India looks set to leapfrog Britain and France next year to become the world’s fifth-largest economy in dollar terms, a report showed on Tuesday. The Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) consultancy’s 2018 World Economic League Table painted an upbeat view of the global economy, boosted by cheap energy and technology prices. India’s ascent is part of a trend that will see Asian economies increasingly dominate the top 10 largest economies over the next 15 years. “Despite temporary setbacks … India’s economy has still caught up with that of […]
Read MoreThe Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), the country’s apex food regulator, has decided to make it mandatory for food business operators (FBOs) to declare whether their food products contain any ingredient that is a genetically-modified organism (GMO). According to sources, FSSAI, which has been working on a comprehensive regulation regarding labelling norms for food products in India, has compiled the draft, which will be put out for stakeholders’ consultations soon. With these regulations, the debate on GM food labelling, which was raging in the country, and questions […]
Read MoreEngineers at the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) in New Delhi have developed a solar-powered on-farm storage structure that can increase the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables in regions where cold storage facilities are absent. The four-cubic-metre storage space, designed by Pramod Kumar Sharma and others at IARI’s division of agricultural engineering, can retain the quality and freshness of fruits and vegetables for an additional period of up to five days, they reported in the journal Current Science on Monday. Farmers can install them on their farms and need only […]
Read MoreTo facilitate trade with bordering countries like Nepal and Bangladesh, India will link its major highway corridors to international trade points at a cost of Rs 25,000 crore, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said. About 2,000 kms of highways will be constructed under the plan. About 2,000 kms of highways will be constructed to link major highways corridors to international trade points, the road transport and highways minister told PTI. He said this will be to facilitate trade with Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. The project is part of the Bharatmala […]
Read MoreIndia’s dairy industry is expected to maintain 15 per cent compounded annual growth (CAGR) over 2016-20, and attain value of Rs 9.4 trillion on rising consumerism, a report said. India’s dairy industry is worth Rs 5.4 trillion by value, having grown at 15 per cent CAGR during 2010-16. Going ahead, the dairy industry is expected to maintain 15 per cent CAGR over 2016-20, and attain value of Rs 9.4 trillion on rising consumerism, EdelweissBSE 0.05 % Securities said in a report. India has progressed from being deficient in milk production […]
Read MoreUnion Minister of Commerce and Industry, Suresh Prabhu Monday told apparel exporters that a plan is underway for creating an umbrella organisation which can address the issues faced by the exporters. Addressing the 22nd AEPC Export Awards 2016-17, he said, To support exports, a plan is underway for creating an umbrella organisation which can address the issues faced by the exporters. We are currently working on reducing the time to markets by removing the bottlenecks prevailing in the logistics. The 22nd AEPC Export Awards 2016-17, were held at a glittering […]
Read MoreThe first-of-its-kind World Orange Festival 2017, a three-day festival which was inaugurated by Devendra Fadnavis, chief minister, Maharashtra, and Nitin Gadkari, minister of road transport and highways, government of India, concluded in Nagpur recently. Other dignitaries present at the inauguration of the festival, supported by the government of Maharashtra and hosted by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) included Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, minister of state for agriculture and family welfare; Jaykumar Rawal, tourism minister, government of Maharashtra; Madan Yerawar, minister of state for energy, tourism, food and drug administration and general […]
Read MoreThe country’s export earnings from agro-based products in January to October grew by 19.3 percent to $2.984 billion, from $2.501 billion recorded in the same period last year, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The latest trade data from the PSA showed the bulk of revenues from shipments of agricultural products, or nearly 45 percent, came from coconut products. Shipments of coconut products during the 10-month period reached $1.614 billion, 43.9 percent higher than the $1.121 billion recorded in the same period last year. Earnings from coconut oil expanded […]
Read MoreThe government will explore new opportunities in various sectors like providing BPO service from home, digital healthcare and agriculture to achieve the target of making the country a USD 1 trillion economy. I have asked my ministry to work in detail over involving more women who can work from home for BPO, Law and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad told reporters after meeting industry players to prepare a roadmap to make India USD 1 trillion economy. The minister said that the suggestions given by companies across various sectors will […]
Read MoreThe agriculture sector in India is grappling with many challenges. Lack of adequate land spaces, diminishing water resources, the adverse impact of climate change and escalating costs are taking a toll on the health of this sector. To counter this, the Ministry of Agriculture and Invest India, an official agency of the country striving to promote investments by acting as a facilitator is all set to join hands to seek solutions to issues that are acting as a roadblock towards agricultural productivity. This initiative between the Ministry of Agriculture and […]
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