India’s coffee exports rise 19% in H1

[ad_1] Coffee shipments from India, Asia’s third-largest producer and exporter, rose 19% to 2,24,293 tonne in the first half (H1) of the current calendar year, according to Coffee Board. The country had exported 1,88,736 tonnes in the year-earlier period. India ships both robusta and Arabica varieties, besides instant coffee. According to the Board’s latest data, […]

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Centre misusing official machinery to crush dissent: WPI

[ad_1] Welfare Party of India national president S.Q.R. Ilyas has accused the Union government of misusing the official machinery to hound social workers and leaders of various organisations. Addressing a public meeting here on Thursday, he said the Sangh Parivar strategy of using communal polarisation and murder to crush dissent had created a feeling of […]

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India’s external debt rose $47.1 bn to $620.7 bn in FY22

[ad_1] India’s external debt  rose to $620.7 billion at end-March 2022, recording an increase of $47.1 billion over the year earlier period, as per Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data. The external debt to GDP ratio declined to 19.9% at end-March 2022 from 21.2% a year earlier.  Valuation gains on account of the appreciation of the […]

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First ship to be docked at Vizhinjam by year end: Minister

[ad_1] The first ship will make a port call at the Vizhinjam International Seaport by the end of this year, Ports Minister Ahamed Devarkovil has said. Speaking after inaugurating the 220 kV new Gas Insulated Substation (GIS) in the project area on Tursday, he said the work on the construction of the port was progressing […]

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Squads deployed to enforce plastic ban in Kozhikode

[ad_1] As the nationwide ban on single-use plastic imposed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change comes into effect on Friday, the ban is being strictly implemented in Kozhikode district as well. The ban is applicable for manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items that have low utility […]

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Internal inquiry report seeks detailed probe into Sanchaya scam in Kozhikode

[ad_1] ‘Corporation officials’ lack of technological know-how may have caused leak’ ‘Corporation officials’ lack of technological know-how may have caused leak’ The team led by Additional Secretary V. Manoharan that conducted an internal inquiry into the Sanchaya password leak and the resultant scam in which several unauthorised buildings were allotted numbers, has recommended further investigation […]

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Pazhassiraja Museum to be made community oriented heritage spot

[ad_1] Moving one step closer to claim the title of being a community oriented heritage spot, the Pazhassiraja Archaeological Museum, which was remodelled recently following international standards with Central and State government aid, will be thrown open to the public on July 2.    Minister for Archaeology and Museums Ahammad Devarkovil will dedicate the modernised […]

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Land sought from KMML for city gas station: CM

[ad_1] The pipeline network of GAIL for the distribution of natural gas will not be laid in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, and Alappuzha districts. However, the Petroleum and Natural Gas Regulatory Board has engaged a firm AG&P Pratham to implement the city gas distribution system, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said in the House on Thursday. He was […]

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Jharkhand Board Class 12th result 2022: Pass percentage improves, meet stream-wise toppers

[ad_1] The overall pass percentage for class 12 is 97.42 per cent. The pass percentage recorded for the Arts stream is 97.42 per cent, and 92.74 per cent for Commerce. In the Arts stream, girls outshined boys by scoring an overall pass percentage of 97.76 per cent, while 96.94 per cent boys passed. For the […]

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Murugappa Group turnover rises 31.2% to ₹54,722 crore

[ad_1] Murugappa Group has posted a turnover of ₹54,722 crore for the year ended March 22, registering a growth of 31.2%. Net profit rose to ₹5,520 crore from ₹4,481 crore, an increase of 23.2%, Murugappa Group said in a statement. Market capitalisation of the 10 listed companies of the group aggregated to ₹1,78,412 crore. Manufacturing […]

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