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Punjab MSMEs unhappy with Jaitley's maiden Budget

Hopes of lower SME borrowing rate and rollback of Customs duty dashed

Haryana rain raises hopes of farmers

Revival of monsoon in the first week of Sept is expected to help the farmers of all important kharif crops in the state

Haryana and Punjab reel under drought

Challenges ahead for spinning mills

Rise in yarn production in China expected to hit Indian mills

Jindal Steel to expand Punjab retail operations

The company is eyeing end users with the TMT Rebars for residential and industrial projects in the high seismic zones

Floods take a toll on paddy cultivation

In parts of Odisha, Assam and Uttar Pradesh, the crop has already seen substantial damage

Double trouble for Haryana paddy processing mills

Haryana paddy processors want milling procedures streamlined

Maize sowing picks up pace

Acreage of maize in India, which is close to 7 million hectare, is projected to remain stagnant this year also

Scanty rains add high irrigation cost to farmers' troubles in Punjab, Haryana

Poor rainfall forces farmers to spend more on power to irrigate fields, reducing their profit margin

Hope revives on paddy output

Foodgrain production may drop 5-8 mt compared to 2013, due to a fall in output of pulses & coarse cereals: Ministry official

Entrepreneurs eye business openings in 'Invest North'

Small entrepreneurs are upbeat over the better business environment

Cotton sowing gains at cost of paddy, groundnut

The sowing season of paddy and groundnut in Gujarat is over due to delayed monsoon

Warehousing: Budget infusion to create additional 1 mt of capacity

Sources in NABARD confirmed that additional storage creation would be done in food deficit areas

Mandi Gobindgarh steel units bet on Jaitley for their revival

Industry in the 'steel city of Punjab' is expecting Union Finance Minister to roll back the excise duty from 12 per cent to 8 per cent

Brokerages to expand due to equity markets' revival

The Sensex has made a significant recovery in the two months since the closing stages of the general elections

Centre wants MSME Act to be implemented in Chandigarh

Implementation will help small outfits diversify into new business models

Higher realisations drive basmati sowing in North

Rising exports on falling exchange rate of rupee against US dollar and increase in demand in West Asian countries are other reasons

Institute for maize research may be a pipe dream for Punjab

Haryana automotive ancillaries may lose lands, buildings