India’s merchandise exports jump by 17.25% in Oct
The trade deficit was widened to USD 27.14 billion. Imports increased by 3.9% to USD 66.34 billion in October compared to USD 63.86 billion in the year-ago period.
The trade deficit was widened to USD 27.14 billion. Imports increased by 3.9% to USD 66.34 billion in October compared to USD 63.86 billion in the year-ago period.
Puri was addressing the 12th Public Sector Enterprises (PSE) Summit, organised by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in New Delhi.
The annual rate of inflation based on all India Wholesale Price Index (WPI) inched to a four-month high of 2.36% (Provisional) for October 2024 over the last year.
The Centre’s Department of Fisheries, is organising an investors’ meeting to offer opportunities in the fisheries and aquaculture sector of the Andaman & Nicobar Islands on November 14
Under the Kharif procurement season 2024-25, paddy procurement in Uttar Pradesh has surged, with 2.86 lakh metric tons procured so far—an increase of 65,820 metric tons compared to the same period in 2023-24.
The Union Budget 2022-23 was presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday.
Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) welcomed the decision to extend ECLGS upto March 2023 and increase in guarantee cover to Rs 5 lakh crore.
The Government would also set up an independent nodal umbrella body for meeting wide-ranging testing and certification requirements, the Finance Minister said.
Vivek Lohia, Director, Jupiter Wagons & Chairman, National Council for Railways, ASSOCHAM, opined, "GatiShakti was the limelight of this year’s Union Budget, and rightly so, as it’s one of the integral pillars of growth for India. With strong government intervention along with private investments, the railway industry will largely benefit from this plan. We can expect the cargo handling capacity of railways to increase to 1600 MT by the year 2024-25, which will also accelerate the construction of two dedicated freight corridors.”
The Ayog had also proposed production of E-20 tuned engine vehicles from April 2025.
