The scheme covers freight and marketing assistance for export by air as well as by sea (both normal and refrigerated cargo).

Krishnamurthy Subramanian, the new Chief Economic Advisor to the government, has assumed office just when the economy is facing multiple challenges. He talks to Business Today's Rajeev Dubey, Joe C Mathew and Dipak Mondal about the state of the economy.

In five years, the economic loss due to burning of crop residue and firecrackers is estimated to be USD 190 billion, or nearly 1.7 per cent of India's gross domestic product (GDP), they said.

Diarrhoea in children is caused by viral illnesses, notably rotavirus which accounts for 45% of diarrhoea cases.