Modi government expects cargo traffic at its ports to jump by two-thirds by 2021 as India ramps up exports of goods including cars and other machinery.
The June-September monsoon has so far delivered 1 per cent higher rainfall than average
Government will start to auction the rights to up to 70 diamond and gold exploration zones to mining companies this year
Prices are likely to rise further as demand grows in coming months due to festivals
Labour unions, with a history of hostility towards management, are pushing back on Coal India's plans, fearing modernization and outsourcing will hit jobs.
Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh in the south, and Rajasthan and Gujarat in the west, are the country's top producers of limestone
Farmer suicides have nearly doubled in the drought-hit Marathwada region of Maharashtra.
Modi's irrigation push in the Budget is aimed at scoring on the political front along with achieving growth targets
India made it mandatory for customers to disclose their tax code, or Permanent Account Number (PAN), for purchases above Rs 200,000.
Citizens are encouraged to deposit jewellery, bars or coins with banks so it can be refined to meet fresh demand and cut the need for imports
India plans to double coal production by 2020
Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched a scheme to tap a pool of over 20,000 tonnes of gold held by households and temples.
A dedicated physical gold exchange could lead to standard gold pricing in India.
'It is quite natural for our farmers to go for rice and cane when both power and water are almost free.'
India's overall retail inflation eased to 4.41 per cent in September, helped by falling commodity prices, but rural inflation was at 5.05 per cent
India will also launch a sovereign gold bond to lower physical demand.
Rising tensions over eating beef in Hindu-majority India are starting to hit the multi-billion dollar buffalo meat trade.
Festive demand for gold in India got off to a tepid start, with local prices still at a heavy discount to the global benchmark, a bad sign for a period when buying is typically strong.
Canada is the top supplier of pulses to India, which is expected to import 1 million tonnes more this year.
Gold discounts in India, the world's second-biggest consumer, widened this week as dealers struggled to offload stocks amid sluggish demand.
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