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Petroleum products top list as India’s exports grow for 12th consecutive month in August
Business | Oct 03, 2017, 04:17 PM ISTIndia's imports also increased by 21.02 per cent to $35.46 billion from $29.30 billion in August last year.
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Commerce Ministry proposes ‘formal institutional mechanism’ to determine value of rupee
Sep 13, 2016, 04:04 PM ISTThe Ministry of Commerce and Industry has circulated a cabinet note proposing the setting up of a ‘formal institutional mechanism’ to determine the right value of the rupee.
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Apple’s single brand proposal: Commerce Ministry to discuss with Finance Ministry
May 30, 2016, 08:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: To seek more clarity, the Commerce Ministry will discuss the issue of exempting Apple from local sourcing norms with the Finance Ministry, which has rejected the proposal, even as the former is against
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More dal imports on government table to cool prices
India | Dec 03, 2015, 07:53 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government is examining the need to import more lentils to boost domestic supply even as it keeps a tab on imported pulses lying idle at ports and prices continue to rule at
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Commerce Ministry starts online payment facility for doing business easily
Jul 09, 2015, 01:49 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Commerce Ministry today launched the facility for online payment of application fees through credit or debit cards and other electronic fund transfers.The move is aimed at improving ease of doing business for
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Services' share in total exports to rise significantly: Commerce Ministry
Apr 03, 2015, 06:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: The government expects significant increase in share of services in India's total goods and services exports in the next five years, the target for which has been set at USD 900 billion in
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Commerce Ministry, DIPP against bringing e-commerce under multiple departments
Feb 12, 2015, 05:09 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Commerce and Industry Ministry has turned down a proposal of the Consumer Affairs Ministry to bring the e-commerce sector under the purview of nine different departments, saying it would create problems for
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Barack Obama visit to bring Make In India tidings
Jan 21, 2015, 08:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Happening like a quick follow-up to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's November US visit that secured its corporate commitments of $41 billion in India, President Barack Obama's visit later this week is expected to
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Government periodically reviews SEZ policy, says Sitharaman
Dec 18, 2014, 09:46 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Commerce Ministry is engaged in an inter-ministerial consultation on a proposal to make dual utilisation of facilities in non-processing area of SEZs.In a written reply to the Rajya Sabha, Commerce and Industry
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Government clears 33 defence manufacturing projects
National | Oct 08, 2014, 06:29 AM ISTNew Delhi: In a bid to boost domestic defence manufacturing, the Commerce Ministry on Tuesday said it has cleared 33 proposals in the sector.According to the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP), it has