While several measures have been suggested to contain the rupee fall which has depreciated nearly 13% since the beginning of this year, you will be surprised to know that the Indian currency is not the only one to lose major ground due to geopolitical and fiscal factors.

Fadnavis added that if the opposition is so concerned about the high fuel prices, it should announce in the states ruled by the Congress or their alliance partners that there would be no tax on petrol and diesel.

Sabarmatee has changed the face of rural odisha with organic farming.

Given the record low of 70.08 per dollar that the rupee slipped to today, it's hard to imagine a time when it could hold its own against the US dollar.

The first Gulf War (1990), which sent crude oil prices surging again, the downgrade by global credit rating agencies and the disintegration of the Soviet Union all brought on a massive balance of payment crisis in India.

Chairman and MD Sanjiv Mehta seeks to reinvent HUL as a future-ready corporation that can juggle heterogeneous markets successfully.

It said that irrespective of distress conditions, there was an increase of over Rs 2 crore in amount disbursed in banks after Aadhaar-linked payment or ALP.

Singh said greater emphasis is being given to agricultural education, research and extension activities and extension of the facilities for irrigation, low-cost organic farming, crop insurance, national agricultural market, horticulture development and agro forestry remain focus areas.

Once petrol and diesel are brought under the ambit of GST, its threshold will change, because right now, taxes upon taxes are levied which increases rates. GST will ensure a single tax, says Fadnavis.

Employment projections suggest that the net effect on job numbers created in the sustainability sector will be positive.

No-frills is passe. Thanks to rising incomes, Indians are now opting for more feature rich, safer and powerful cars.

IMD has predicted that India will get normal rainfall for the third year in a row in 2018. It expects the monsoon to be 97% of the long term average and that it will hit the Kerala coast on May 15. Watch BusinessToday.In video to find out how a good monsoon can boost India's economic growth.

A normal, or average, monsoon means rainfall between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of a 50-year average of 89 cm (35 inches) in total during the four-month monsoon season from June, according to the India Meteorological Department's classification.

The rain plays a crucial role in the agricultural sustainability as deficient or excessive rainfall can have damaging effects on crops, thereby affecting the country's agricultural production and rise in inflation.

A good monsoon can translate into better agricultural yield and hence boost the economy