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India Cements to sell Industrial Chemicals to Mirai for 98 crore

'India Has Oil Supplies For Several Weeks, Continues Receiving Energy Through Several Routes': Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri
New Delhi: India, the world's third-largest oil importer and fourth-biggest gas buyer, has enough energy supplies to meet requirements for several weeks and continues to receive supplies from several routes, Oil Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said...
China shows interest in Namibia's Agriculture sector
A Director in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform says China expressed willingness to work with Namibia, particularly in the agriculture sector. Mesag Mulunga, therefore, called on Namibian businesspeople to take...

India News | Delhi Businesses Will No Longer Need Police Licence for Running Operations
New Delhi, Jun 22 (PTI) Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has relieved Delhi Police from the responsibility for issuing licences for business activities such as hotels, motels, guest houses, according to an official order. Delhi Chief Minister...

India News | DRI Mumbai Arrests Passenger After Cocaine Valued at Rs 11.39 Cr Found in His Possession
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], June 22 (ANI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai arrested a male passenger who had arrived at Mumbai Airport from Sierra Leone after 1,139 grams of cocaine, valued at Rs 11.39 crore in the...

India News | Jhuggi Residents in Lakhs to Converge at Jantar Mantar on June 29: AAP
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): In a massive show of strength against the BJP government's relentless demolition drive, lakhs of jhuggi residents from across Delhi are set to converge at Jantar Mantar on June 29, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) said on...

India confident of fuel supply stability amid Strait of Hormuz crisis: Hardeep Singh Puri
Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has assured that India is fully prepared to handle any disruptions in energy supply caused by the growing crisis in the Middle East. The minister’s comments come after Iran’s parliament...

Japan firm interested in waste to energy deal
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. joined two government officials in a high-level meeting with officers of a Japanese firm to discuss a waste-to-energy (WtE) facility in Manila. Marcos, who was in Japan on a four-day work visit, was with Trade...

Business | Jun 22, 2025 | 9 min read India's coffee exports more than double in last 11 years
News Business India's coffee exports stood at $800 million in 2014-15 and have been rising steadily since then. The top export markets for Indian coffee are Italy, Germany, Russia, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the US. India is the...
NTPC Green Energy, BEML, Power Finance Corporation, REC, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Bharat Electronics Share Price Jumps
NTPC Green Energy, BEML, IREDA, Engineers India, Power Finance Corporation, REC, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Bharat Electronics were among major gainers in the public sector on Friday. NSE Nifty closed 1.3 percent higher and the sentiment was...

Surety market to grow 5% annually through 2030
Markets like Australia and South Korea are expected to remain stable. The global surety market is projected to maintain an annual growth rate of around 5% through 2025 and over the next five years, potentially reaching a total market size of $30b...
Reliance Industries Share Price Jumps 2 Percent; Stock Bullish on Technical Charts
Reliance Industries stock jumped 2 percent on Friday on renewed buying interest and overall improvement in market sentiment. The stock is currently looking bullish on technical charts. However, as there has been a new development in Israel-Iran...

FMCG companies roll out the red carpet for kiranas amid quick commerce boom
Leading companies like ITC, Nestle, Coca-Cola, Tata Consumer, Dabur and Parle are making fresh moves to improve trade and relationships with general trade distributors, such as supplying more premium products and offering higher margins amid rapid...

How These Japanese Legends Transformed Global Car Culture
Japanese cars from brands like Nissan, Honda, and Toyota, have a way of grabbing attention, and not just because they look cool. Some models have become straight-up legends, shaping car culture not only in Japan but all over the world. Whether...
US intervention in Israel-Iran war increases risks for India’s export-import
If the Strait of Hormuz is shut down by Iran, as is being feared, things may worsen and India’s oil supplies, too, will be hit. | Photo Credit: Hamad I Mohammed With the US entering the Israel-Iran war with its strikes on Iran’s key nuclear sites,...

Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance targets Chinese nationals in Thailand
The Chinese accounted for 53% of foreign students in Thai universities last year. Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. expects its recent bancassurance tie-up to boost sales to Chinese investors and students in Thailand, where their influx has...

How Will AI Impact Call Center Jobs in India?
How AI will reshape the future of work? The Washington Post looks at India's $280 billion call-center and "business process outsourcing" industry, which employs over 3 million people. 2023 saw the arrival of a real-time "accent-altering software"...

Health insurance market to hit $4.45t by 2032
The market is expected to grow 9.7% yearly. The global health insurance market was valued at $2.14t in 2024 and is projected to reach $4.45t by 2032, according to Fortune Business Insights. The market is expected to register a compound annual...

How China made electric vehicles mainstream
Annabelle Liang & Nick MarshBusiness reporter & Transport correspondent Reporting fromGuangzhou ShareSave Almost half of all cars sold in China last year were electric "I drive an electric vehicle because I am poor," says Lu Yunfeng, a private...

Singaporean PM kicks off China visit as first trip to a non-ASEAN country since assuming office
China-Singapore Photo: VCG Singapore's Prime Minister Lawrence Wong arrived in Beijing on Sunday, CGTN reported. Wong is scheduled to make an official visit to China from June 22 to 25, a Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson announced on Friday....