Tag: festive season

Coconut farmers hopeful of prices remaining remunerative during the festival season

September 22, 2026 admin

Coconut farmers in Coimbatore-Tiruppur belt are hopeful of remunerative returns in view of the festival season ahead. | Photo Credit: SIVA SARAVANAN S. Coconut farmers in Coimbatore-Tiruppur belt are hopeful of remunerative prices for their produce during the festival season ahead. Besides Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Erode in the Western region, the tree crop is extensively…

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India’s online retail market set to cross $90 billion in CY26: Redseer

September 17, 2026 admin

India is heading into its strongest online festive season in five years with retail market set to cross $90 billion in calendar 2026, according to Redseer Strategy Consultants, a Bengaluru firm that tracks e-com sector. Redseer also projects 25% growth in festive online retail in 2026, against 16% in 2025. Grocery is slated to grow…

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Prices Of Key Food Items To Stay Stable During Festival Season: Official

October 19, 2023 admin

Government has taken some decisions to ensure price stabilisation, secretary said. (Representational) New Delhi: Prices of essential food items will remain stable during the festival season, Union Food Secretary Sanjeev Chopra on Thursday said. The decision on allowing sugar exports during the current 2023-24 marketing year (October-September) will be taken after the agriculture ministry comes…

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Petrol, diesel sales fall ahead of start of festive season

October 16, 2023 admin

Petrol sales dropped to 1.17 million tonnes during the first half of October from 1.29 million tonnes a year earlier. | Photo Credit: Manvender Vashist Petrol and diesel sales fell in the first half of October ahead of the start of the festival season that is expected to boost consumption, preliminary data of state-owned firms…

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