The area under wheat, which is the major foodgrain grown in winter, has increased by over five per cent to 137.02 lakh hectare so far in the 2009-10 Rabi season in the country.
The Orissa government is yet to decide on awarding the port development project at Barunai in coastal Kendrapara district for which five firms, including the world’s largest steel maker ArcelorMittal, have submitted bids.
Global Renewable major, Astonfield Renewable Resources Limited has been allotted 600 acres of land for developing a solar PV power plant focused at the Phase 1 deployment of 100MW.
The government has warned steel makers JSW Steel, Bhushan Power & Steel and Jai Balaji of action if they do not 'take steps' to develop the captive mine jointly alloted to them in Jharkhand.
India’s premier lender, State Bank of India, said its exposure to Dubai firms are insignificant and ruled out any cause of concern due to the debt crisis there.
Unhappy with the performance of ICICI Pru AMC and State Bank of India--two of its two fund managers--during the first half of this fiscal, the EPFO has asked them to submit an action plan on earning better returns.