Priyanka Roy

India's coal imports rose 40.56 percent to 25.23 million tonnes (MT) in July, according to data compiled by B2B e-commerce platform mjunction Services.The country's coal imports stood at 17.95 MT in the same month last fiscal.Coal imports also increased to 100.48 MT in the April-July period of the current fiscal year from 89.11 MT a year ago.Mjunction Managing Director and CEO Vinay Verma said that import demand is expected to pick up in the coming weeks ahead of the festive season next month."Non-coking coal imports witnessed a increase due to softening of prices in the seaborne market. However, coking coal…

The decline in employee headcount is not just limited to the IT sector. Public sector undertakings (PSUs) have also seen a decline in headcount in the last few years. All but four of the top 16 government-owned companies by market capitalisation have seen a decline in their headcount during FY24.A CNBC-TV18 analysis shows that 12 PSUs, including Coal India, State Bank of India (SBI) and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), have cut their workforce by 23,306 in FY24 after cutting at the same level in FY23.The biggest decline in the number of employees was seen in Coal India, where 4% to…

Retail inflation for agricultural workers and rural labourers declined to 5.96 percent and 6.08 percent, respectively, in August, from 6.17 percent and 6.20 percent in July this year.The All-India Consumer Price Index for Agricultural Labourers (CPI-AL) and Rural Labourers (CPI-RL) recorded a rise of 7 points each in August 2024, reaching the levels of 1297 and 1309, respectively.The CPI-AL and CPI-RL in July were 1290 points and 1302 points, respectively.A labour ministry statement said that, "The year-on-year inflation rates based on CPI-AL and CPIRL for this month (August 2024) were recorded at 5.96 percent and 6.08 percent as against 7.37…

The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry has released a data, according to which India's merchandise trade deficit has increased to $ 29.65 billion in August. According to the data, the trade deficit was $ 29.65 billion, while it was $ 23.5 billion in July and $ 20.98 billion in June.According to data released on Tuesday, India's merchandise exports in August fell 9.3 per cent to $34.71 billion from $38.28 billion in the same month last year. However, imports rose 3.3 per cent to $64.36 billion in August from $62.3 billion in the same month last year.Commerce Secretary Sunil Barthwal…

New Delhi: Wholesale inflation plunged for the second consecutive month to 1.31 percent in August due to cheaper vegetables, food articles and fuel, according to government data released on 17 sep.Inflation based on the Wholesale Price Index  stood at 2.04 percent in July. In August last year, it was (-) 0.46 percent."The positive rate of inflation in August 2024 is mainly due to the expansion in prices of food articles, processed food products, other manufacturing, textile manufacturing and manufacturing of machinery and equipment, etc," the Ministry of Industry state in a statement.According to the data, inflation in food items stood…

Bajaj Housing Finance IPO was open for bidding between September 9-11, with shares offered in the price band of Rs 66-70 per share with a lot size of 214 shares.Shares of Bajaj Housing Finance are set to hit Dalal Street on Monday, September 16. The issue saw historic investor interest during the three-day bidding process, and is likely to be a multibagger listing on the stock markets. However, its premium has declined in the informal market recently.The grey market premium (GMP) on Bajaj Housing Finance shares before listing was Rs 73-75 per share, indicating a 104-105 per cent upside for…

Adani Company shares, which were trading in the red last week as a result of the latest revelations by Hindenburg which claimed that funds linked to the company were frozen by Swiss authorities, have bounced back somewhat.Adani got a big dealThis is even more true in the case of Adani Green Energy and Adani Power shares. The company's shares rose more than 5 percent in the early hours of the intraday trading session on Monday. This development happened when Adani Energy received a letter of intent from Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited for the supply of 6600 MW hybrid…

The net zero plans will go hand in hand with the target of raising crude oil and natural gas production to 9 million tonnes of oil and oil equivalent gas per day by 2025-26 from 6.5 million tonnes produced in the financial year ending March 31, 2024.State-run Oil India Ltd Chairman Ranjit Rath on Saturday said the company plans to invest Rs 25,000 crore in clean energy projects to help it achieve net zero carbon emission target by 2040.OIL's net zero plan includes reduction of gas burning and commercialisation of stranded gas as well as setting up of renewable power…

Shares of Granules India tumbled over 16 per cent during intraday trading on Thursday, September 12, after the company announced that the inspection of its Gagillapur FD facility by the USFDA, conducted from August 26 to September 6, 2024, concluded with six observations.In response, the company issued a statement to reassure concerned investors, underscore its commitment to resolve the issues raised. "We acknowledge that many investors have sought clarifications, and we would like to assure them that we are actively addressing the comments and remain fully committed to resolving the issues raised," Granules India said in its stock exchange filing.The…