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(Representative Image: AP) India exported 370,000 tonnes of wheat under the government-to-government (G2G) mechanism to countries that require priority access to grains as of early August. However, requests for Indian wheat from many other countries remain pending. The government had halted private wheat exports with immediate effect on May 13. Subsequently, it restricted exports of wheat flour and other related products such as maida, rava (semolina), wholemeal atta, and resultant atta. The decisions came amid widespread loss of yield due to abnormal heat waves in the major wheat-growing states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, and Madhya Pradesh. Large quantities of the crop shrivelled due to the heat and, in certain cases, had become unfit for human consumption. However, the government kept open the option to export wheat as a tool of economic diplomacy. Subsequently, India permitted the grain to be bilaterally exported to other nations at their request in order to … [Read more...] about India exported 3.7 lakh tonnes of wheat through government route

Representative image India is the only country among G20 nations which is “on track” to meeting its 2C goal as promised in the 2015 Paris Agreement, a global coalition report showed on November 18. Ajay Mathur, Director - The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), told The Times of India that India has become “an example” for others to “move the world to a 2-degree C warming future” adding that the country met its requirements through “large scale adoption of renewable electricity.” “(India’s) experience of enabling growth in the power, transport and industry sectors to be based on zero-carbon-emissions technologies would have huge replicative value in other G20 countries,” he felt. The Climate Transparency Report 2020, which is a coalition of 14 global think tanks including India’s TERI, showed the top three emitters – United States, European Union and China are far from their required trajectory. China in fact was found to be “highly incompatible” with the 2C warming … [Read more...] about India only G20 country ‘on track’ to meeting 2C target of 2015 Paris Agreement

The government has been extremely focused on tourism numbers and recovery in the post-pandemic world and the Centre for COVID-19 Situation Administration reported that 2.2 million visitors have entered Thailand so far this year, over 10% of them from India. More travellers have come from India in the first half of this year than any other country in the world. Between January 1 and July 6, a total of 249,466 Indian travellers entered Thailand. That equates to 11.27% of the 2,214,132 people who have come to Thailand so far this year. The Tourism Authority of Thailand has proposed increasing Indian travel by lengthening visas on arrival from 15 days to 45 days and tourist visas from 30 days to 45 days as well. The majority of tourists in Phuket have been coming from India, and now Chiang Mai has been courting these Indian tourists as the Chinese tourists they traditionally welcome are still limited in travel. The lack of Chinese tourism is hitting all of Thailand as China … [Read more...] about Thailand tourism: India No.1 country sending tourists

India’s exports dipped marginally by 0.76 per cent to $35.24 billion in July, though the trade deficit tripled to $31.02 billion during the month, according to official data revealed on Tuesday. The imports in July went up to $66.26 billion from $46.15 billion in the corresponding month last fiscal. "Exports of $156.41 billion in first four months of the fiscal puts us on track to achieve USD 470 billion in the current fiscal comfortably,” commerce secretary B V R Subrahmanyam said while giving details about the trade data. The trade deficit was $10.63 in July 2021. As per the data, the gold imports almost halved to $2.37 billion in July compared to $4.2 billion a year ago. … [Read more...] about India’s exports dips marginally to $35.24 billion in July

Representative image (REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui) With 16,167 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,41,61,899, while the active cases have increased to 1,35,510, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Sunday. The death toll has climbed to 5,26,730, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.31 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.50 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 577 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on May 4 and … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Update | Active Covid cases in country rise to 1,35,510

A fly-past by a 220 ft-long majestic Indian tricolour, made of Khadi, over the iconic Hudson river and the display of a giant billboard at the Times Square are among the highlights of the grand celebrations planned to mark 75 years of India's Independence here this week. The Federation of Indian Associations NY-NJ-CT-NE (FIA) has planned a plethora of special events to celebrate India's 75 years of Independence - Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav this year. The commemoration will start with the hoisting of the Indian national flag, made of Khadi, at Times Square on August 15. As in previous years, the iconic Empire State Building will also be lit up in hues of the Indian tricolour. FIA said that as part of its grand celebrations to mark 75 years of India's independence under the auspices of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the diaspora organisation will display a giant India Day Parade' billboard at Times Square on August 15. Further, a special 220 feet-long Indian tricolour, made of Khadi, … [Read more...] about Khadi tricolour fly-past over the Hudson, billboard at Times Square attractions of India’s 75th Independence Day in New York

Representative image (REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui) With 19,893 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's total tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,40,87,037, while the active cases dipped to 1,36,478, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,530 with 53 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.31 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.50 per cent, the ministry said. A decrease of 579 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Update | India reports 53 new Covid fatalities

Representative image (REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui) With 20,551 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India's tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,41,07,588, while the active cases declined to 1,35,364, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Friday. The death toll climbed to 5,26,600 with 70 new fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 0.31 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate was recorded at 98.50 per cent, the ministry said. A decrease of 1,114 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload in a span of 24 hours. India's COVID-19 tally had crossed the 20-lakh mark on August 7, 2020, 30 lakh on August 23, 40 lakh on September 5 and 50 lakh on September 16. It went past 60 lakh on September 28, 70 lakh on October 11, crossed 80 lakh on October 29, 90 lakh on November 20 and surpassed the one-crore mark on December 19. The country crossed the grim milestone of two crore on … [Read more...] about Coronavirus Update | India records 70 new Covid fatalities

(Representative image) India's merchandise trade deficit jumped to a new record high of $31.02 billion in July, Commerce Secretary BVR Subrahmanyam said on August 2. The previous record high was set in June, when the trade deficit was $26.18 billion. The deficit in July 2021 was nearly one-third of last month's figure at $10.63 billion. As per provisional data released by the commerce ministry, merchandise imports stood at $66.26 billion in July compared to $46.15 billion in the same month last year. Meanwhile, exports in July were "almost static" compared to last year, Subrahmanyam said at a briefing, coming in at $35.24 billion. Close "The external world is no longer benign," the secretary added. India's trade deficit has widened sharply in recent months because of high global commodity prices. This has put pressure on the rupee's exchange rate, which has hit multiple all-time lows against the US dollar over the last few weeks and crossed the … [Read more...] about Trade deficit scales record high of $31 billion in July, exports fall 12% over last month

Representative image Impostor syndrome seems to be more common than actually thought, though at a collective level. People may often feel that the groups they are affiliated with may be underperforming in comparison to other groups. Although this self-critical approach may work in certain cases, it may also overlook the positives, and decrease the morale of those affiliated with the group. Many in India seem to have a collective/national-level impostor syndrome. While the Indian economy is much better placed than its peers in the emerging markets, and other economies, the government is being criticised on the economic front. The criticism comes when the fundamentals of the Indian economy are robust, despite the exogenous shocks caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain disruptions, monetary policy tightening by the US Federal Reserve, the Ukraine-Russia conflict, and inflated crude oil prices. India's macroeconomic health remains robust despite external pressures, and ongoing … [Read more...] about Bibek Debroy writes: India’s economy is better placed than its peers, other economies around the world