For many households, wheat flour rotis have long been the easy choice, with healthier millet versions often losing out for being less soft and cumbersome to prepare. That might soon change. Scientists in government labs have come up with a way to improve the texture and taste of millet-based variants of foods such as rotis,…
These uncertified seeds, often sold under the guise of reputable brands, are causing significant losses to farmers. They lead to crop failures and financial distress. The fake seeds fail to germinate or produce the expected yields, leaving farmers with nothing but debt. In 2024-25, out of the total 2.53 lakh seed samples drawn by seed…
Alpesh Navinbhai Patel, a potato grower from Sabarkantha district of north Gujarat, has a different story to tell. Five years back, Patel switched to growing a processing variety of potato, the ones used to make french fries and hash browns. In March this year, Patel earned more than ₹50 lakh selling potatoes grown in 180…
The Karnataka State Hotels Association have expressed the inability to pass on goods and services tax (GST) rate cut benefits to consumers due to unchanged taxes on LPG and property rent. The industry body urged the government to reduce GST on property rent to help hotels remain competitive, news agency PTI reported. The association has…
Discussions have begun at ministerial levels to understand how the recommendations by a parliamentary standing committee on home affairs can be implemented to reduce the extent of online financial frauds in India, said officials with direct knowledge of the matter. “One proposal… has been to freeze all accounts linked to an ID (such as Aadhaar…
As if the 50% tariff imposed by the US was not debilitating enough, Indian shrimp exporters are staring at an additional levy—a potential anti-dumping duty of as much as 40%. Mint looks at the implications of these measures on exporters and the 16 million people dependent on the seafood sector, and whether India can diversify…
Highway developers winning new projects may also be allowed to operate older parallel roads and charge tolls on them, in an effort to reduce toll leakage and attract more investors. The Union road ministry has asked the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) and other agencies to identify existing roads close to new highway projects…
“The review of the existing FTA (free-trade agreement) with Japan is on the agenda and is expected to start soon. The discussions will be comprehensive, covering trade imbalances, market access, and tariff structures to make the agreement more balanced,” said one of the two people cited above. The second person said New Delhi aims to…
Star power is paying handsome dividends. India’s top 25 celebrities, a mix of movie stars and sportspersons, amassed brand value of $2 billion in 2024, an increase of more than 8.6% from the previous year according to Kroll, an independent provider of global financial and risk advisory solutions. Cricketer Virat Kohil retained the top spot…
S&P Global Ratings on 24 September assigned ‘BBB’ long-term and ‘A-2’ short-term credit rating to Bank of Maharashtra (BOM), underlining the lender’s growing stability and appeal to investors. “Our ratings reflect extraordinary support from the government of India if needed. The long-term rating on BOM is one notch above our assessment of its stand-alone credit…