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India loses appeal against WTO solar panel ruling
17 Sep 2016
The ruling comes at a time when India has dragged the US to the WTO over America’s domestic content requirements and subsidies provided by eight states in the renewable energy sector
China sets up agency to promote investments with India
17 Sep 2016
China is setting up a new trade body to promote and coordinate Chinese investments and businesses with India, a first such initiative taken by the government of the Communist country
India extends $750-mn line of credit for quake relief in Nepal
16 Sep 2016
India also agreed to extend additional line of credit for new projects such as Phase-2 of Terai project, roads, power transmission lines, substations and a polytechnic in Kaski
India set to sign $8.8-bn deal to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets
16 Sep 2016
The $8.84 billion deal that incorporates a 50 per cent offset clause, could fetch orders worth around $4 billion for Indian companies, generating thousands of jobs
India's trade deficit narrows as import slide outpaces export fall
15 Sep 2016
Trade deficit for April-August 2016-17 is estimated at $34.67 billion, which is 40.61 per cent lower than the deficit of $58.38 billion during April-August 2015-16
India pledges $1 billion in aid to Afghanistan
15 Sep 2016
Afghanistan, which survived the Soviet invasion of 1979 and a prolonged Taliban insurgency since then, however, needs to fend for itself as the United States scales back its military presence in the country
Rupee plummets to 67.07 a dollar on devaluation rumours
15 Sep 2016
India's merchandise exports fell 6.8 per cent year-on-year in July, which took month’s trade deficit to $7.8 billion, even as India appetite for global products remained unsatiated
India, Russia explore feasibility of gas pipeline
14 Sep 2016
An industry level working group led by Gazprom, biggest Russian gas company, and a consortium of Indian oil and gas companies is studying the feasibility of a gas pipelines for direct gas delivery from Russia to India
India, Chile expand preferential trade pact
07 Sep 2016
India, Chile expand preferential trade pact
06 Sep 2016
India, Vietnam to expand ties in defence, trade and oil exploration
03 Sep 2016
Modi also announced a new Defence Line of Credit of $500 million for Vietnam, for facilitating deeper defence cooperation, which, he said, will also secure economic and trade ties between the two countries
India-US annual trade crosses $105 bn
30 Aug 2016
India-US bilateral trade rose to more than $105 billion during the 2015-16 financial year amidst an otherwise sluggish scenario in global trade
India’s trade deficit narrows to $7.75 bn in July
13 Aug 2016
The narrower deficit has been facilitated by a near halving of gold imports to $1.08 billion and a 28-per cent fall in the value of oil imports to $6.82 billion in July this year
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