One of the world's largest branded rice companies, American Rice Inc, is entering India by acquiring a sick rice company. The US-based ARI is taking over Agro Tech India Ltd, a rice milling company

Devastating floods in surat and the Hazira industrial area have taken a heavy toll. The loss suffered by the trade and industry, including production loss and man days lost, is estimated at Rs 2,000

Ranbaxy Laboratories wants the government to exempt all drugs manufacturered in the country from price control, subject to the condition that the drug is manufactured by at least two producers and no

India and Pakistan are likely to receive a round of severe condemnation of their nuclear tests at the International Atomic Energy Agency's annual general conference beginning here (Vienna)

The government is working towards evolving a scheme for crop insurance and incentives for farmers to boost stagnant oilseeds output, civil supplies minister of state Satyapal Singh Yadav, said

The governemnt is condisering inviting the private sector in exploiting a new energy source -coal bed methane (CBM)-in a bid to narrow the demand-supply gap in natural gas. A detailed plan awaiting

A new farmer-friendly diagnostic kit developed by Technology Information Forecasting and Assessment Council (TIFAC) and Bhartiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) will help poultry sector detect

Jute growers in the country are all set to harvest a rich bonanze this season after having burnt their fingers producing two bumper crops in a row.

The ministry of environment and forests has allowed private operators of cellular and basic telecom services to lay cables on forest land. The Ministry is working out the compensation the companies

The power ministry is planning to introduce a cess on all power plants across the country . A bill to this effect, amending the Electricity Act, may be moved in the next session of