Intermittent storm in the first week of March hit the flowers and emerging buds.

In UP, potato prices have moved marginally up so far this month.

150,000 people are being rendered jobless.

Higher local output estimated to depress cross-border sales

In 2013, the fall in international gold prices was 28 per cent.

The Russian currency depreciated by 24 per cent in the past month to trade at 56.54 to the dollar at present, a sharp recovery after hitting a low of 68 in early December.

The World Gold Council, which represents the mining industry, puts India's demand between 850 and 950 tonnes in 2014.

Import in the first nine months of the current calendar year fell 20 per cent to 525 tonnes from 658 tonnes in the year-ago period.

Indian exporters are said to be exporting gold jewellery with minimum value addition to get a higher gold import quota for domestic market after imports linked to exports under the 80:20 rule.

Price of ladies finger shot up staggering 236% at Vashi wholesale market last month.

This has steered a rally in global equities and dollar Index also ticked higher, trading near its four year high.

When overall gems and jewellery exports remained resilient so far this year on global economic uncertainty, shipment of silver jewellery witnessed a phenomenal growth so far this year.

A sightholder is a company on the Diamond Trading Company's list of authorised bulk purchasers of rough diamonds.

Indian diamantaires are looking to go slow on rough diamond purchase during the remaining quarters of the current financial year, thanks to weak global sentiment.

Ban on US-EU import of meat & poultry products could, if we get active, allow us to access a $128-billion market.

Vegetables account for 5.44 per cent of the Consumer Price Index.

The fall in global prices resulted in a drastic decline in the Food Price Index compiled by the United Nations' Food and Agricultural Organization. Based on the prices of a basket of internationally traded food commodities, the FAO Food Price Index averaged at 203.9 points in July, down 4.4 per cent (2.1 percentage point) from a revised value in June. This level was seen earlier in January, at 203.2 points.

India eats 1.2 million tonnes of onions a month and the current stock will last till the end of August.

The auditors have discovered lack of confirmation of balances from 14 overseas buyers as claimed by Winsome Diamonds.

De Beers, the world's premier source for rough diamonds, has painted an attractive picture for jewellery demand.