April 2008 Indian Economic Updates :
Agriculture April 2008 Latest Updates :
- Mizoram govt distributes paddy seeds to farmers free of cost - (18/4/2008)
- Govt pressed to compensate farmers - (17/4/2008)
- Karuturi Global to buy Dutch firm Florinex - (17/4/2008)
- Rs 25kcr plan to boost farm output: Pawar - (16/4/2008)
- Poll-bound states likely to put stock limits on wheat - (16/4/2008)
- Rain & hail may set wheat prices on fire - (15/4/2008)
- Agriculture needs investments to handle supply issues: IDBI - (15/4/2008)
- Govt may meet wheat target as pvt players shy away from buying - (14/4/2008)
- 20 farm suicides in three days in Vidarbha - (13/4/2008)
- Need to raise loan waiver upto 10 hectares farm land:Coop body - (13/4/2008)
- Potato farmers struck by distress sale - (13/4/2008)
- Expert expects potato prices to stabilise at Rs 5-6 a kg - (13/4/2008)
- Maharashtra's sugar output to dip by 6%, export up by 42% - (13/4/2008)
- Efforts being made to get more rice from central pool, AP - (12/4/2008)
- Haryana to launch campaign for seed treatment - (12/4/2008)
- Cashew corp to launch health drink, soup - (12/4/2008)
- Govt may allow premium non-basmati exports: Exporters - (11/4/2008)
- Country needs higher pulses imports in FYO9: Trader - (11/4/2008)
- Basmati seen steady in tight market - (11/4/2008)
- World sugar prices seen at 12-15 cents/lb: ISO - (11/4/2008)
- Big cos may prefer MP, Rajasthan to Punjab for wheat lifting - (10/4/2008)
- NABARD gears up to start farmers' loan waivers by June - (9/4/2008)
- Rs 393.33 cr in crops lost due to Kerala rains - (8/4/2008)
- 2008 wheat output to top 75 mn tonnes - (8/4/2008)
- Govt not to raise wheat procurement price: Pawar - (7/4/2008)
- Orissa govt to soon declare new agriculture policy - (7/4/2008)
- Untimely rains may hit mango production, price rise likely - (6/4/2008)
- Wheat crop under threat as widespread rain lashes region - (6/4/2008)
- FAO predicts increased rice production in Asian countries - (3/4/2008)
- Soaring food prices to help farmers - (2/4/2008)
- Non-basmati export ban decision hasty: Exporters - (2/4/2008)
- Higher wheat crop globally to check prices - (2/4/2008)
- Changing food habits fuelling demand for wheat: Pawar - (1/4/2008)
- MNRE submits draft composition for National Biofuel Dev Board - (1/4/2008)
- Punjab govt announces Rs 16.35 crore relief for farmers - (1/4/2008)
- Mango production to go up 12 pc this year- (31/3/2008)
April 2008 Trade with Foreign Updates :
- India wants better connectivity with Bangladesh - (20/4/2008)
- Trilateral alliance not aimed at creating power bloc: India - (19/4/2008)
- Canada calls for stronger economic ties with India - (19/4/2008)
- India wants two-way trade with US: Ronen Sen - (19/4/2008)
- US small business agency to promote exports to India - (19/4/2008)
- US housing slump hits India's furniture exports - (19/4/2008)
- India to import 80 lakh tons of urea this year: Paswan - (18/4/2008)
- India, Mexico sign agreements in civil aviation, energy - (18/4/2008)
- WTO ministerial on May 19 to help wrap up Doha talks - (18/4/2008)
- India questions US legislation on scanning all imports - (17/4/2008)
- Indo-US business unaffected by rupee rise, sub-prime crisis - (10/4/2008)
- Indo-Malaysia trade opportunities galore - (10/4/2008)
- Schemes to be launched for promoting ornamental fish export - (9/4/2008)
- India, UK SMEs eye tie-ups ahead of Commonwealth, Olympics - (9/4/2008)
- Russia seeks enhanced economic ties with India - (9/4/2008)
- India to export about 2.1 mlnT of corn by May '08 - (9/4/2008)
- Oilmeals export earning jumps 65% to Rs 7,109 cr in FY'08 - (8/4/2008)
- India, Kazakhstan to get into projects-specific mode in oil sector - (8/4/2008)
- There's tremedous potential for growth of US-India trade: US - (8/4/2008)
- India's ties with Africa distinct from others - (7/4/2008)
- EU, US renew pressure on India's import ban on animal products - (7/4/2008)
- India-Africa trade can touch $50 billion by 2012: FICCI survey - (7/4/2008)
- Govt to facilitate cement import from Pakistan - (7/4/2008)
- Cross-border Indo-Pak trade along LOC on the anvil - (7/4/2008)
- Exporters should change biz models,cut dependence on govt: Survey - (6/4/2008)
- Seafood exports from India registers 12 pc fall - (5/4/2008)
- WTO calls off Doha trade meeting planned for April - (5/4/2008)
- Qureshi hints at reassessing no-Indian investment policy - (4/4/2008)
- CSEZ achieves 70 per cent growth in exports - (4/4/2008)
- 'India-Africa summit will boost South-South cooperation' - (4/4/2008)
- Govt withdraws sop on basmati rice export to check inflation - (4/4/2008)
- India, Myanmar inks double taxation avoidance treaty - (3/4/2008)
- US embarking on global energy ties with India - (3/4/2008)
- India agrees to supply rice to crisis ridden Sri Lanka - (3/4/2008)
- India asks developed nations to end protectionism - (3/4/2008)
- India sugar exports to fall in next crop year: LMC - (3/4/2008)
- India-Australia tie-up on cards for flexible GI shield - (3/4/2008)
- Sugar exports to dominate trade conference - 1/4/08