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India tries to sustain high agri growth despite poor rains

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his maiden budget presented to the Indian parliament on July 10, expected agricultural growth to…

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Punjab’s coal power initiatives

Punjab has sizeable coal reserves, estimated at 235m tonnes, of varying quality in the Salt Range. Most of the mining…

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Thar project: An Overview

At the optimum mine capacity of 4,000MW, power produced from Thar coal can yield a tariff of approximately Rs6 per…

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Online shopping catching up

The internet has significantly changed the way the retail business is done in many parts of the globe; now it’s…

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DAP fertilizer policy unclear

At a time when sowing for kharif crops has begun, availability of DAP, a critical input, is abundant but few…

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Commercialisation of crops

In its third quarter report, the State Bank of Pakistan maintained that minor crops suffered a 3.5pc decline during the…

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Stock market: Reign of bulls

THE stock market boom, which began with the benchmark KSE-100 index level at 11,000 points two-and-a-half years ago, saw the…

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Structural flaws weigh on prices

Every year, just before and during the holy month of Ramazan, the prices of pulses, fruits and vegetables increase. Half-hearted…

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$35m loan IFAD loan for livestock improvment in four Punjab districts

The livelihood of over 1.25 million underprivileged households in four rural districts of Punjab will be improved by increasing the…

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