Robust crop prospects and exports to Gulf countries hit due to the West Asia war, onion prices have in Lasalgaon, Nashik, Maharashtra, the hub of the country’s wholesale trade has declined to around Rs 1100 a quintal on Thursday from Rs 2000/quintal prevailed a year ago. Traders say that with the arrival of rabi crops...Read More

by Asif Showkat Kallol (Dhaka Bureau) Bangladesh’s two main state agricultural agencies have failed to recover losses from alleged large-scale irregularities in government-imported fertiliser purchases worth nearly Tk 2,000 crore (£145m), according to findings by the country’s anti-corruption watchdog. The Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) and the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) remain unable to...Read More

The agreement was signed by the heads of three nations on November 13, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan. The document aims at establishing a strategic partnership based on legal equality to foster cooperation in clean energy and energy efficiency. The sides will also jointly produce and trade eco-friendly green hydrogen and ammonia, while establishing unified technical...Read More

Finally, a built nuclear power plant comes with a guaranteed fuel supply from the vendor, who will source for uranium to be mined, converted and enriched in order to fabricate and assemble the fuel specific to the reactor. Unlike LNG, its price is thus shielded from geopolitical volatility. Hence, if Singapore operates a nuclear power...Read More