Industrial and warehousing demand in India up 15 pc in Q1 2025

Bengaluru (IANS) Industrial and warehousing demand across the top eight cities in India remained robust at 9 million square feet (sq ft) in Q1 2025 with 15 per cent annual growth, a report showed on Wednesday. 

Delhi-NCR and Chennai led the…

Centre tightens vigil to check flow of cheap imports amid US tariff hikes

New Delhi (IANS) The government has set up a taskforce to keep a close watch on attempts by other countries to dump goods at predatory prices to exploit the Indian market, following the hike in tariffs announced by the Donald Trump administration…

Indian stock market opens higher, Sensex above 79,500

Mumbai (IANS) The domestic benchmark indices opened marginally up on Tuesday amid positive global cues, as buying was seen in the auto, PSU bank and financial services sectors in the early trade. 

At around 9.34 am, Sensex was trading 134.87…

Safeguard duty to provide Rs 1,000-1,300 per tonne relief to primary steelmakers: Report

New Delhi (IANS) The government’s decision to impose 12 per cent safeguard duty on select categories of flat steel imports for 200 days could provide respite to the domestic primary steelmakers grappling under the pressure of low-cost imports, a Crisil…

Sensex jumps 855 points, Nifty ends above 24,100; banks, IT lead rally

Mumbai (IANS) The Indian stock market continued its strong rally for the fifth day in a row on Monday, as investors showed heavy buying interest in banking, IT, and auto stocks. 

The Sensex jumped 855.30 points, or 1.09 per cent, to close at…

India to achieve steel production capacity of 300 million tonnes by 2030

New Delhi (IANS) India is on a trajectory to achieve steel production capacity of 300 million tonnes (MT) and a per capita consumption of 160 kg by 2030, according to the government. 

In FY25 (April to December period), the production of crude…

Private, Govt investment plans in January-March surged to record Rs 18.9 lakh crore

New Delhi (IANS) There has been a significant jump in the number of investment projects announced in the January-March quarter of FY25, at Rs 18.9 lakh crore, compared to Rs 19.4 lakh crore worth of projects announced in the first three quarters combined…

1st commercial sea shipment of unique Indian pomegranates reaches US: Centre

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Saturday informed that a landmark commercial sea shipment of the “prized Indian Bhagwa variety of pomegranate” has successfully arrived in the US, marking a key milestone for the country's fresh fruits exports.

CBIC issues revised instructions for processing GST registration applications

New Delhi (IANS) The Central Board of Indirect Taxes (CBIC) has issued revised instructions to the officers for processing GST registration applications, that will reduce compliance burden on taxpayers and facilitate rule-based transparency, it was…

US cites national security to justify steel tariffs to counter India at WTO

New Delhi (IANS) The US has informed the World Trade Organisation (WTO) that the Donald Trump administration’s decision to levy tariffs on steel and aluminium, was based on national security grounds and should not be considered as safeguard measures.