign institutional investors, sovereign wealth funds, domestic mutual funds, and insurance companies.
On January 25, the government announced its agency FCI would offload 30 lakh tonnes of wheat from the central pool in the markets under the Open Market Sale Scheme, within the next two months, to contain the rising domestic prices of the staple foodgrain.
The gap between the Pakistani rupee's value in the interbank and open markets is rising again, creating a black market where the dollar is being traded at a much higher price, the Dawn reported.
The key indices in the domestic market -- BSE Sensex went down 927 points and settled at 59,744.98 level while NSE Nifty lost 280 points and closed the session at 17,546.55 level.
The domestic equity markets on Tuesday continued with losses amid weak cues from global stocks. Indices of BSE IT, BSE Realty and BSE Financial Services also settled in the negative territory on Tuesday.