China`s wealth gap widening alarmingly; warns new survey

Last Updated: Monday, December 10, 2012, 21:43

China`s wealth gap is widening to an alarming level much to the disquiet of ruling Communist Party, according to a survey.

Exports contract 1.63% in Oct; trade gap touches record high

Last Updated: Monday, November 12, 2012, 12:32

India's exports in October contracted 1.63 percent year-on-year, for the sixth month in a row, to USD 23.2 billion, mainly due to the demand slowdown in the US and European markets.

China to tackle growing wealth gap head-on

Last Updated: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 18:26

Growing wealth gap in China has been identified as the most pressing problem for the Asia's largest emerging economy and the ongoing once-in-a-decade leadership Congress of the ruling Communist Party is looking to tackle the issue head-on, according to a report.

Giant gap in disk around Sun-like star suggests presence of multiple planets

Last Updated: Saturday, November 10, 2012, 13:34

Images captured from the observations clearly show a giant gap inside the protoplanetary disk.

India improves position to 105th on global gender gap index

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 24, 2012, 18:03

The index examines the gap between men and women on the basis of economic participation and opportunities; educational attainment; health and survival, and political empowerment.

China to import more from India to reduce trade gap: Report

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 22:32

China has promised to allow import of more products from India during the just concluded Joint Economic Group's meeting attended by Commerce Ministers of the two countries, to enable New Delhi to reduce the trade imbalance, media reported here.

Steps to reduce trade gap with China have not succeeded: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 17:24

The government has admitted that steps taken to reduce ballooning trade deficit with China, which has touched about USD 40 billion, have not succeeded.

Trade gap could narrow to $150 billion: Commerce Secretary

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 25, 2012, 17:03

Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said the country can cut its burdensome trade deficit by 19 percent in the fiscal year that began April 1, assuming global oil prices stabilize, even as exports are likely to suffer from slumping demand in major world markets.

India's trade gap widens to record high at $184.9 billion

Last Updated: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 13:03

India's merchandise exports rose 21 percent from the previous year to USD 303.7 billion, a tad higher than the targeted USD 300 billion, Khullar said at a news conference.

Increase in trade gap, slow services exports growth hike CAD

Last Updated: Friday, December 30, 2011, 21:08

Increase in trade gap and slow growth in services exports have pushed the country's current account deficit to USD 32.7 billion during the first half of the current fiscal.

Netflix, Gap lag in customer satisfaction online

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 21:33

Overstock.com Inc came last out of the 40 largest online retailers, with a rating of 72 out of 100.

Exports up 33% to $192.7 billion in Apr-Nov

Last Updated: Friday, December 9, 2011, 14:11

India's exports grew by 33.2 percent to USD 192.7 billion in the April-November period of the 2011-12 financial year, Commerce Secretary Rahul Khullar said Friday.