My $100 Tomato: Is Self-Sufficiency Overrated?

The main principle of trade policy is make or buy.   “Economics” comes from the Greek word oikonomia, deriving from oikos, meaning “house” or “household,” and nomos, meaning “law” or “rule”. Thus, oikonomia originally meant “prudent household management,” including labor, finances, and property, to ensure stability and self-sufficiency for the family. Over time, the term expanded…

Zee Business Impact | CCPA issues notices to e-commerce platforms over sale of Pakistani flags, merchandise

Zee Business Impact: Following the India-Pakistan conflict, the Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to major e-commerce platforms, including Amazon India and Flipkart, regarding the sale of flags and merchandise featuring Pakistani symbols. Union Minister of Consumer Affairs, Pralhad Joshi, on Wednesday, shared this via a post on X, formerly Twitter. “The CCPA…

Maldives parliament removes two Supreme Court judges | Politics News

The Parliament of the Maldives has impeached two judges of the country’s Supreme Court, deepening a political crisis triggered by President Mohamed Muizzu’s push to amend the constitution and strip legislators of their seats if they switch political parties. The Parliament, where the governing People’s National Congress holds a supermajority, voted on Wednesday to remove…

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia announces Rs 1.12 lakh-crore investment proposals for 8 Northeastern states

Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said on Wednesday that collective efforts had generated more than 732 investment proposals for the eight northeastern states: Sikkim, Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. The proposals were valued at more than Rs 1.12 lakh crore. The minister also said that six of the states now have operational…

EKA Mobility partners with GreenCell Mobility to deploy 750 electric buses across Andhra Pradesh

EKA Mobility has partnered with GreenCell Mobility for the supply and deployment of 750 state-of-the-art electric buses across 11 cities in Andhra Pradesh. This large-scale deployment will see the rollout of both 9-meter and 12-meter fully electric buses across eleven cities in the state, including Amravati, Anantapur, Kadapa, Kakinada, Kurnool, Rajahmundry, Nellore, Guntur, Vijayawada, Vishakhapatnam, and Tirupati,…