According to India Exim Bank Research, during 2019-20, the cumulative exports from the 10 PLI sectors stood at $71.9 billion with significant untapped potential in the sectors

The government recently announced a WTO compliant Remission on Duties and Taxes on Export Products (RoDTEP) scheme that replaced the earlier Merchandise Export Incentive Scheme. Effective since the beginning of the year, the government is yet to notify the rates of the new scheme

The three controversial farm laws have diluted India's stance against liberalising agriculture before the WTO; this threatens livelihood of 60 per cent workforce in the country

With nearly 90 per cent of the global mobile market controlled by top six players - Apple, Samsung, Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi, and Huawei - the government wants these brands to expand their presence in India

India's experience with free trade agreements has been bitter. Can the country learn from its mistakes?

Bengaluru based IT giant Infosys on Monday reported a sequential decline of 1.4% in its fourth quarter revenues, which stood at $3,197 million; The World Health Organisation warned on Tuesday that any lifting of lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus must be gradual, and if restrictions were to be relaxed too soon, there would be a resurgence of infections; The Chinese Embassy in India has criticised India's decision to restrict foreign direct investments from its neighbouring countries by making government approval mandatory. Watch this and more on News Blast.Also Read: US oil prices fall below $0 per barrel: What really happened?

Coronavirus lockdown 2.0: IT companies to continue work from home for next few weeksIT companies - like Infosys, Tech Mahindra and others - are expected to let employees continue work from home (WFH) for the next few weeks as many states have decided to impose full lockdown till May 3 without any relaxations. Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Karnataka have already said that companies will have to keep premises closed during the lockdown. In fact, the Telangana government has extended the ...

India is expected to post a sharp turnaround and resume its pre-COVID pre-slowdown trajectory by growing at 7.4 per cent in 2021-22, says RBI Governor

The government on Friday approved Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products, a scheme for reimbursement of taxes and duties to exporters

Donald Trump India visit: The Ministry of Commerce and its US counterpart have figured out a way to address the concerns of the US medical device manufacturers without harming the affordability interests of Indian public

India Brazil bilateral ties: After wide ranging talks between PM Modi and President Bolsonaro, India and Brazil are reported to have a bilateral trade of $15 billion by 2022

The Indian economy is going through one of its longest spells of slowdown - six quarters and counting

The decoupling of the US-Chinese economies opens a huge opportunity for India. The Chinese economy is showing the strains of the US-China Trade War, with all indices pointing to a slowdown.

Domestic telecom equipment makers want a ban on foreign telecom vendors, but they will find it challenging to convince buyers at home

The rupee appreciated by 27 paise to 71.85 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday as gains in domestic equity market enthused investors.

The equity market crashed on Tuesday with Sensex and Nifty declining over 2% each on heavy selling in PSU banks and auto indices.

Lack of competitiveness, paucity of risk capital, infrastructure issues and a strong rupee are preventing exports from taking off