Beer, alcohol companies seek price hike

NE DELHI: Beer makers on Tuesday warned of supply disruptions this summer due to cost increase and inadequate availability of packing material, while Indian alcohol makers have asked states to revise prices of Indian Made Foreign Liquor, citing price pressures. The Confederation of Indian Alcoholic Beverage Companies said a weaker rupee, along with higher cost…

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Metals melt as West Asia war rages on

MUMBAI: The accepted wisdom, for years, was that global uncertainties and inflation would drive the prices of precious metals northward. The war in West Asia is challenging that direction of causality.Despite heightened global uncertainties and fear of oil-price-led inflation, the price of the two precious metals-gold and silver-have slid southward. And market players and analysts…

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Govt bets on women-led growth to drive development agenda

NEW DELHI: The government on Tuesday said that women-led growth will be central to the country’s development ambitions, even as policymakers and industry leaders called for stronger ecosystems to support women in innovation and entrepreneurship.Speaking at a summit organised by the women’s empowerment arm of the BRICS Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Minister of State…

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Gold import quota licences under India-UAE pact get extended till June 30

The Centre has extended the validity of tariff rate quota (TRQ) licences issued for gold imports under the India-UAE free trade agreement, offering relief to importers facing supply disruptions amid the ongoing geopolitical crisis, reported PTI.India allows quota-based duty concessions on gold imports under the TRQ mechanism as part of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement…

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