Maize is India's third most important cereal crop. While the commodity went through a high price spiral in 2012 with significantly lower output, both globally and in India, this year so far, prices have softened considerably - Commodity for the week - MAIZE

The behaviour of the rupee in recent weeks has brought the size of India’s current account deficit into very sharp focus - A long haul

As the southwest monsoon makes stupendous progress across large parts of the country, reaching most areas a week to 10 days ahead of schedule, the sowing of paddy, the most important foodgrain grown during the kharif season, has started on a brisk note - Paddy sowing sees a spurt across the country

THE US Federal Reserve has indicated that it will at some point scale down its bond-buying scheme -STATSGURU: Making sense of the rupee’s fall against the dollar