New Delhi, May 23 -- India and the European Union (EU) are conducting trade talks this week in hopes of advancing an early-harvest agreement by July, while Shapoorji Pallonji Group is planning to raise funds to manage its debt. India's core sector growth fell to an eight-month low in April.

The government's latest Sample Registration System (SRS) data for 2021, released earlier in May, shows an increase in India's sex ratio at birth. According to the report, the number of females per 1,000 males increased to 913 in 2019-21 from 898 in 2014-16. While overall India figure has crossed the 900-mark, many states including Delhi (863) had a lower ratio. At the same time, some states with historically low ratios, such as Rajasthan, Gujarat, and...