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IIT Kharagpur had suspended whistle-blower professor Rajeev Kumar for misconduct in May 2011. (Photo: PTI/File)

Hang some clothes and light a bulb!

The whole process, or mechanism, is actually simple yet unique. The wall of any channel has some charges inbuilt in it.

19 Sept 2019 2:19 AM IST

Facts first. Crude oil prices rose 0.61 per cent to Rs 4,157 per barrel in futures trade on July 12 as speculators raised their exposure, tracking a rebound in global markets.

Risk premium on oil to go up: Icra

Thus, their net realisation and cash accruals will improve unless the extant under-recovery sharing formula is changed.

18 Sept 2019 1:36 AM IST

The recent move aims at turning Temi Tea Estate into a major tourist destination in India, said Arijit Dutta, managing director, PEPL.

Sikkim invites tourists to tea garden

The latest move by the Sikkim government is expected to give a major fillip to Temi Tea brand, while creating value out...

18 Sept 2019 1:31 AM IST

According to the Directorate General of Commercial Intelligence and Statistics, imports of natural rubber in India rose 27.4 per cent, month-on-month to 50,940 tonnes in July. Significantly, expectations of higher production this season also weighed on contracts.

Rubber futures hit six-month low

The overall sentiment in the market remains bearish due to a rise in imports coupled with sluggish demand from tyre...

16 Sept 2019 2:46 AM IST

Sanjiv Goenka with his wife Preeti Goenka

A builder of businesses

Known to always do things differently, Sanjiv Goenka explains the reason behind most of his decisions.

15 Sept 2019 6:58 AM IST

Good days are feared to be over for the domestic petrochemical producers, who have been enjoying robust cash earnings over the past several years. Petrochem producers net debt levels have also been low.

Good days behind for petchem industry: Icra

Going forward, the olefins cycle is likely to decline further and that in turn would lead to subdued returns, they...

10 Sept 2019 1:45 AM IST

However, nearly 7 per cent of soybean acreage was under stress due to water logging and excessive rains in parts of Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, the Soybean Processors Association of India indicated subsequent to a crop survey.

Rains take a toll on soybean output

Soybean had been planted over 11.27 million hecatres (ha) till recently, 0.8 per cent higher on-year, according to farm...

9 Sept 2019 1:30 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Govt to aid wealth, job creators

She also clarified that any tax collection shortfall will not affect commitments made for social sector spending.

7 Sept 2019 1:31 AM IST

A tea variety from Arunachal Pradesh has fetched a world record price of Rs 40,000 per kg at Guwahati Tea Auction Centre here breaking the record of an Assam tea variety auctioned last month.

Tea profit likely to contract 140-150 bps: Crisil

The country's tea production in the first seven months of 2019 rose 5.9 per cent from a year earlier to 649.75 million,...

2 Sept 2019 1:10 AM IST

Cotton yarn mills are cutting down production due to lower demand from both domestic and export markets.

Cotton prices to dip further

Cotton sowing across the country has reached 121.6 lakh hectare as on August 16, which is up by 6.5 per cent from last...

26 Aug 2019 1:16 AM IST

Indias GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 7.4 per cent.

GDP growth seen falling to 6 per cent and GVA to 5.8 per cent in Q1

Icra attributed this to a slowdown in the expansion of industry (from 9.8 per cent to 5 per cent) and agriculture (from...

23 Aug 2019 1:37 AM IST

According to the data released by the Central Electricity Authority, solar power generation in the second quarter (Q2) of calendar year 2019 increased by 29 per cent year-on-year to 12,277 million units (MUs) compared to Q2 2018 during which approximately 9,514 MUs were generated by solar projects.

Solar power growth dips in H1

The report said solar power generation in the country peaked in the summer months of March, April, and May of 2019 with...

21 Aug 2019 1:19 AM IST