Indonesia, the world's largest producer of palm oil and meets nearly 45 percent of the total palm oil supplied to India annually, has decided to ban exports from April 28 till further notice.
According to the report, Public Provident Fund (PPF) and National Savings Certificate (NSC) will continue to carry an annual interest rate of 7.1 per cent and 6.8 per cent, respectively, in the first quarter.
Monsoon rainfall is likely to be "normal" at 99% of long period average (LPA) with an error margin of +/-5%, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its long-range forecast.
NITI Aayog has launched the State Energy & Climate Index (SECI) Round I. The top three states in the larger states category are Gujarat, Kerala and Punjab.
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