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Dollar up in Asian trade

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 5, 2015, 10:23

The euro bought $1.1141 in late-morning Singapore trade from $1.1146 in New York late Monday, while the dollar climbed to 120.15 yen from 120.14 yen.

Mahindra & Mahindra sales rise 1% in April

Last Updated: Friday, May 1, 2015, 15:19

Auto-maker Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday reported one percent rise in total sales at 36,727 units in April 2015.

FinMin yet to make recovery from ineligible under debt waiver

Last Updated: Monday, April 27, 2015, 22:04

A Parliamentary Panel Monday said it is "perturbed" with the Finance Ministry over its delay in recovering the money given to ineligible persons under the Rs 68,376 crore farm debt waiver scheme in 2008.

RBI instructs banks to restructure farm loans

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 8, 2015, 14:44

The Reserve Bank on Wednesday said it has instructed banks to restructure loans of farmers whose crops have been damaged by the recent unseasonal rains and hailstorms.

Gold price retreats from seven-week top as dollar firms

Last Updated: Tuesday, April 7, 2015, 15:56

Gold steadied below a seven-week high on Tuesday as the dollar regained momentum, although uncertainty about the timing of a U.S. interest rate hike kept bullion above $1,200 an ounce.

Mahindra tractor sales decline 31% in March

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2015, 17:25

Mahindra & Mahindra's Farm equipment sector on Wednesday reported a 31 percent decline in total tractor sales in March at 12,254 units.

Ministerial panel set up for raising farm compensation limit

Last Updated: Tuesday, March 31, 2015, 17:39

An informal group of ministers, headed by Home Minister Rajnath Singh, has been constituted to look into the issue of raising cap of financial assistance given to farmers whose crops have been affected due to unseasonal rains and other natural calamities.

Gold near three-month low

Last Updated: Monday, March 9, 2015, 14:15

Gold edged up on Monday, but remained near a three-month low as the dollar hit an 11-year high after a strong U.S. jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve would soon hike interest rates.

European stocks mixed at open

Last Updated: Friday, March 6, 2015, 14:28

Europe`s stock markets diverged in opening deals on Friday, as investors cautiously awaited key US non-farm payrolls data.

Government raises farm credit target to Rs 8.5 lakh cr for 2015-16

Last Updated: Saturday, February 28, 2015, 17:24

The government has clubbed 10 major schemes, including National Food Security Mission, under the umbrella scheme "Krishionnati Yojana" to be implemented by states with central assistance of Rs 9,000 crore during the 2015-16 fiscal.

China's lending push bypasses cash-starved farm sector

Last Updated: Friday, February 13, 2015, 11:06

As China pulls out the stops to get more lending into its economy to bolster flagging growth, farming, a sector that employs almost a third of its 1.4 billion people, remains in desperate need of funding.

Punjab CM flags budget wish-list to boost farm sector

Last Updated: Thursday, February 12, 2015, 15:57

At a time when unaccounted wealth of Indians stashed away in foreign banks is under focus, the income tax department has shifted its attention from civil consequences to criminal consequences in serious cases of tax evasion.