A view of the vegetable shop at Zam Bazaar, in Chennai in connection with the prices coming down when compared to last week. Photo: V. Ganesan

Inflation at 7-month low
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Malihabadi mangoes get GI status
New Delhi (PTI): There is good news for mango growers of Malihabadi in Uttar Pradesh! The National Horticulture Board will take steps to commercialise the world-famous mangoes of the place with their new Geographical Indicators (GI) status. ... More

Gold to be used heavily for hedging: MMTC Chairman
New Delhi (PTI): In the midst of a meltdown in commodity prices including crude oil, gold has a bright future as investors would use the yellow metal as a hedging-tool, MMTC Chairman and Managing Director Sanjiv Batra said on Friday. "Long-term ... More

Call for encouraging environment friendly pesticides
Kochi (PTI): Environment-friendly pesticides like neem extracts need to be promoted and India should go in for organised neem plantation as was being done in China, a union government official said on Friday. Neem offerred a wide variety of ... More