Economy
May 04, 2022
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India’s exports increased by 24% to $38 billion in April, widening the trade deficit to $20 billion

India’s product exports increased by 24.2 percent year on year in April to $38.2 billion, the third-highest level ever, because of rising commodity prices despite the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to preliminary trade data issued by the commerce ministry on Tuesday. The previous month had seen $42.2 billion in outbound shipments, which was a new […]

Economy
March 03, 2022
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India asks Indonesia to raise palm oil supply as prices spike: Report

India has asked Indonesia to increase palm oil shipments to the country to compensate for a loss of sunflower oil supplies from the Black Sea region due to the Ukraine crisis, several governments and industry sources in India told Reuters. India, the world’s biggest buyer of edible oil, relies on top producer Indonesia for more than half of its palm oil imports but […]

Economy
March 01, 2022
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Power consumption grows 2.2% to 105.54 billion units in February

India’s power consumption growth remained subdued at 2.2 percent year-on-year in February to 105.54 billion units (BU), showing the impact of local restrictions imposed by the states due to the third wave of COVID-19. Power consumption in February 2021 was 103.25 BU, a tad lower than 103.81 BU in the same month of 2020, as per the power […]

Economy
February 14, 2022
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Long-awaited 5G spectrum auction expected in April-May 2022: Official

The long-awaited 5G spectrum auction is expected to be held in May this year if the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) submits by March its recommendations on the rules regarding the sale process, according to a senior official of the telecom department. Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw earlier this month said the Trai has informed that it will submit […]

Economy
February 04, 2022
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RBI may hike reverse repo rate by 0.25% in next week’s policy

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may go for a hike of up to 0.25 per cent in the reverse repo rate at which the RBI absorbs excess liquidity and leave the repo rate at which it lends, to narrow the policy rate corridor, a British brokerage said on Thursday. “Growth concerns amid spread of the […]

Economy
February 01, 2022
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Power consumption grows 2.6% in January

India’s power consumption grew marginally at 2.6 per cent year-on-year in January to 112.67 billion units (BU), showing the impact of local restrictions imposed by states amid the third wave of COVID-19. Power consumption in the entire January last year was 109.76 BU, which was 4.4 per cent higher than 105.15 BU in January 2020, […]

Economy
September 28, 2021
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Oil Ministry mulls reinstating subsidized LPG prices

By Administrator_ India Capital Sands The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas is evaluating a threshold at which the subsidy on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG or cooking gas) will be reinstated. According to a senior government official in the know, a survey is currently being conducted to determine the price at which maximum consumers will […]