Shimla: A better than expected catch in Bhakra Dam back waters has boosted the fishery departments’ hopes of meeting the year’s targets in warm water fishes even as cold water delicacies like rainbow trout fishing newer farms are being developed. Speaking to Hill Post, Gurcharan Singh, director fishery disclosed, “despite [...]

Shimla: Congress in power would implement FDI in multi brand retail in Himachal as a party spokesman turned around to hold that chief minister Prem Kumar Dhumal views on the subject held no weight at a time when elections in the state have been held and results are awaited. Taking [...]

New Delhi: A retired judge would hold the inquiry into reports on lobbying by Wal-Mart to open the way for foreign equity in retail trade in India, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath announced in the Lok Sabha Wednesday. “I had assured the house on Tuesday. A retired judge would hold a [...]

New Delhi: An uproar erupted in the Rajya Sabha Monday over reports of Wal-Mart lobbying in the US to open the way for foreign equity in retail in India, with the opposition alleging that bribery was involved in the operation. The issue forced three adjournments, the last one for the day. [...]

Tel Aviv: Anat Bernstein-Reich wears many hats – lawyer, businesswoman, educator, journalist. But admittedly her passion is India. Bilateral trade between India and Israel has gone up from a mere $120 million to $5 billion since the two nations formally established relations in 1992, but as president of the Israel-India Friendship [...]

New Delhi: Industry body Fertiliser Association of India (FAI) Friday called for urgently increasing urea prices as well as for reforms to the government’s urea policy. The last time urea prices were raised by 10 per cent was in 2010, while subsidised urea for agricultural use is sold at Rs.5,310 per [...]

New Delhi: The government today won the vote in the Rajya Sabha on foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail, two days after it sailed through the Lok Sabha, finally getting endorsement from parliament for a policy seen as a major step forward in its reforms process. Getting support once again from [...]

Chandigarh: Paddy procurement in Punjab and Haryana has hit a new high this year. Both states have procured over 184 lakh tonnes of paddy this season, food and supplies officials of both states said here today. While Punjab has procured nearly 133.5 lakh tonnes paddy, Haryana has procured nearly 51 lakh [...]

A fractured parliament over permitting foreign direct investment (FDI) in retail has the entire opposition gunning for the government; allies are not sure about its political fallout whereas the Manmohan Singh government is firm on going ahead midst all the controversy surrounding it. It was on 14 September 2012, that the union [...]

Manali: Himachal Pradesh’s potatoes, grown in the cold deserts of the Lahaul Valley, have been reaping profits for the growers; farmers are happy that the humble ‘aloo’ commands a good price this season. Every year a huge chunk of potatoes, say traders here, finds its way to markets in West [...]