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Union minister Smriti Irani said that India's raw silk production increased 35 per cent in the last six years. Six years ago, 70 lakh people in India were employed in this sector whereas 90 lakh people are currently employed in the segment, she said.

Consumption of turmeric powder surged more than five times to 14.4%, besides milk food drinks that doubled growth to 6%, honey and chyawanprash, as per Kantar.

Jewellery demand has picked up as gold prices have fallen to about Rs 44,000 per 10 gm, but investment demand has dried up as investors are parking funds in equity markets in hope of better returns, said, industry executives.

The slide in gold rates here came due to a sharp drop in its price in the international markets, which fell below the $1,700-per-ounce (Oz) mark on Thursday — a nearly nine-month low level.

"It is imperative to offset the disabilities vis-a-vis other countries and encourage Global Value Chains (GVC's) and domestic industry players to set-up manufacturing facilities in India. We need to build policies to compete with countries and not companies," ICEA Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said.

In this year's Budget, about Rs 2 lakh crore was earmarked for the PLI (production-linked incentive) scheme for the next five years and "there is an expectation that the scheme would result in increasing the production by about USD 520 billion in the next five ...

"In 2018, the penetration was 18 per cent, less than one-fifth of the TVs sold were smart and we wanted to democratise the segment like we had done for smartphones. Since then, the 18 per cent has grown to a little over 55 per cent. ...

The collaborative band will be launched in May, Titan said. The Tata-owned company had launched a similar product in partnership with SBI six months ago under the brand Titan.

Vineet Agrawal, CEO of Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting and Executive Director of Wipro Enterprises, said the growth in FY21 has been "very good" and while the company is watchful of the macro trends, it expects the performance to be better than FY2019-20 that had ...

WCCL said while it gained market share in Philippines, South Africa, Indonesia and Vietnam this fiscal, India grew faster in the global package.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 6 (ANI/NewsVoir): To say that 2020 forced a lot of introspection and brought about much disruption would be an understatement. It left every facet of our lives open to change. And every anticipated change was accelerated.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 5 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were flat during early hours on Friday with banking and metal stocks incurring losses amid weak global cues.

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI/PRNewswire): Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) in partnership with member countries, organizations and institutions host the International Conference on Disaster Resilient Infrastructure - ICDRI 2021, a three-day Interactive Virtual Conference scheduled to be held from March 17- 19, 2021.

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI/ThePRTree): The world is modernising with each passing day and is changing with the growth of technology. With the pace at which technological advancements are happening, it has become inevitable for people to address the benefits of the internet and ...

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], March 4 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices fell by over 1 per cent on Thursday as concerns over spike in bond yields rekindled globally.

Mumbai, Maharashtra [India], March 4 (ANI/PNN): After the superhit song 'Kar Har Maidaan Fateh' done for Rajkumar Hirani's Sanjay Dutt's starrer movie 'Sanju', Vikram Montrose collaborates with Turaab Khan for his new song.

New Delhi [India], March 4 (ANI/Mediawire): No matter how well you've prepared so far for CBSE Board Exams 2021 especially after the release of CBSE Date Sheet, the last two months before the exams are highly crucial.

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Agri-tech startup Harvesting on Thursday announced the launch of an online platform to help Indian farmers directly market and sell their products to wholesale buyers.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Mar 4 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices fell sharply during early hours on Thursday as traders booked profit on weak global cues.

Malappuram (Kerela) [India], March 3 (ANI/PNN): Have you ever wondered how come a person becomes an activist or whom to call an activist? Sadik Naduthodi is not only an advocate but also an activist who is continuously contributing to work for the weaker section of ...