Last Updated: Sunday, September 13, 2015, 12:06
The ministries of commerce and finance are discussing the issue and their decision is likely to be sent soon to the Union Cabinet for approval, sources said.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015, 18:43
Hit by global slowdown, India's exports contracted for the eighth straight month by 10.3 percent in July to USD 23.13 billion, pushing the trade deficit to USD 12.81 billion.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 08:57
Analysts expect any rebound in July-September growth to be feeble as factory output unexpectedly fell in July and China`s slowdown dampened prospects for a solid recovery in exports.
Last Updated: Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 08:42
That left the country with a trade surplus of $60.24 billion for the month, the General Administration of Customs said on Tuesday, compared with forecasts of $48.20 billion.
Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 20:42
As the rupee touched a new 2-year low, State Bank chairperson Arundhati Bhattacharya today said it must fall further to help domestic exporters.
Last Updated: Monday, September 7, 2015, 15:46
Cereals, oil meals, oil seeds, fruits and vegetables, marine products, dairy and poultry products too recorded negative growth during the month, according to the Commerce Ministry.
Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 13:05
In value terms, coffee exports rose about 12 per cent to Rs 2,414 crore in April-August 2015, from Rs 2,148 crore in the year-ago period, Coffee Board data showed.
Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015, 18:28
Exporters body FIEO on Thursday said the decline in outbound shipments has "pulled down" India's GDP growth in the April-June quarter by over 3 percent.
Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015, 16:04
Coffee prices in international markets are under pressure due to production surplus in Brazil, the world's leading producer.
Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015, 22:17
In a bid to provide onions at subsidised rates, Delhi Development Minister Gopal Rai on Friday flagged-off mobile vans from Azadpur Mandi to different parts of the city for the vegetable to be sold at "model price".
Last Updated: Friday, August 28, 2015, 17:50
Onion is still fetching the rate of Rs 55-60 per kg in the retail market in several parts of Punjab.
Last Updated: Tuesday, August 25, 2015, 23:18
As merchandise shipments continue to fall since last December, a top official in Commerce Ministry today attributed the declines to sharp fall in fuel prices overseas, which led to a dip in petroleum product exports.
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