Ongoing crisis in the Middle East has strained global energy supplies, but availability within the country continues to remain steady, the government has assured. Addressing a ministerial briefing, Aparna Sharma, additional secretary in the department of fertilizers, said, “The fertiliser availability remains robust, and the supplies continue to exceed the requirement. The department of fertilizers…

India must accelerate efforts to channel large household gold holdings into financial instruments, former Union minister P P Choudhary and senior market participants said, warning that continued physical hoarding limits the metal’s broader economic contribution, PTI reported.Speaking at an Assocham event, Choudhary, a member of the Parliamentary Standing Commission on Finance, said deeper financialisation of…

Ordering meals online is set to become slightly more expensive, with food delivery platform Swiggy increasing the platform fee it charges users to Rs 17.58 per order, according to details on its app on Tuesday. The move comes days after rival Zomato raised similar charges.Swiggy had last revised its platform fee in September last year….