air india express flights cancelled for 2nd consecutive day passengers unhappy
Air India Express passengers who were promised travel to various destinations from airports in Kerala were left stranded on Thursday as their flights were unexpectedly canceled for the second day in a row. Travelers at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, and Kannur airports…
nurture.retail onboards one lakh agri retailers on its B2B platform
nurture.retail, the B2B agri-input market place said it has onboarded about a third of the three lakh agri-retailers in the country on its platform. The company said it has over one lakh agri retailers on its platform with some 20,000…
Kerala airports see passengers protest against AI Express’ last minute cancellations
Protests by irate passengers were witnessed at all airports in Kerala on Wednesday against the last minute cancellation of their Air India Express flights. Passengers, mostly travelling to the Gulf nations, claimed that they were informed about the flight cancellations…
Households ride on leverage, net financial savings hit 5-year low
Household sector’s net financial savings dropped to a five-year low of ₹14.16 lakh crore in 2022-23, as more Indian households increased borrowing from banks and non-banks to boost investments in physical assets. This trend was coupled with increased allocations to…
FMCG growth at 6.6% in December quarter; Rural outpaces urban volume growth for first time in 5 years: NIQ
The FMCG industry saw rural consumption outpace urban consumption in the March quarter (Q1, FY24) after nearly five quarters. As per estimates released by NIQ (NielsenIQ), volume growth of the industry in rural markets was pegged at 7.6 per cent…
EC to hold dialogue with civil society on proposed India-EU FTA
The European Commission will hold dialogue with its civil society representatives on recent developments in the EU’s trade relations with India, particularly the state of play of negotiations for the proposed India-EU Free Trade Agreement (FTA), in a virtual meeting…
Seafood exporters pin hopes on monsoon for revival of production, exports in FY25
Seafood exporters are pinning their hopes on the forecast of an above-normal monsoon for a rebound in production and shipments of marine product exports in the current financial year. Also, the availability of quality brood stocks has raised the prospects…
Green financing: India auctioned ₹20,000 crore worth sovereign green bonds in FY24
The government auctioned sovereign green bonds worth ₹20,000 crore in FY24, compared to ₹16,000 crore in FY23 to mobilise resources for green infrastructure projects, particularly for expanding renewable energy capacity. Also read:Indian bond yields stop swaying to the US tune…
Harvesting hope: Charting a course towards water-resilient agriculture
As India braces for a warmer summer, urban centres are already experiencing acute water scarcity. According to The Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas by the World Resources Institute, 31 per cent of global GDP — a whopping $70 trillion — half…
India witnesses 43% surge in successful insolvency resolutions, pendency declines in FY24
India witnessed around 43 per cent year-on-year jump in the successful resolution of cases to 270 under the Insolvency & Bankruptcy Code (IBC) in the last financial year from 189 cases during the previous financial year. It was the first…