Govt takes away restrictions on export of pulses

The govt on Thursday removed the restrictions on export of all varieties of pulses such as tur, urad and moong dal etc to help farmers get remunerative prices for their produce.  However, exports of these kinds of pulses can be undertaken after taking permission from agri-export promotion body APEDA.     

Presently, only the organic pulses and Kabuli chana are permitted to be shipped in a limited quantity.   The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) in its notification said, that it has removed prohibition on export of tur, urad and mung dal until further orders. The ban on these varieties has been lifted with immediate effect. The notification added that exports should be made through customs electronic data interchange.

The move will improve the returns to farmers and potentially open up greater investments in the sector. The country's pulses production has touched a record of 22.4 mln ton in 2016-17 crop year as against 16.35 mln ton in the previous year through encouragement from the government.

HDFC Standard Life to make stock market debut tomorrow

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Having been recently concluded an IPO worth Rs 8,695-crore, the HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company, makes its debut on stock exchanges tomorrow, 17 November 2017. The shares will be enlisted both on the BSE and NSE.

The IPO, which was open for subscription on 7 to 9 November, has been subscribed 4.89 times at a price band of Rs. 275-290 per share.

The public issue included sale of 191,246,050 shares, amounting to 9.55 percent stake, by HDFC and up to 1,08,581,768 shares, by Standard Life Mauritius.

HDFC Standard Life Insurance Co is one of the top-three life insurers in India by market share in new business premium, as well as the most profitable life insurers based on value of new business margins and among the top five private life insurers in India.

Reliance group stocks tumble amid heavy selling

Most shares of the Reliance ADAG tumbled heavily in the late afternoon trade on Wednesday. It includes Reliance Power, Reliance Communications, Reliance Infrastructure, Reliance Naval & Engg, Reliance Nippon Life Asset Management and Reliance Capital.

Shares of Reliance Communications (RCom) are on a continuous fall from last week. The company posted a net loss for the 4th straight quarter. Last week, Saturday, RCom had reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 2,709 cr for the July-Sept period against a profit of Rs 62 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago.

In the meantime, an added update, the NCLAT on Wednesday issued a notice to RCom over a petition filed by Manipal Technologies Limited seeking its due.